Who Was Ruth Putnam

Ruth Putnam (18 October 1679 – 1716) was the daughter of Thomas Putnam and Ann Putnam

Who was Ruth Putnam in The Crucible?

Ruth Putnam The Putnams’ daughter. She accuses individuals of practicing witchcraft. A witness claims to have heard Putnam say Ruth’s accusations helped him obtain land. Mary Warren Servant to the Proctors.

Is Ruth Putnam married to Thomas Putnam?

She never married and in 1706, no longer under the influence of her parents, Ann Putnam, Jr., became the only afflicted girl to publicly apologize for her role in the Salem Witch Trials. Thomas Putnam later appeared as a major character in Arthur Miller’s 1953 play The Crucible.

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