| Birth: | 1617
Andover
Essex County
Massachusetts, USA | | Death: | Dec. 3, 1692
Salem
Essex County
Massachusetts, USA | 
Convicted in Salem Witch Trials. A careful reading of the trial transcripts reveals that Ann resisted confessing to the 'crimes' she was accused of having committed, despite being "put to the question" (i.e., tortured) multiple times over a period of days. However, her resolve broke when her daughter Mary Lacey, similarly accused of witchcraft, accused her own mother of the crime in order to save herself. The transcripts reveal the anguish of a mother attempting to shield her (undeserving) child by taking the burden of guilt upon herself. Convicted, Ann later died in the jail in the winter of 1693. Ann was more fortunate in her son, Abraham, who later petitioned the authorities to clear her name ("remove the attainder") and reimburse the family for the expenses associated with her incarceration and burial, doubtless at some risk to himself. (bio by: Michael Smith)
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Spouse:
Andrew Foster (1579 - 1685)*
Children:
Hannah Foster Remick (1633 - 1703)*
Sarah Foster Kemp (1642 - 1683)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Ann Foster | | | Burial:
Burying Point Cemetery
Salem
Essex County
Massachusetts, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Michael Smith
Record added: Jan 06, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 17330119 |
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For my 9th great grandmother with admiration.
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Lee
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Rest in peace, cousin.
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D D
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Medora
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