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Nathaniel FELTON Jr. Home

Salem (actually Peabody) Mass.

 

During the Salem Witch Trials, Nathaniel Felton Sr. signed a petition along with his son,

Nathaniel, and some other neighbors in defense of John Proctor and his

wife. He also signed a similar petition for Rebecca Nurse. Unfortunately,

the petition had no influence on the court in their subsequent decision

that these people were witches deserving of death. John Proctor and

Rebecca Nurse both were hanged as witches.

 

The Arthur Miller play The Crucible is based on these events. In the Nicholas Hytner film, Daniel Day-Lewis played the role of John Proctor.

 

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Uploaded on June 21, 2009
Taken on June 19, 2009