Individual Details

John Bradstreet

(Abt 1630 - 1660)

It is thought that John Bradstreet suffered from mental illness. When he was 21, he was tried in Ipswich on July 28,1652, on a charge of "familiarity with the devil." John said that he had read a magic book and heard a voice telling him
Go make a bridge of sand over the sea; go make a ladder of sand up to heaven, and go to God and come down no more.

Events

BirthAbt 1630England
MarriageAbt 1659Hannah Peach
Death1660

Families

SpouseHannah Peach (1640 - 1687)
FatherHumphrey Bradstreet (1594 - 1655)
MotherBridget Bradstreet mnu (1604 - 1665)
SiblingHannah Bradstreet (1625 - 1665)
SiblingMartha Bradstreet (1632 - )
SiblingMary Bradstreet (1633 - )
SiblingSarah Bradstreet (1638 - )
SiblingRebecca Bradstreet (1638 - )
SiblingMoses Bradstreet (1643 - )