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Bristol Life and a Pastor’s Trial in 1832
The Bristol story centers on Reverend Avery a Methodist pastor tied to Sarah Maria Cornells death on Giffords Island. A note claimed Avery would know where she was and Avery faced a lengthy examination but was freed for lack of sufficient evidence. Town opinion remained divided and tense after the verdict.
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Sylvia
Alexander Wells Griswold
Harwinton
Connecticut
Bristol
St. Michael’s Church
St. Michael's
John Usher, Jr
Abraham L. Clarke
Henry Wight
James O'Wolf
St. Michael’s
New England
Tarcman
John Bristed
Hum
John Bristéd
John Starkweather
Mr. Bristed
Parsons
Ephraim K. A
Mr. Avery
Methodist
Avery
William Pearso
Nicholas Peck
Gifford
John Durfee
Tiverton
Fall River Line
Sarah Maria Cornell
Sarah M. Cornell
Levi Haile
Thompson
Betsy Hill
Miss Hill
Mrs. Avery
Miss Cornell
Lowell
New Hampshire
Fall River
Squire Howe