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Difficulty Talby

Birth
Death
1638 (aged 2–3)
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Aged 3 years. Murdered by her mother
Difficulty Talby maybe buried elsewhere

On December 6. 1638 - Dorothy Talby, was hanged in Salem, Massachusetts for the murder of her infant daughter, Difficulty. Dorothy was a strong willed, rebellious woman who had a very troubled marriage. She had been whipped for attacking her husband prior to committing murder.
Aged 3 years. Murdered by her mother
Difficulty Talby maybe buried elsewhere

On December 6. 1638 - Dorothy Talby, was hanged in Salem, Massachusetts for the murder of her infant daughter, Difficulty. Dorothy was a strong willed, rebellious woman who had a very troubled marriage. She had been whipped for attacking her husband prior to committing murder.


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