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  1. Mary Webster (fl. 1684) was a resident of colonial New England who was accused of witchcraft and was the target of an attempted lynching by friends of the accuser.

  2. Learn about the life and trial of Mary Webster, a suspected witch who was acquitted by the court but tortured by the townspeople in 1683. Find out how she survived being half-hanged and what happened to her after the Salem witch trials.

  3. Mary Webster (March 13, 1935 – January 23, 2017) was an American actress of film and television.

  4. May 8, 2017 · Mary Webster was accused of witchcraft in Hadley, Massachusetts, in 1685 and survived a half-hanging. She inspired Margaret Atwood's novel "The Handmaid's Tale" and was a symbol of hope for the author.

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  6. Mar 20, 2022 · On March 27, 1683, the county court apprehended Mary Webster for an examination on suspicion of witchcraft. The local magistrates didn’t want to deal with her, so they sent her off to Boston...

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  8. Learn about the history of witchcraft prosecutions in New England, from Salem to Hartford, and the stories of some of the accused witches. Mary Webster of Hadley, Mass., was one of the few who survived the ordeal of being half-hanged.

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