The Jersey Devil
1735
Jane Leeds, known by the locals as “Mother Leeds”, was a resident of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Janes nickname was well earned as she was the mother of 12 children. After discovering that she was pregnant with what would be the 13th Leeds child, she cursed the child out of frustration stating “This child will be the Devil”. On one stormy night in 1735, Mother Leeds gave birth to what appeared to be a normal child until…
It grew horns and the head of a goat
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