Many people the Putnams had disputes with were accused. Whether or not this is a coincidence, we do not know.
Ann Putnam jr
We don't really know. After the trials, they were no longer important and were included in less records. We know Ann Putnam jr. apologized in around 1706. Abigail Williams completly disappears.
The witch trials were an event. An event does not eat.
Valais witch trials happened in 1428.
Salzburg witch trials happened in 1675.
Joseph Putnam was born in Salem. He was a critic against the Salem witch trials.
they were apart of the Salem witch trials
Elizabeth Booth, Ann putnam, abigal wiliams,
she was an "afflicted" girl who accused many people of witch craft
Thomas Putnam uses the witch trials to increase his own wealth by accusing people of witchcraft and then buying up their land.
Ann Putnam jr
Never! Ruth Putnam only exists in the Crucible, which is not based entirely in fact. Mostly likely Miller renamed Ann Putnam jr Ruth Putnam so she would not be confused with her mother, also named Ann.
Betty Parris, Abigail Williams, Elizabeth Hubbard, Ann Putnam.
He is an influential (and rich) citizen of Salem who holds a grudge against Francis Nurse for preventing Putnam's brother-in-law from being elected minister. Putnam uses the witch trials to increase his own wealth by accusing people of witchcraft and then buying up their land.
Miller suggests that Putnam's motives in accusing others of witchcraft are driven by personal grudges and a desire for land and power rather than genuine concern for witchcraft. Putnam uses the witch trials to advance his own agenda and settle scores with his enemies.
Israel Putnam, the Revolutionary War general and leader of the Battle of Bunker Hill famous for saying, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" because they were low on ammunition was the grandson of Thomas Putnam born in 1614 and a judge during the Salem witch trials. Thomas had a son Edward who was also a judge during the trials, and Arthur Miller's judge in The Crucible was a composite of the two Putnams.
We don't really know. After the trials, they were no longer important and were included in less records. We know Ann Putnam jr. apologized in around 1706. Abigail Williams completly disappears.