Charles Freeman
In 1879, in Pocasset, Massachusetts, the same island where the Davis Family would latter be killed by Jane Toppen, there was the family of Charles Freeman. They, like many in the area were members of the Second Adventism religion. Freeman, along with Alden Davis, were leaders in their church. Those not involved in their church found the religion to be be full of fanatics with what they considered to be crazy and wild ideas. Adventism was started by a man name William Miller and called themselves Millerites. Miller believed that the second coming of Jesus would occur on October 22, 1844. When this did not happen it became known as "The Great Disappointment." Many followers began losing faith in Miller and by 1845 there were basically 4 branches of Adventism. The Second Adventists were those who still believed in Miller. Today we know this religion, or a form of it as, The 7th Day Adventists and they are considered be conservative...