Samuel Sewall
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Samuel Sewall was a colonial New England judge and diarist best known for his role in the Salem witch trials and later public repentance for that involvement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel Sewall canonical | 8 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial American
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diarist ⓘ judge ⓘ person ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | opposition to slavery in New England ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
|
| apologyDate | 1697-01-14 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1652-03-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bishopstoke, Hampshire, England ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Granary Burying Ground ⓘ |
| confessedFor | errors in the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1730-01-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
|
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
|
| endTime | 1728 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Sewall ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | John Hull ⓘ |
| fullName | Samuel Sewall self-link ⓘ |
| genre | diary ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1671 ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
legal writing
ⓘ
religious writing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early antislavery tract "The Selling of Joseph"
ⓘ
public repentance for involvement in the Salem witch trials ⓘ role in the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| madePublicConfessionAt | Old South Meeting House ⓘ |
| memberOf | Massachusetts General Court ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Diary of Samuel Sewall
ⓘ
The Selling of Joseph ⓘ
surface form:
anti-slavery pamphlet "The Selling of Joseph"
|
| numberOfChildren | 14 ⓘ |
| occupation |
diarist
ⓘ
judge ⓘ magistrate ⓘ merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participantIn | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature of Massachusetts Bay
ⓘ
Massachusetts Superior Court ⓘ
surface form:
Judge of the Superior Court of Judicature of Massachusetts Bay
|
| publicationDate | 1700 ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| spouse | Hannah Hull ⓘ |
| startTime | 1718 ⓘ |
| wrote | The Selling of Joseph ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Selling of Joseph