Yes, for someone who claims she's desdended from Howe, I think she doesn't take the whole thing as seriously as she should. It was a truly horrible thing.

I am so sorry to hear about your ancestor. It is truly horrible, even 6 generations later.

My ancestor Rebecca Nurse was almost 89 years old, was a widow and deaf. She was convicted despite the fact that many of her neighbors signed a petition asking her to be let go. The first jury wanted to acquit her. When the jurors announced the "not guilty" verdict, the victims started yelling and screaming so the jury came back with a death verdict. Her Mary Easty was hung as well as an uncle and aunt, John Proctor and Mary Lacy.

There is a group of people on the web who are descended from the people involved in the trials. If you are interested, do a google search for "Descendants of Salem". They are very respectful of the situation.