John Hathorne

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John Hathorne was a prominent 17th-century Massachusetts magistrate best known for his zealous role as an examining judge during the Salem witch trials.

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Magistrate John Hathorne 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judge
magistrate
person
activeInTerritory Massachusetts Bay Colony
burialPlace Charter Street Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts
centuryOfActivity 17th century
countryOfCitizenship Massachusetts Bay Colony
dateOfBirth 1641-08
dateOfDeath 1717-05-10
ethnicGroup English colonists in North America
familyName Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
surface form: Hathorne
givenName John
hasDescendant Nathaniel Hawthorne
heritage English-American
knownFor refusal to apologize for his role in the Salem witch trials
zealous prosecution of alleged witches in Salem
memberOf Massachusetts colonial legislature
surface form: Massachusetts colonial judiciary
notableRelative Nathaniel Hawthorne
notableWork role as examining judge during the Salem witch trials
occupation judge
magistrate
participantIn Salem witch trials
placeOfBirth Salem, Massachusetts
surface form: Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
placeOfDeath Salem, Massachusetts
surface form: Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
positionHeld examining judge in the Salem witch trials
magistrate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
relative Nathaniel Hawthorne
religion Puritanism
residence Salem, Massachusetts
surface form: Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
sexOrGender male

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Court of Oyer and Terminer judge John Hathorne