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On28June1692, James Howe Sr. submitted a statement defending his daughter-in-law Elizabeth Howe during the Salem witchcraft prosecutions. He described her long record of care within the family, including her help to his son after he lost his sight, and urged the authorities to distinguish prejudice from conscience. His statement preserves a direct act of family advocacy in the surviving court record.
Family
Children with Elizabeth Dane
Rebecca Howec.1651 — 1725Parents
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Family records
James Howe → Rebecca Howe · Stephen Chamberlain Wicks family wheel / Madison archival transcription