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Judge Samuel Sewall

Judge Samuel Sewall. By, Zach Gedney Miss DelGrego 11/2/11. Birth. Sewall was born in Bishop Stoke, Hampshire, England on March 28, 1652. Death. Sewall died January 1, 1730 in his home in Boston, dying at the age of 78. Early Life.

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Judge Samuel Sewall

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  1. Judge Samuel Sewall By, Zach Gedney Miss DelGrego 11/2/11

  2. Birth • Sewall was born in Bishop Stoke, Hampshire, England on March 28, 1652.

  3. Death Sewall died January 1, 1730 in his home in Boston, dying at the age of 78.

  4. Early Life • Sewall immigrated from England to Newbury Massachusetts in 1661 on board the ship “Prudent Mary”. • He came to the United States with his mother and 4 other siblings to join his father who was already in the United States who had gone to America • Sewall came from a rich family with a home in the United States waiting for him with his father.

  5. Sewall’s Education • Sewall was formally educated throughout his life. • He began schooling in England, and finished local schooling in Newbury Massachusetts in 1667.

  6. Career • Sewall had many professional interests when picking his career. • He considered becoming a Puritan minister after graduating from Harvard University. • He later decided he did not want to be a minister and instead pursued becoming a merchant, and later ran the printing press of Newbury after being appointed to do so by the Governor. • After years of being a business man, Sewall entered politics and was invited into being a judge in the Salem Witch trial cases.

  7. Religious Practices • Sewall was a strict Puritan, like many of the people who immigrated to America. • As a puritan man Sewall believed that God punished man to show his discontent with man • Sewall who had 14 children in his adult life only had 6 of them make it through childhood, therefore he felt guilty that God had something to punish him about

  8. Belief of the Existence of Witchcraft • Sewall was a strict Puritan who was a proud member of his church and believed in the Puritan church in whole • Therefore, Sewall strongly believed in the existence of witchcraft • He continued to believe in witches throughout the trials and for sometime after up until his confession

  9. Involvement in the Witch Trials • Sewall acted as a judge throughout the Witch Trials • During the Witch Trials Sewall and his fellow judges sent 19 innocent people to their deaths

  10. Sewall’s Confession • After being a key part of 19 peoples deaths, Sewall had felt an immense amount of guilt • He felt that the courts reactions to the Witch hysteria was rash and was remorseful for being a large part of it • Sewall had a written confession read aloud in the Old South Church in Boston in 1697 as he stood silently with his head bowed

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