Which witch was which?

Which of yesterday’s witches were real and which were fictional?
Real Witches:
The Witch of Endor
Anne Boleyn
And Marie Laveau.

Since Madame Marie is one of my favorite characters I’ll share a little nugget of info about her:

Believed to have been born in New Orleans in 1794 and died in New Orleans on June 15th, 1881. Marie was the daughter of a white man, Charles Laveau and Darcantel Marguerite, a mulatto with Indian blood. Marie was a tall woman, with black hair, dark skin that had a distinct reddish cast, and fierce black eyes. On August 4, 1819, Marie married Jacques Paris in St. Louis Cathedral. Their contract of marriage can still be found in the files there. Shortly after the wedding, Jacques disappeared. A record of his death did not appear until several years after he had been gone.

A few years after becoming a widow, Louis Christophe Duminy de Glapion moved into Marie’s home and lived there until he died in 1835. He and Marie had fifteen children. Marie became the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans sometime during the 1830's. She became the most famous and powerful voodoo queen in the world, so powerful that she acclaimed herself the Pope of Voodoo. She was respected and feared by thousands. A devout catholic, going to mass each day, she got permission to hold rituals behind St. Louis Cathedral. Starting out as a hairdresser and later as a selfless nurse, Marie Laveau became the first commercial voodoo queen. Over the years following the death of de Glapion, there are several small articles that mention Marie appearing in the New Orleans newspapers. And then, on June 16, 1881, the newspapers announced that Marie Laveau was dead. She would have been 87 years old.

The main mystery of Marie Laveau arises when people still claim to be seeing her long after her reported death. Who was it that died, and who did people continue to see? The widely accepted opinion is that it was the Widow Paris that died in 1881 and her daughter Marie Glapion, a striking look alike, took over the role of Voodoo Queen, walking in her mothers footsteps and became almost as powerful. Marie II was about 50 years old when her mother died. This theory accounts for sightings all the way into the early twentieth century. Marie Laveau's tomb in St. Louis Cemetery Number I is frequently covered with rosaries, flowers, coins, and various other offerings. Some visitors also tap three times on the tomb or mark three Xs with a piece of brick or chalk, and then ask Marie for a favor.

Pretty interesting huh? One of these days my goal is to make it to New Orleans and to visit Marie’s tomb.

Well gotta run!
Huggles!
Donica