ALDEN, John

1626 - 1702  (75 years)

• Name	ALDEN, John
  Birth	22 May 1626	Plymouth, MA
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 35732843
  _COLOR	11
  Death	13 Mar 1702	Boston, MA
  Burial	Boston, MA
  	Address: Old South Church
  Person ID	I45888	Puffers
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	ALDEN, John MAYFLOWER,   b. 1599, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 12 Sep 1687, Duxbury, MA (Age 88 years)
  Mother	MULLINS, Priscilla MAYFLOWER,   b. Abt 1600, Dorking, Surrey, England d. Between 1651 and 1687, Duxbury, MA (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1623	Plymouth, MA
  Family ID	F2030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  During the height of the witchcraft delusion, he was one of the accused. He was taken to jail in Salem, and managed to escape just before the execution of 9 of the victims. He was hidden out by relatives in Duxbury until the madness subsided, after which he turned himself in and was bound over to the Superior Court. When no one appeared to prosecute, he, along with some 150 others, was discharged by proclamation, and all judicial proceedings brought to a close.