FtV - Hartford: New England’s First Witch Execution

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

History, Paranormal, Ghosts, Folklore, Places & Travel, Monsters, Society & Culture, Legends, Newengland

4.8 • 951 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 20 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger visit the site of America’s first witch trial and execution in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Then they travel north of Hartford to Windsor to speak with author Beth Caruso about Alse Young, the first victim. We’ll learn Young wasn’t alone, and this was decades before the 1692 Salem trials. Did Connecticut cover-up their own witch trials? This episode first aired July 26, 2018.

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0:00.0	Welcome legendary listeners.
0:01.6	Thanks for tuning in to From The Vault, a second look at some of our classic episodes.
0:06.0	Look for a new episode every week.
0:07.7	Now, can you go back and listen on your own at our New England legends.com?
0:11.5	You bet.
0:12.1	But you won't get the added bonus of an after the legend segment featuring new commentary
0:17.5	about that episode from your old pals Jeff and Ray.
0:20.8	So let's open up the New England Legends vault and revisit another
0:24.0	legendary episode.
0:27.0	And welcome to another episode of From the Vault.
0:30.6	From the Vault where we go back and take a second look and a deeper dive
0:35.0	into some of your favorite New England legends. This one is unique.
0:40.0	Yeah, I like to think they all are. But this is going to surprise a few people who are fans of Salem.
0:45.0	Fans of Salem, absolutely. First aired July 26th, 2018.
0:50.0	Enjoy. Ray, when I ask you to name the first town that comes to mind when you think of which trials in New England you would say
0:56.8	No question Salem Massachusetts
0:58.9	Exactly. All right, so why are we here in the middle of downtown Hartford, Connecticut and not Salem standing in front of this old statehouse building?
1:07.0	Because this is the site of New England's first witch trial and execution. and I'm
1:15.0	Ray Ojo and welcome to episode 49 of the New England Legends
1:19.7	podcast if you give us about 10 minutes we'll give you something strange to talk about today.
1:24.0	We're on a mission to chronicle every legend in New England, one week and one story at a time.
1:29.0	And we can't do that without the help of legendary listeners like you.
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