What happened to the so-called “afflicted” girls?
Most of those young women have been lost to history. The young ones married, changed their names, and moved away. Several remained in the area, however. Ann Putnam never married, but eventually made an apology for 1692 and became a full member of the Salem Village church. She was said to be “sickly” and is known to have died young. Elizabeth Parris married and moved about 20 miles from Salem Village to Concord.
