Katherine Harrison

Katherine Harrison was a landowning widow who was subject to a historically notable 17th century witch trial in Wethersfield, Connecticut.[1] Harrison was a servant earlier in her life, but when her husband who was a farmer died, she had inherited property and wealth. Accusations of witchcraft followed this.[2] Harrison was the last convicted witch in Wethersfield, Connecticut in 1669, Although Harrison's sentence was overturned in 1670, she was instructed to leave the town afterward. Harrison then moved to Westchester, New York, where residents unsuccessfully tried to force her to move away.[3] This case served as an important example "in the development of the legal and theological responses to witchcraft in colonial New England."[4]

References

  1. ↑ Woodward, Walter W. (2003). "The Trial of Katherine Harrison". OAH Magazine of History. 17 (4): 37–56.
  2. ↑ Pagliuco, Chris (20 June 2012). "Connecticut's Witch Trials: Wethersfield Historical Society". www.wethersfieldhistory.org. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sidebar: Katherine Harrison: The Typical Witch." In "Witch-Hunts in Puritan New England." Witchcraft in America, edited by Peggy Saari and Elizabeth Shaw, vol. 1, UXL, 2001, pp. 31. Gale Virtual Reference Library.
  4. ↑ Connell, Liam (March 2011). "'A Great or Notorious Liar': Katherine Harrison and her Neighbours, Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1668 - 1670" (PDF). Eras. 23 (2): Special section p1.
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