Elizabeth Howe was one of the accused in the Salem witch trials.
10 Facts About Elizabeth Howe
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Elizabeth Jackson Howe was born circa 1637 near Rowley, Yorkshire, the daughter of William and Joanne Jackson.
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Elizabeth Howe's condition continued for two or three years, until "she pined away to skin and bones and ended her sorrowful life".
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Elizabeth Howe was accused of afflicting several other girls within Salem Village.
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The identities of the girls Elizabeth Howe was accused of afflicting are recorded in the transcript of her examination:.
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Elizabeth Howe was to be apprehended and taken to the home of Lieutenant Nathaniel Ingersolls.
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When Elizabeth Howe was brought in for examination Mercy Lewis and Mary Walcott, two of her main accusers, fell into a fit.
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From his account we learn that she asked John Elizabeth Howe to go with her to "Salem farmes".
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Elizabeth Howe's report explains that she "semed to be aingry with me".
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Elizabeth Howe went on to say that he cut off the ear of the sow and the hand he used to do this became numb and full of pain for several days after.