Elizabeth (Gardiner) Howell was a witchcraft accuser in the Salem Witch Trials
Elizabeth (Gardiner) Howell died from complications arising from the birth of Elizabeth Howell.
Daughter of Lion Gardiner and Mary Willemsen Deurcant.
Elizabeth married Arthur Howell and died when she was only sixteen. It is assumed she died in childbirth. Her daughter Elizabeth Howell survived. On her deathbed, Elizabeth accused a local woman, Goody Garlick of bewitching her. She had known Goody Garlick since their days in Lynn, MA. Goody Garlick was Elizabeth wife of Joshua Garlick Blanchard-2571, [1]
In Winthrop's court, Goody Garlick was not convicted.
Death
FEB 1658 childbirth
Also shown as 1664, Easthampton, Suffolk Co, NY. (Family Search)
"Descendants of Edward Howell (1584-1655) of Westbury Manor, Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, [England] and Southampton. Long Island, New York" By Emma Howell Ross, 1st Edition, The University Press, Winchester, Massachusetts 1968, Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-58987, and 2nd Edition, Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore 1985, Revised and prepared for publication by David Faris, Genealogist, Edward Howell Family Association
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H. Husted, thank you for the interesting article you posted.
Also, following up on your comment about (Unknown) Barthold, I removed him as a husband of Elizabeth. Looks like a gedcom full of misinformation was uploaded and then abandoned.
On her deathbed, Elizabeth accused Goody Garlick of witchcraft. (I'm researching the Garlick family & will soon create profiles). For an engaging story of these events, see
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Also, following up on your comment about (Unknown) Barthold, I removed him as a husband of Elizabeth. Looks like a gedcom full of misinformation was uploaded and then abandoned.
Hanc, John. (October 25, 2012). "Before Salem, There Was the Not-So-Wicked Witch of the Hamptons." Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/before-salem-there-was-the-not-so-wicked-witch-of-the-hamptons-95603019/