Tituba Biography
Tituba Biography is the story of a Western Indian slave woman who originated from Arawak village in South America. Her date of birth is not known since she was captured, taken to Barbados and sold to slavery when she was a child. Tituba was bought by a Barbados bachelor merchant called Samuel Parris.It was also said that Parris acquired her as a debt settlement from one of his associates and made her his concubine. |
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In the year 1680, Parris with his two slaves named Tituba and John moved to Boston.Tituba later married John in 1689 in time which the Parris family moved to Salem. She is believed to have had a daughter called Violet who stayed with Parris family.
Tituba’s Witchcraft Claims :
Tituba’s witchcraft instincts began when she participated in a magic ritual administered to Betty Parris by Mary Sibley who was their neighbour.This together with her Indian origin and her own and other cultural experiences added legitimacy to her claims. Another contributing factor was her feeling of isolation from the community that made her initiate a mystery and scare.
The magic ritual to Betty Parris didn’t work and the ailment spread to three other people who were involved on the ritual. This was during the infamous Salem witch hunts and when the authorities questioned the three, accusations were directed to Tituba and her two associates Sarah Osborne and Sarah Goode.
In 1692, Tituba and her two colleagues were arrested. She was the first one to be accused and the first to confess as well.
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Anthony Charles Lynton Blair was born at Queen Mary Maternity Home on May 6, 1953, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is Leo and Hazel Blair’s second son. He schooled at Durham’s Chorister School between 1961 and 1963.Through his schooling he liked music and played guitar. He is married to Cherie booth and has four children. 