The Putnams had disliked Rebecca Nurse merely because she was fortunate enough to have 26 children and grandchildren combined. They were jealous because Ann Putnam had eight children die before they were baptized and now her only daugther Ruth is very ill. Also there were small grudges held by Thomas Putnam concerning land of the Nurse's.
Ann Putnam Sr. accused Rebecca Nurse because she CLAIMS that she saw the specter of Rebecca Nurse haunting her and telling her to join Satan, but it is thought that she accused Rebecca Nurse because she was the wife of Francis Nurse, an influential man of the anti-Parris faction of the village, while the Putnams were pro-Parris.
Mercy Lewis was a servant for the Putnam household.
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Williams was not the first to accuse Nurse. The theories of affliction which claim that the accusations were purposeful and the targets selected believe Nurse was accused because of her lawsuits with the Putnams over land because Ann Putnam was the first to call her out.
Thomas and Ann Putnam's seven children died at birth and their only child Ruth was sick.
The Putnams did not like the nurses because they were black and the Putnams are racist.
both ann and thomas killed themselves 2 day after the witch trials because the couldn't live without there little ann jr.
The Putnams had disliked Rebecca Nurse merely because she was fortunate enough to have 26 children and grandchildren combined. They were jealous because Ann Putnam had eight children die before they were baptized and now her only daugther Ruth is very ill. Also there were small grudges held by Thomas Putnam concerning land of the Nurse's.
The Putnams had disliked Rebecca Nurse merely because she was fortunate enough to have 26 children and grandchildren combined. They were jealous because Ann Putnam had eight children die before they were baptized and now her only daugther Ruth is very ill. Also there were small grudges held by Thomas Putnam concerning land of the Nurse's.
John Proctor
Thomas and Ann Putnam were involved in the Salem witch trials in 1692. They accused numerous people of witchcraft, leading to many of them being arrested and some being executed. The Putnams faced backlash and criticism for their role in the trials, which had a lasting impact on their reputation and community standing.
Ann Putnam Sr. accused Rebecca Nurse because she CLAIMS that she saw the specter of Rebecca Nurse haunting her and telling her to join Satan, but it is thought that she accused Rebecca Nurse because she was the wife of Francis Nurse, an influential man of the anti-Parris faction of the village, while the Putnams were pro-Parris.
I like this question, if only because it proves my point that the Crucible has corrupted the public knowledge of the Salem trials. Ruth Putnam is a creation of Arthur Miller for his play. I figure that Ruth is actually Ann Putnam the younger and Miller renamed her to lessen the confusion of having two Ann Putnams, mother and daughter, in the dialogue.
Mercy Lewis was a servant for the Putnam household.
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