Sarah Bates was a local Stamford midwife who examined Katherine Branch in order to determine whether she was truly being tormented by witches as she slept. Sarah could not determine what the cause of Kate’s fits were—and later, she signed a petition in support of Goody Clawson, one of the women Kate accused of witchcraft.
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Sarah Bates Character Timeline in Escaping Salem
The timeline below shows where the character Sarah Bates appears in Escaping Salem. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
The day after Kate’s first fit, the Wescots called Sarah Bates , a local midwife, to examine her. Kate lay rigid in her bed, alternating between...
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Chapter 3
Many people—including prominent Stamford citizens such as Sarah Bates and Jonathan Bell (another magistrate)—signed a petition in support of Goody Clawson. Other neighbors, however,...
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