The first change it made was to the ages of Abigail Williams and John Proctor. Abigail was eleven years old during the real Salem witch trials, but for the film Miller aged her up and changed her age to around seventeen. John Proctor was in his sixties during the Salem Witch Trials, but for the film Miller made him younger and changed his age to around thirty. Miller also changed a character's name. Thomas Putnam's daughter, Ann Putnam Jr, was renamed Ruth Putnam for the film. Another change in the Putnam family was the number of living children they had. During the real Salem witch trials they had six living children according to Margo Burns, but in the film only their daughter Ruth [Ann Putnam Jr] survived. Miller also got rid of some characters, such as Betty Parris' mother, in the film. Another signature change that made my Miller tell Abigail a backstory about the Indians smashing her parents' heads on the pillow next to hers. Historians are unsure why Abigail lived with the Paris family or whether they were actually part of the family. The victims were not only Abigail Williams, Betty Paris, Ruth Putnam, Mary Warren and the other neighborhood girls. According to the historical depiction, the women and older men presented themselves as afflicted. Miller also got rid of Tituba's husband, John