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| Tombstone of Judge John Hathorne, Hawthorne's great-great grandfather | |
Gravestone of John Hathorne, Hawthorne's great-great-grandfather, who was a presiding judge at the Salem witch trials. In the row of Hathornes, the judge is the second from the right. The inscription on the tombstone reads: Here lyes inter de y body of Co lo Ioh n Hathorne Esq r Aged 76 years who died May ey 10th 1717 |
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| (courtesy of Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA) | |
| citation: http://www.hawthorneinsalem.org/images/image.php?name=MMD13 |