The first change it made was to the ages of Abigail Williams and John Proctor. Abigail was eleven years old during the Salem witch trials, but for the film, Miller aged her up and changed her age to around seventeen. John Proctor was sixty years old 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 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, like Betty Parris' mother, in the film. Another characteristic change my Miller made was telling Abigail a story about Indians crushing her parents' heads on the pillow next to hers. Historians are unsure why Abigail lived with the Paris family or if they were actually family. The victims weren't just Abigail Williams, Betty Paris, Ruth Putnam, Mary Warren and the other neighborhood girls. According to historical representation, women and older men presented themselves as being afflicted. Miller also got rid of Tituba's husband John