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Victoria Helen McCrae Duncan (née MacFarlane, 25 November 1897 – 6 December 1956) was a Scottish medium best known as the last person to be imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735 (9 Geo. 2. c. 5) for fraudulent claims. She was famous for producing ectoplasm which was proved to be made from cheesecloth. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Jane Rebecca Yorke (27 January 1872 [1] – 1953) was an English medium who was the last person convicted under the Witchcraft Act 1735. Biography
Beheaded; last person to be executed for witchcraft in Europe [27] Maria da Conceição: d. 1798: Portuguese Brazil: Accused and convicted of witchcraft to produce medicines and potions to attract men. Leatherlips : 1732–1810: Wyandot people: Native American leader, sentenced to death for witchcraft and executed by tomahawk. [28] Barbara ...
Agnes Sampson, another of the accused witches, in one of her confessions, described Geillis Duncan as leading a dance Cummer, go ye before to the tune Gyllatripes, at the Auld Kirk of North Berwick playing a "small trump" or Jew's Harp. [8] James VI is said to have interviewed her in person and listened to her playing the mouth harp and singing ...
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Many of the witchcraft accusations were driven at least in part by acrimonious relations between the families of the plaintiffs and defendants. Unless otherwise specified, dates provided in this list use Julian-dated month and day but New Style -enumerated year (i.e., years begin on January 1 and end on December 31, in the modern style).
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Grace White Sherwood (1660–1740), called the Witch of Pungo, is the last person known to have been convicted of witchcraft in Virginia. A farmer, healer, and midwife, she was accused by her neighbors of transforming herself into a cat, damaging crops, and causing the death of livestock. She was charged with witchcraft several times.