Joseph Herrick [SEP] date of birth
Joseph Herrick
Joseph Herrick (August 6, 1645 – ca. 1710) was the principal law enforcement officer in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692. Joseph, it was believed, was the son of Henry Herrick, who was the fifth son of Sir William Herrick (Heyricke or Eyrick) of Beaumanor Park, in the parish of Loughborough, in the county of Leicester, England. Recent research indicates that Joseph is the son of a different Henrie Hericke, who also immigrated to America, possibly a
, poet
- Steven Herrick, poet
- Kathleen Stewart, novelist and poet
Deaths.
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1958 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 17 February – Hugh McCrae, poet (born 1876)
- 8 April – Ethel Turner, novelist (born 1870)
- 2 July