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'''Thomas Granger''' was a servant to Love Brewster, of [[Duxbury]], in the Plymouth Colony. Granger, at the age of 16 or 17, was in 1642 caught in the act of [[bestiality]] with a mare, a cow, two goats, five sheep, two calves and a turkey, and was likewise indicted. | '''Thomas Granger''' ([[1626]]? – [[September 8]], [[1642]]) was a servant to Love Brewster, of [[Duxbury]], in the [[Plymouth Colony]]. Granger, at the age of 16 or 17, was in [[1642]] caught in the act of [[bestiality]] with a mare, a cow, two goats, five sheep, two calves and a turkey, and was likewise indicted. | ||
Granger confessed to his crimes in court privately to local magistrates, and upon indictment, publicly to ministers, and the jury. He was hanged on September 8, 1642. Before Granger's execution, following the laws set down in the book of [[Leviticus]], the animals with which he had had sex were slaughtered before his face and thrown into a large pit dug for their disposal. No use was made of any part of the animals. | Granger confessed to his crimes in court privately to local magistrates, and upon indictment, publicly to ministers, and the jury. He was [[Hanging|hanged]] on September 8, 1642. Before Granger's execution, following the laws set down in the book of [[Leviticus]], the animals with which he had had sex were slaughtered before his face and thrown into a large pit dug for their disposal. No use was made of any part of the animals. | ||
An account of Granger's acts is recorded in Gov. [[William Bradford (1590-1657)|William Bradford]]'s diary ''Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647'' .Granger's crime represents America's first recorded act of [[bestiality]], and the local reaction demonstrates the [[Puritans]]' immense fear of outside immoral influences. | An account of Granger's acts is recorded in Gov. [[William Bradford (1590-1657)|William Bradford]]'s diary ''Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647'' .Granger's crime represents America's first recorded act of [[bestiality]], and the local reaction demonstrates the [[Puritans]]' immense fear of outside immoral influences. | ||
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Revision as of 14:13, 27 November 2005
Thomas Granger (1626? – September 8, 1642) was a servant to Love Brewster, of Duxbury, in the Plymouth Colony. Granger, at the age of 16 or 17, was in 1642 caught in the act of bestiality with a mare, a cow, two goats, five sheep, two calves and a turkey, and was likewise indicted.
Granger confessed to his crimes in court privately to local magistrates, and upon indictment, publicly to ministers, and the jury. He was hanged on September 8, 1642. Before Granger's execution, following the laws set down in the book of Leviticus, the animals with which he had had sex were slaughtered before his face and thrown into a large pit dug for their disposal. No use was made of any part of the animals.
An account of Granger's acts is recorded in Gov. William Bradford's diary Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 .Granger's crime represents America's first recorded act of bestiality, and the local reaction demonstrates the Puritans' immense fear of outside immoral influences.
