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Tag: Moll Pitcher

Moll Pitcher, the Fortune Teller of Lynn and Marblehead

March 9, 2021March 15, 2024 Gordon Harris4 Comments

Soon after her marriage she was known as a fortune-teller, her clients increasing during the fifty years that she afterwards lived. Her fame reached every fireside in New England, and her successful predictions were the themes of many midnight vigils and story-tellers.

Posted in Legends, PeopleTagged fortune teller, Lynn, Marblehead, Moll Pitcher, women

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