1692 – Susannah Roots and the Salem Witch Trials Josiah Root was born in 1612. His wife Susannah and he lived in Beverly MA on the outskirts of Salem MA. Josiah died in 1683. After his death his widow Susannah was caught up in the Salem Witch trials of 1692. Cotton Mather wrote a defense of the Salem Witch Hunt of 1692 called Wonders of the … Continue reading The New England Witch Trials – part 3