Katherine Harrison

For other people named Catherine Harrison, see Catherine Harrison (disambiguation).

Katherine Harrison was a landowning widow who was subject to a historically notable 17th century witch trial in Wethersfield, Connecticut.[1] Harrison was a servant earlier in her life, but when her husband who was a farmer died, she inherited property and wealth. Accusations of witchcraft followed this.[2] Harrison was the last convicted witch in Wethersfield, Connecticut in 1669.[3] This case served as an important example "in the development of the legal and theological responses to witchcraft in colonial New England."[4]

  1. ^ Woodward, Walter W. (2003). "The Trial of Katherine Harrison". OAH Magazine of History. 17 (4): 37–56. doi:10.1093/maghis/17.4.37. JSTOR 25163621.
  2. ^ Pagliuco, Chris (20 June 2012). "Connecticut's Witch Trials: Wethersfield Historical Society". www.wethersfieldhistory.org. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Sidebar: Katherine Harrison: The Typical Witch." In "Witch-Hunts in Puritan New England." Witchcraft in America, edited by Peggy Saari and Elizabeth Shaw, vol. 1, UXL, 2001, pp. 31. Gale Virtual Reference Library.
  4. ^ Connell, Liam (March 2011). "'A Great or Notorious Liar': Katherine Harrison and her Neighbours, Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1668 - 1670" (PDF). Eras. 23 (2): Special section p1.