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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bridget Playfer canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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