1 abr 1643 año - Sarah Osborne, age 49

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Sarah maiden name is Warren, she was a colonist in the Massachusetts Bay colony and one of the first women to be accused of witchcraft by Sarah Good. Sarah Good said she had been tormenting the girls.

Born: 1643, Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died: May 29, 1692, Boston, Massachusetts, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Spouse(s):
Robert Prince, died 1674
Alexander Osborne

Children:
Joesph Prince
James Prince
Elizabeth Prince

Sarah's first husband, Robert Prince was the brother-in-law and neighbor of Captain John Putnam, a member of the notable Putnam family. They moved to Salem Village in 1662, and Robert Prince died in 1674.

Shortly after Robert's death, she hired an Irish indentured immigrant, Alexander Osborne. Alexander paid off his indenture, and the two married.

Despite late Prince's wishes to carry-over his 150-acre farm to his two sons, Osborne upset social norms when she overtook the property for herself and her new husband.

Because Prince's will designated that the land would go to his sons once they came of age, Osborne's taking of this property entered her into legal issues with her children.

John Putnam was the executor of Prince's will and was also inevitably involved in these legal proceedings.

Sarah was one of the first accused of witchcraft when Betty Parris became ill with an unidentified sickness. Betty and Abigail Williams claimed that Sarah Osborne had afflicted them.

Elizabeth (Betty) Hubbard also accused Osborne of afflicting her, describing it as her pinching and poking her with knitting needles.

Sarah was considered a social outcast had not attended church in almost three years due to a long illness that was suspected to be depression from legal issues with the Putnam family.

The accusations against Sarah are believed to have been the product of powerful suggestions from the Putnam family.

The warrant for Sarah arrest was written for March 1, 1692, and on March 7, she sent to the Boston jail. During her examinations, she claimed innocence and denied being involved with evil spirits or hurting the children.

She did not confess, nor did she accuse anyone else; she died in jail on May 29, 1692.

Many of the accused in Salem were perceived to upset the established patterns of property and Sarah broke the social norms. People knew about her fornication with Alexander Osborne, and when she tried to gain full ownership of her late husband's estate, she ignored the tradition of family alliances and denied her sons wealth and social position.

The Putnam's family economic stability grew less secure by Osborne's attempt at economic independence, and it likely resulted with the Putnam family accusing Sarah.

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