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SUMMARY:The Tragic Tale of Bathsheba Spooner
DESCRIPTION:What possessed a young woman from elite New England society to conspire with American and British soldiers to murder her husband at the midpoint of the American Revolution? The tale of Bathsheba Spooner has alternately fascinated and baffled residents of Worcester County for centuries. This incident was the most sensational “true crime” tragedy of the American 1700s. The ingredients included a cold\, possibly abusive husband\, a handsome\, directionless teenager\, and a pair of roughened British prisoners-of-war.   Add to this mix a haughty\, impetuous and (possibly insane) beautiful woman.  The result was a brutal homicide whose notoriety caused a distraction for already war-weary and economically stressed New Englanders. And\, there is a Lancaster connection. \nPresented by: Andrew Noone\, Historian and author of   Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary Murder Conspiracy \nDate & Time: Sunday\, October 20\, 2024 at 2 pm \nPlace: Room 2 \nFirst Church of Sterling \n6 Meetinghouse Hill Road \nSterling\, MA 01523 \nFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC  FOR MORE INFORMATION\, CALL (978) 733-6907
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LOCATION:The First Church of Sterling\, 6 Meetinghouse Hill Road\, Sterling\, MA\, 01564\, United States
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