i am doing research on the salem witch trials and understanding the roles that the quakers played in new england. i have been told that members of the quaker faith would bury people accused of wichcraft during this era.
2006-09-17 17:18:19 · 10 answers · asked by jb 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Quakers and supposed "witches" were equally persecuted. Remember, there was a great deal of anti-Quaker sentiment among the Puritans and other early settlers. Quakers were often whipped, fined and jailed. I think that if you look at statistical patterns, you'll find it wasn't the Quakers who were doing the persecution. In fact, to do so would have likely been against their pacifist sentiments.
Learn more about the trials here:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/salem/index.html
From the above pages: "That grim diagnosis launched a Puritan inquisition that took 25 lives, filled prisons with innocent people, and frayed the soul of a Massachusetts community called Salem. "
Puritan. Not Quaker.
Editing to say that I've re-read your question, and may have misunderstood it. I thought that you were suggesting that the Quakers were actively involved in the persecutions. As for their burying the victims of executions, yes, that is quite possible.
2006-09-17 17:23:00 · answer #1 · answered by thaliax 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They only buried the dead ones. Check your books it was not the Quakers who held the witch trials.
2006-09-17 17:22:34 · answer #2 · answered by Nora Explora 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they buried them, they would not put the bodies in hollowed ground. They would have to do something with the bodies, as you can't just have bodies rotting above ground, polluting your community. I think that they hung Witches here, burnings were mostly over in Germany and Europe.
2006-09-17 17:21:57 · answer #3 · answered by The Nag 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not completely, some of them are still showing up around graveyards ans some are still running for office in small towns.
2006-09-17 17:22:14 · answer #4 · answered by Mr.Been there 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They burned them, drowned them, tortured them...etc.
As far as burying them not sure. Have you tried looking up the topic with your search bar?
2006-09-17 17:22:13 · answer #5 · answered by buttercup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought that they burned or drowned them, THEN they buried them.
2006-09-17 17:22:55 · answer #6 · answered by big10inmidd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought they burned them
2006-09-17 17:22:15 · answer #7 · answered by rag1875 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tought they sunk them or drowned them
2006-09-17 17:19:59 · answer #8 · answered by enano 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's what I learned when I was in school.
2006-09-17 17:21:19 · answer #9 · answered by LVieau 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would look it up here......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials
hope this helps you
2006-09-17 17:30:53 · answer #10 · answered by ktjokt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋