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He was born in Danvers, Massachusetts to a wealthy family
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Thomas got married to Ann Carr who also came from wealth. Together they had 10 kids including Ann Putnam Jr.
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Thomas Putnam, Edward Putnam, Thomas Preston, Joseph Hutchinson filed a complaint against Tituba, Sarah Osborne, Sarah Good on Ann Putnam's behalf.
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Putnam wrote a letter to the witch trial judges, John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin, offering to assist them in any way. Putnam also wrote a letter to judge Samuel Sewall complaining that Giles Corey was also bewitching his daughter
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Giles Corey was pressed to death after being tortured by Sheriff Corwin
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End of the Salem Witch Trials
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Putnam died 6 years after the end of the Salem witch trials