No one was surprised when Sarah Good was charged with witchcraft. She was homeless and had fallen steadily into debt after she lost her inheiritance when her mother remarried. In Salem she was known to grumble and curse those who turned her away when she begged. When Tituba, Reverend Parris' slave confessed to witchcraft, Good was one of the first three witches named.
Her own husband and 4 year old daughter, Dorcas Good, testified against her. To me, this is the saddest part of her story.
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