Haunting of Nelly Butler | The 1799 Haunting That Convinced an Entire Town (Patreon)

The life, death, and sightings of Nelly Butler, known as America's first ghost with one of the most recorded sightings in history.

America’s first ghost story follows the tragic life and death of a young woman from Maine. She married her lover, but passed during childbirth. While her soul remained earth-bound, she didn’t haunt her ex-husband, but instead a nearby family. She spoke with them often, and began to appear to the townspeople. This led to her becoming one of the most recorded ghost sightings in history. Today, we’re taking a closer look at the haunting case of Nelly Butler.

Sensitive topics: Complications from childbirth, death of a child