1. George Burroughs is remembered especially for reciting the Lord's Prayer during his execution, something it was believed a witch could never do.
10 Facts About George Burroughs
1. 2.
George Burroughs was raised by his mother in the town of Roxbury, Massachusetts.
3.
George Burroughs became the minister of Salem Village in 1680.
4.
George Burroughs was unable to repay the debt, and resigned from his post, leaving Salem in 1683.
5.
George Burroughs moved to Falmouth, in which he lived until it was destroyed by the Wabanaki Confederacy in 1690.
6.
George Burroughs then moved to Wells, Maine, believing it would be safer from Indian attacks.
7.
Letters dated to 1691 from the Littlefields, founder of Wells, Maine, and in-laws to Peter Cloyce, and Rev George Burroughs, signed by Peter's brothers John and Nathaniel, were sent to the Governor and Council to improve the conditions of Wells, Maine.
8.
George Burroughs was suspected of killing his wives by witchcraft, and although clearly witchcraft was not involved, there is some historical evidence that he had treated them poorly.
9.
George Burroughs was the only minister to have experienced this fate in American history.
10.
Mr George Burroughs was carried in a cart with others, through the streets of Salem, to execution.