The Dorothy Talbye Trial (d. 1638) is an early American example of execution of a mentally-ill woman for murder, at a time when people with severe mental illness were treated no …

Dorothy Talbye Trial: 1638. Defendant: Dorothy Talbye Crime Charged: Murder Chief Defense Lawyer: No Record Chief Prosecutor: No Record Judge: Governor John Winthrop Place: …

Dec 6, 2008 · On this date in 1638, Dorothy Talby was hanged in Boston for breaking the neck of her baby daughter (aptly named “Difficulty”) “in order to save the child from future misery.”

Dorothy Daritye Rawlinson Talbye. Dorothy Talbye was a respectable member of the church in Salem in the Massachusetts Bay Colony who became increasingly melancholic, with fits of …

Mar 5, 2024 · Dorothy became the first entry of a social media series on lesser-known women in Salem’s history on this past Friday and I researched her all weekend, so I could tell her story …

Over time, Dorothy Talbye changed from a respected member of the community, "of good esteem for godliness," into a melancholy woman given to fits of violence. She fought with family and …

Explore genealogy for Dorothy (Rawlinson) Talby born 1598 Braceby, Lincolnshire, England died 1638 Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony including father + children + more in the free family …

Dorothy Talbye listened to the voices in her head and killed her daughter, Difficulty, in November 1638. Before she committed murder, Dorothy was a respected, but troubled, member of the …

Feb 11, 2022 · Dorothy Talbye (1598-1638) was executed in Massachusetts in 1638 for the murder of her three-year-old daughter, Difficulty. To be sure, this is not the first case of filicide …

Jul 27, 2014 · 1638: Dorothy Talbye hanged in Salem, Massachussets for infanticide of her three-year-old daughter, Difficulty. Talbye had previously endured a public whipping for attacking her …