How Many Kids Does John Proctor Have?

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John Proctor arrived in America from England when he was three years old, settling with his family in Ipswich, MA. He married his first wife Martha (maiden name unclear) circa 1652. The couple had

four children

, only one of whom, Benjamin, lived to adulthood.

Who lost 7 babies in the crucible?

A B Tituba slave who “conjures” spirits
Ann Putnam

lost 7 babies at birth
Reverend Hale minister from Beverly Reverend Parris Harvard educated Salem minister

Does Elizabeth Proctor have kids the Crucible?

On January 27, while imprisoned,

Elizabeth gave birth to a son, whom she named John Proctor III after her husband

. Elizabeth was not executed as the court had ordered for unknown reasons. In May 1693, the girls began to accuse Lady Mary Phips, wife of the Governor of Massachusetts Sir William Phips.

How old was John Proctor when died?

59 years (1632–1692)

How many miscarriages did Mrs Putnam have?

Mrs. Putnam has had

7 miscarriages

and 1 girl who is now bewitched.

Which couple has buried 7 of 8 babies shortly after birth in The Crucible?

She won’t wake up. What does

Ann Putnam

claim in the play about her dead babies? Ann Putnam has lost seven of her eight children.

Who accused Rebecca Nurse?

Nurse was accused of witchcraft by

Ann Putnam, Jr, Ann Putnam, Sr, and Abigail Williams of Salem village, as well as several others, including Reverend Deodat Lawson of Boston

, who claimed to have seen Nurse’s spirit tormenting Ann Putnam, Sr, at her home that March.

What happened to Abigail Williams in real life?

In addition,

there are no records indicating what happened to Abigail after the events of 1692

. It is suggested that she never married and died a single woman, but without any evidence we will never be quite certain.

Where is John Proctor’s grave?

Peabody, MA

Who has lots of kids from The Crucible?


Ann Putnam

has given birth to eight children, but only Ruth Putnam survived. The other seven died before they were a day old, and Ann is convinced that they were murdered by supernatural means.

Which 2 girls will not wake crucible?


Mercy Lewis

, Abigail’s friend, arrives, and they learn that Ruth, whom Mercy Lewis helps to take care of, won’t wake up either.

Who drank blood in The Crucible?


Elizabeth Proctor

In The Crucible

Abigail has been accused of threatening Betty when she revealed the truth that she had “drank (the) blood, a charm to kill” me(Act 1,pg 26).

What does Rebecca Nurse say about Betty and Ruth’s sickness?

What does Rebecca Nurse say about Betty and Ruth’s sickness? a “

spirit is always there, always coming back for love

” but also thinks Mrs. Putnam is crazy about her trying to conjure the dead.

Who lost 7 children during childbirth?

In the 1953 play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller,

Thomas Putnam

is married to Ann Putnam, and together have a daughter, Ruth Putnam, who is afflicted with a grave illness, similar to that of Betty Parris. They both have lost seven children in childbirth, and pointed to witchcraft as the cause of it.

Who is Ann Putnam married to?

When both her parents died in 1699, Putnam was left to raise her nine surviving siblings.

She never married

.

Who first hung witches?

It was because of this “evidence” that 19 people were hanged and one man was pressed to death during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The first person to be tried, found guilty, and hanged on June 10, was the innocent

Bridget Bishop

.

How old is Giles Corey?

81 years (1611–1692)

What happened to Sarah Good’s husband?

Sarah was left with no dowry and no prospects beyond marriage to an indentured servant named Daniel Poole who left her heavily in debt when

he died soon after

.

What happened to Tituba’s daughter?


It is believed that Tituba had only one child, a daughter named Violet, who would remain in Parris’ household until his death

. Dissatisfaction in the community with Parris as a minister began in 1691, and manifested itself in the sporadic payment of his salary.

What happened Giles Corey?

After two days of this torture, through which Giles had remained silent, never crying out, he was asked to plead. Giles did not want his property to be taken, so he never plead either way. On the third day 19 September 1692

he died from being pressed to death

. His last words were “more weight.”

How many times was Proctor married?

John Proctor Criminal status Executed (19 August 1692) Exonerated (October 31, 2001) Spouse(s)

Martha Giddens (m. c. 1653; d. 1659) Elizabeth Thorndike (m. 1662; d. 1672) Elizabeth Bassett

​ ​ ( m. 1674)​
Children 18; 4 (with Giddens) 7 (with Thorndike) 7 (with Bassett)
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