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what happened to the putnams in the past?

 

mandie c #229617
Feb 09, 2012 2:50 PM

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what happened to the putnams in the past?
 

Aslan
Feb 09, 2012 2:56 PM

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They basically lost seven of their eight children at birth. The wife of Thomas Putnam, Ann suspects that there is some paranormal reason for the stillborn deaths of seven of her children and blames Rebecca Nurse.
 

coco s #17435
Feb 10, 2012 10:04 PM

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Thomas Putnam has been involved in multiple land disputes. He has often laid claim to others' land in hopes of gaining it for his own without paying for it. This why Francis Nurse and John Proctor don't like him or believe him.
 

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