Bridget Playfer

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Bridget Playfer, better known as Bridget Bishop, was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials of 1692 in colonial Massachusetts.

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instanceOf Salem witch trials victim
historical figure
person
accusedBy Salem witch trials accusers
alsoKnownAs Bridget Bishop
charge witchcraft
convictedIn Court of Oyer and Terminer
convictionStatus convicted
countryOfCitizenship England
dateOfBirth c. 1632
dateOfDeath 1692-06-10
era Colonial America
ethnicGroup English
executionLocation Gallows Hill
surface form: Gallows Hill, Salem
hasCauseOfDeath judicial execution
hasNameInReligionOrFolklore witch of Salem
historicalRegion Massachusetts Bay Colony
legacy symbol of injustice of the Salem witch trials
legalStatusAtDeath condemned witch
mannerOfDeath execution by hanging
notableEvent trial and execution on charges of witchcraft in 1692
notableFor being the first person executed for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials
numberOfMarriages 3
occupation innkeeper
tavern keeper
participantIn Salem witch trials
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath Salem, Massachusetts
surface form: Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
portrayedIn dramatizations of the Salem witch trials
literature about the Salem witch trials
religion Puritanism
residence Salem, Massachusetts
surface form: Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
sexOrGender female
spouse Edward Bishop
Samuel Wasselbe
Thomas Oliver

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Bridget Bishop alsoKnownAs Bridget Playfer