Tag: Margaret Mattson

Carla Welsh of Springfield discovered the story of a Delaware County woman accused of being a witch.

Before Salem, There Was a Witch Trial for a Delaware County Woman

Nine years before the infamous Salem Witch Trials took place, a Delaware County woman faced her own witch trial in Philadelphia, writes Kenny Cooper for…

Wife of Delaware County Farmer the Subject of First, Only Witchcraft Trial in Pennsylvania

Margaret Mattson, the Swedish wife of a Delaware County farmer, was the infamous subject of the first and only witchcraft trial in Pennsylvania, writes William…