Mary Burroughs Abandons George Burroughs' Children: June 14, 1692

June 14, 1692: The Burroughs Children After Salem’s InjusticeWe take you to Tuesday, June 14, 1692, as George Burroughs’ third wife, Mary, leaves Wells, Maine with their baby, possibly before the siege ends on June 12, abandoning Burroughs’ seven children from his first two marriages to fend for themselves in a war zone. With their family property in abandoned Falmouth rendered worthless by conflict, the children’s plight is later captured in a September 1710 petition by son Charles Burroughs seeking restitution for their father’s execution, describing the scattered, helpless children, a stepmother unable to care for them all, and an estate largely lost and expended. Despite estimating losses far beyond, the seven children ultimately receive only 50 pounds to share, raising haunting questions about justice, restitution, and reparations in the aftermath of the Salem Witch Trials.00:00 Daily Introduction00:09 Mary Burroughs Flees Wells00:28 Children Left in War00:40 1710 Petition Evidence01:13 Restitution and Losses01:47 Reparations Reflection