Legends of the Haunted Mansion

Master William Gracey   1873-1898 William Gracey was born to George Gracey and his fussy but devout wife Abigail on Halloween night 1876 in upstate New York. As a child, William grew up in the family's winter home in New Orleans and heard of the stories about its past from the staff. After William came of age, he went to the finest schools - both Harvard and Yale , remarkably. Upon his 21st birthday, he inherited the family fortune after his father’s tragic accident.  Upon landing in New Orleans, William wanted to find a new home for his shipping business in New Orleans. William moved in shortly moved into the family winter home, working now on returning the mansion to its former splendor. It only took months to repair the mansion. In time, life returned to the once forgotten manor. Obsessed with learning about the mansion's past, he sought out mediums to exorcize the mansion. One day, while strolling through the bustling marketplace of the French Quarters, he came across...

Abigail Pateclever  1855-1890 Abigail was born in Baltimore MD in 1855 to the Pateclever family. As a child, she lived a sheltered life and was tortured to be a proper lady. As she bloomed into a young woman of 20, she met the acquaintance of Geroge Gracey and he literally swept her off her feet. She bore George their own son and heir, William, who would later be called Master Gracey.  Even though the couple lived a happy life, George was always away from his business trips. While Abigail had to raise William. After George came back from his travels, the couple would then quarrel with one another. When William had attended college, it was here that Abigail discovered that her husband was having an affair with the maid. In a fit of blind rage, she disposed of both George and his lover with an axe.     At the trial, Abigail's counsel pleaded for mercy on the grounds that she was now a widow. Witnesses testified that the murder was justified because George had...