About Belinda Nash
Lived 1946 – 2016 (aged 69). Belinda Nash was an American historian and author.
Belinda Jacqueline Nash (October 27, 1946 – February 16, 2016) was a Canadian-American historian, author and activist. She wrote a biography of Grace Sherwood, the last person "convicted" by ducking of being a witch in Virginia. As a result of Nash's work, Sherwood was given a pardon, 300 years after her trial by ordeal.
History In the 1980s, Nash moved from Stratford Ontario, Canada to Virginia Beach. She became interested in the etymology of the name Witchduck Road which was close to her home. As a result, she researched Grace Sherwood for around 20 years
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American author and historian (1946-2016)
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Belinda Nash was born on 27 October 1946 in Canada.
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Belinda Nash died on 16 February 2016 in Virginia Beach.
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