Goodwife Ann Glover. . Not far from here on 16 November 1688, Goodwife Ann Glover an elderly Irish widow, was hanged as a witch because she had refused to renounce her Catholic faith. Having been deported from her native Ireland to the Barbados with her husband, who died there because of his own loyalty to the Catholic faith, she came to Boston where she was living for at least six years before she was unjustly condemned to death. This memorial is erected to commemorate "Goody" Glover as the first Catholic martyr in Massachusetts.
Not far from here on 16 November 1688, Goodwife Ann Glover an elderly Irish widow, was hanged as a witch because she had refused to renounce her Catholic faith. Having been deported from her native Ireland to the Barbados with her husband, who died there because of his own loyalty to the Catholic faith, she came to Boston where she was living for at least six years before she was unjustly condemned to death. This memorial is erected to commemorate "Goody" Glover as the first Catholic martyr in Massachusetts.
Location. 42° 21.923′ N, 71° 3.176′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in North End. Marker is on Hanover Street north of Clark Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Harris St, Boston MA 02109, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 262 times since then and 63 times this year. Photo1. submitted on January 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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