All posts tagged "children"
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55.9KCrime and ScandalThe Mayflower Love Children: Elinor, Jasper, Richard and Mary More
For centuries, historians thought the four young More children who arrived on the Mayflower were homeless orphans. Not until 1959 did a...
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14.7KMassachusettsMary Bliss Parsons, the Witch of Northampton
The year 1656 wasn’t the first time Mary Bliss Parsons of Northampton was accused of witchcraft. Nineteen years later, in 1675, she...
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11.0KCrime and ScandalAlice Bishop, Pilgrim Murderess, Kills her 4-Year-Old Daughter
The mystery of why Alice Bishop cut her four-year-old daughter’s throat in Plymouth Colony still lingers 370 years later. Alice didn’t deny...
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9.2K2New HampshireSeven Fun Facts About John Hay, Winner of All of Life’s Great Prizes
The name “John Hay” pops up frequently in American history, especially during the second half of the 19th century. John Hay was...
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14.4KScience and Nature6 Fun Facts About Maple Syrup (and Sugar, too)
Collecting sap for maple syrup may be the best thing about early spring in New England. Which of course damns it with...
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9.0KMaineRichard Cutts (Unintentionally) Avenges the War of 1812
With friends like Richard Cutts, James Madison didn’t need enemies. Though Cutts was the rare New Englander who supported Mr. Madison’s War,...
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