Ann Pudeator

Ann Pudeator
Ann Pudeator's memorial marker
Born(1621-11-13)November 13, 1621
DiedOctober 2 [O.S. September 22], 1692 (1692-10-03) (aged in her 70s)
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Occupation(s)Nurse, midwife, housewife
Known forConvicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials
Criminal statusExecuted (1692)
Exonerated (1957)
Spouses
  • Thomas Greenslade (died 1674)
  • Jacob Pudeator (m. 1676–1682)
Children
  • Thomas Greenslade Jr.
  • Ruth Greenslade
  • John Greenslade
  • Samuel Greenslade
  • James Greenslade
Conviction(s)Witchcraft (posthumously overturned)
Criminal penaltyDeath

Ann Pudeator (November 13, 1621 – October 2 [O.S. September 22], 1692)[Note 1] was a wealthy septuagenarian widow who was accused of and convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts. She was executed by hanging.[1]: 113 


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