Elizabeth Thorndike
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Elizabeth Proctor (1632-1672) was the second wife of John Proctor
who was executed as a witch during the Salem Witch Trials
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Elizabeth was born circa 1632 in Essex County, Massachusetts
. She is the daughter of John Thorndike
and Elizabeth Stratton.
In December 1662, she married John Proctor
. They had seven children. Elizabeth became ill shortly after the birth of her son, Thorndike Proctor
and she died on August 30, 1672 in Salem, Massachusetts
John Proctor
John Proctor was a farmer in 17th century Massachusetts. He married three women in his life, and divorced the first two. The last one he married was Elizabeth Proctor, who gave birth to two children, William and Sarah...
who was executed as a witch during the Salem Witch Trials
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693...
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Elizabeth was born circa 1632 in Essex County, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. She is the daughter of John Thorndike
John Thorndike
John Thorndike was one of the first founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.Thorndike was a farmer and cowherd from Great Carlton, Lincolnshire, England. He and his wife Elizabeth Stratton were among the emigrants who sailed to America on the Arbella in 1630. The Thorndikes settled in the area...
and Elizabeth Stratton.
In December 1662, she married John Proctor
John Proctor
John Proctor was a farmer in 17th century Massachusetts. He married three women in his life, and divorced the first two. The last one he married was Elizabeth Proctor, who gave birth to two children, William and Sarah...
. They had seven children. Elizabeth became ill shortly after the birth of her son, Thorndike Proctor
Thorndike Proctor
Thorndike Proctor was the son of John Proctor who was hanged as a witch during the Salem Witch Trials.Thorndike was born July 15, 1672 in Salem, Massachusetts...
and she died on August 30, 1672 in Salem, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...