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By Kimberly Powell, About.com Guide to Genealogy since 2000

Hunting for Witches in the Family Tree

Sunday October 29, 2006
Do you have a witch in your past? No, not the kind with a black pointy hat and big warty nose. But perhaps there's a practicing pagan or two? Or an ancestor who was accused or even executed for suspected witchcraft? Historians estimate that about 30,000 accused witches were executed during the "witch craze" era - not only in Salem, Massachusetts, but in other parts of New England and all over Europe as well. Why not try a witch hunt of your own?

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