Was General Thomas Gage Born to Lose?
General Thomas Gage was the commander-In-chief of North America for the British army in the Revolutionary War. As the military governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, in April of… Read more »
Author Archives: Rebecca Beatrice Brooks
Margaret Jones: First Person Executed for Witchcraft in Massachusetts
Margaret Jones was a midwife from Charlestown, Massachusetts, and the first person to be executed for witchcraft in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The only information that exists of Jones’ case… Read more »
John Billington: The Mayflower Murderer
John Billington was a Mayflower pilgrim and a signer of the Mayflower Compact who became America’s first murderer after he shot and killed a fellow colonist in 1630. Billington was… Read more »
Tituba: The Slave of Salem
Tituba was a slave who worked for Samuel Parris during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The various documents and books about the Salem Witch Trials over the years often… Read more »
Slavery in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bay Colony was the first slave-holding colony in New England. The first slaves were brought to the colony in the early 17th century. The exact date slaves first entered… Read more »