Thomas Putnam

  • Birth

    He was born in Danvers, Massachusetts to a wealthy family
  • Marriage

    Thomas got married to Ann Carr who also came from wealth. Together they had 10 kids including Ann Putnam Jr.
  • Beginning

    Thomas Putnam, Edward Putnam, Thomas Preston, Joseph Hutchinson filed a complaint against Tituba, Sarah Osborne, Sarah Good on Ann Putnam's behalf.
  • Personal connection

    Putnam wrote a letter to the witch trial judges, John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin, offering to assist them in any way. Putnam also wrote a letter to judge Samuel Sewall complaining that Giles Corey was also bewitching his daughter
  • Giles

    Giles Corey was pressed to death after being tortured by Sheriff Corwin
  • End

    End of the Salem Witch Trials
  • Death

    Putnam died 6 years after the end of the Salem witch trials