When did the Perron family move into the house?
The Perron family moved their family into an 18th-century farmhouse in Burrillville in 1971, they said, demonic spirits began to haunt them. They purchased the 200 acre home so they could raise their five daughters, Andrea, Nancy, Christine, Cynthia and April. They moved out in June of 1980.
Who was the witch that haunted the Perron family and their land?
The witch was Bathsheba Sherman she was born in Rhode Island in 1871. When a infant mysteriously died in her care the child's body was examined and it was determined that it had been stabbed in the head with a sowing need. The people of the town said that Bathsheba Sherman sacrificed her baby to the devil.
How did Bathsheba die?
Bathsheba Sherman died as an old woman on May 25, 1885, roughly four years after her husband Judson Sherman's death in 1881. Various articles online will have you believe that her body "literally turned to stone" when she died, or that Bathsheba died from "a bizarre form of paralysis" that puzzled and frightened doctors.
What were some of the experiences that the Perron family had while living in the house?
There were many accounts in the Perron home such as seeing an old women throughout the house, strange noises and voices, orange ooze leaking form the walls, the young girls in the home would always feel a negative entity throughout the house, and on many accounts many of the family members were physically assaulted. All of these encounters made the family frightened of their own home but found themselves not being able to leave because of financial reasons.
How did the Perron family figure out that the spirit haunting them was that of Bathsheba Sherman?
The family's connection to the spirit of Bathsheba Sherman came at the suggestion of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. This was concluded because the Perron mom was laying on the couch and felt a sharp pain in her leg. She had been stabbed in the leg with a sewing needle, the same one which Bathsheba Sherman killed her infant son with.
“Questioning the story” HistoryvsHollywood.2013. Web. 3 April 2014
The Perron family moved their family into an 18th-century farmhouse in Burrillville in 1971, they said, demonic spirits began to haunt them. They purchased the 200 acre home so they could raise their five daughters, Andrea, Nancy, Christine, Cynthia and April. They moved out in June of 1980.
Who was the witch that haunted the Perron family and their land?
The witch was Bathsheba Sherman she was born in Rhode Island in 1871. When a infant mysteriously died in her care the child's body was examined and it was determined that it had been stabbed in the head with a sowing need. The people of the town said that Bathsheba Sherman sacrificed her baby to the devil.
How did Bathsheba die?
Bathsheba Sherman died as an old woman on May 25, 1885, roughly four years after her husband Judson Sherman's death in 1881. Various articles online will have you believe that her body "literally turned to stone" when she died, or that Bathsheba died from "a bizarre form of paralysis" that puzzled and frightened doctors.
What were some of the experiences that the Perron family had while living in the house?
There were many accounts in the Perron home such as seeing an old women throughout the house, strange noises and voices, orange ooze leaking form the walls, the young girls in the home would always feel a negative entity throughout the house, and on many accounts many of the family members were physically assaulted. All of these encounters made the family frightened of their own home but found themselves not being able to leave because of financial reasons.
How did the Perron family figure out that the spirit haunting them was that of Bathsheba Sherman?
The family's connection to the spirit of Bathsheba Sherman came at the suggestion of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. This was concluded because the Perron mom was laying on the couch and felt a sharp pain in her leg. She had been stabbed in the leg with a sewing needle, the same one which Bathsheba Sherman killed her infant son with.
“Questioning the story” HistoryvsHollywood.2013. Web. 3 April 2014