EPISODE · Jun 15, 2020 · 14 MIN
June 15, 1648: Margaret Jones Executed
from Today in True Crime · host Parcast Network
On this day in 1648, midwife and medicine woman Margaret Jones was executed for witchcraft in Boston. She was the first woman killed for the crime in Massachusetts Bay Colony, pre-dating the infamous Salem Witch Trials by almost 50 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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On this day in 1648, midwife and medicine woman Margaret Jones was executed for witchcraft in Boston. She was the first woman killed for the crime in Massachusetts Bay Colony, pre-dating the infamous Salem Witch Trials by almost 50 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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June 15, 1648: Margaret Jones Executed
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