Helen, Here is a website that should help you with the dates you are seeking: http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SAL_BBUR.HTM While preaching in Casco, Maine (now Portland) in 1676, the entire settlement was broken up by an Indian assault. Burroughs escaped to an island in the Bay. He was rescued by aid from the mainland. He moved to the Village of Salem in 1680, where a year later his wife died. Burroughs ministered in the Village of Salem for only two years. He left as a result of a bitter dispute over his salary. He seems also to have had a more personal and heated dispute over money with John Putnam, the uncle of one of Burroughs' later accusers. As a result of these disputes, Burroughs left the Village abruptly. After leaving Salem, he returned to Casco, where he was again driven out by Indians in 1683, causing him to relocate to Wells, Maine. There he was given a grant of 150 acres of land, part of which he gave back to the city as population thickened. Burroughs had been serving as a minister in Wells for nine years when he was arrested for witchcraft. He was seized, taken from the table while eating, and hauled back to Salem on May 4 to stand trial. Boyer and Nissenbaum, Salem Possessed, 54-56, say that Burroughs graduated from Harvard in 1670 and went to Maine soon after and stayed there until the Indian attack of August 1676. Then he moved to MA, settling in Salisbury until he received the call from Salem Village. In 1683 his salary wasn't being paid, so he returned to Casco Bay, but on May 2, 1683, less than 2 months after his abrupt departure from Salem he returned to meet the freeholders of the Village for a final accounting, but he was arrested instead. He was in jail for short time and sued by John Putnam, but he was able to return to Maine where he stayed for 9 years until he was brought back to Salem on May 4, 1692. Leslie Hope -----Original Message----- From: Helen Graves [mailto:hgraves@psln.com] Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 5:49 PM To: SALEM-WITCH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Rev. Burroughs in Casco Bay, Maine Has anyone on the list thoroughly researched the Rev. George Burroughs ? I need to know exactly when he was in Casco Bay, Maine. According to 'Salem Witchcraft and Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables' by Enders Robinson, he was the minister of Salem Village from 1681-1683. Then he went to Casco, Maine, and then to Wells where he was the minister, but no dates were given. Does anyone know EXACTLY when he was in Casco Bay and how long there, and then when did he arrive in Wells? Any help would be appreciated. -- Helen Greenslit Graves