Bridget Bishop

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Bridget Bishop was the first person executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure
person
victim of witch trials
alsoKnownAs Bridget Playfer
associatedEvent use of spectral evidence in court
associatedWith Massachusetts Bay Colony legal system
colonial Massachusetts
causeOfDeath hanging
centuryOfDeath 17th century
chargeBroughtBy Salem witchcraft court
convictedOf witchcraft
countryOfDeath Massachusetts Bay Colony
culturalDepiction character in works inspired by Salem witch trials
dateOfDeath 1692-06-10
ethnicGroup English colonists in North America
event Salem witch trials
executionLocation Gallows Hill, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
followedBy further executions in the Salem witch trials
gender female
hasLegacy symbol of injustice of Salem witch trials
historicalPeriod Colonial America
Late 17th century
influenced later legal skepticism about spectral evidence
languageSpoken English
legalJurisdiction Court of Oyer and Terminer, Massachusetts Bay Colony
legalOutcomePosthumous later recognized as wrongfully convicted
legalStatusAtTrial found guilty
mannerOfDeath execution
memorializedIn Salem Witch Trials Memorial, Salem, Massachusetts
name Bridget Bishop
notableFor first person executed during the Salem witch trials
numberOfSpouses 2
occupation innkeeper
tavern owner
partOf group of 20 people executed in the Salem witch trials
placeOfDeath Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
placeOfResidence Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
precededBy accusations of witchcraft in Salem Village
religion Puritanism
spouse Edward Bishop
Thomas Oliver
subjectOf books about Salem witch trials
documentaries about Salem witch trials
historical research on Salem witch trials
plays about Salem witch trials
trialDate 1692-06-02
victimOf mass hysteria
religious persecution

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bridget Bishop
name
Edward Bishop
spouse
Edward Bishop ("Bridget Bishop was the first person executed during the Salem witch trials")
spouseExecutionContext
Ann Putnam Jr.
testifiedAgainst
Court of Oyer and Terminer
triedPerson

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