Born in Roxbury, England, Dane served as the second minister of the church in Andover, Massachusetts, He had lived in Andover for 44 years when the Salem Witch Trials began. On October 18, 1692 he, Thomas Barnard, and 23 others wrote a letter to the governor and to the General Court public condemning the witch trials. Dane and his family were in danger as half a dozen family members were accused. Another minister, George Burroughs, had been hanged and thus Dane's status did not guarantee protection. He warned that his people were guilty of blood for accepting unfounded accusations against covenanted members of the church. Although having the most accused, in the end, none of his family members were hanged. 1876 illustration of the courtroom; the central figure is usually identified as Mary Walcott The Salem witch trials, which began in 1692 (also known as the Salem witch hunt and the Salem witchcraft episode), resulted in a number of convictions and executions for witchcraft in both Salem Village and Salem...
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