1. Mrs. Athanasakos
Sarah Osborne

2. Sarah Osborne

3. Sarah Osborne Born in Massachusetts in about 1643
Married Robert Prince
Robert Prince purchased a farm next to his friend and brother-in-law, Captain John Putnam’s
Prince died in 1674 and left the farm to his two sons, James and Joseph
James was six years old - Joseph was two

4. Sarah Osborne
After her husband’s death, Sarah hired Alexander Osborne, an indentured Irish immigrant
After a while, she paid off his indenture and married him
Then, she attempted to take over the estate
By doing this, she was breaking her deceased husband’s will

5. Sarah Osborne
Legal battles began between Osborne and the Putnams who decided to defend Sarah’s children
This conflict continued until February of 1692
At this point, Sarah was accused by the Putnams for afflicting the young girls: Ann Putnam, Betty Parris, Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Hubbard
She never confessed to witchcraft…

6. Sarah Osborne
Osborne claimed in her defense that the devil could take the shape of another person without the person knowing it
Osborne never came to trial
She died shackled in prison on May 10, 1692 at age 49
Some believe that she was charged because she upset the established “patterns of land tenure and inheritance”

7. Today in Salem there stands a memorial in regretful honor of the accused

8. Bibliography
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Image of Sarah Osborne:
Woman in Jail: 7#
Memorial:
memory.jpg