George Burroughs

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George Burroughs was a Puritan minister in colonial New England who was infamously executed for alleged witchcraft during the Salem witch trials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Puritan minister
historical figure
person
allegation witchcraft
causeOfDeath execution for alleged witchcraft
centuryOfActivity 17th century
colony Massachusetts Bay Colony
countryOfCitizenship Colonial America
dateOfDeath 1692-08-19
denomination Congregationalist
ethnicGroup English colonists in North America
event Salem witch trials
familyName William S. Burroughs
surface form: Burroughs
gender male
givenName George
historicalContext Puritan religious culture in 17th-century New England
mass hysteria and legal irregularities of the Salem witch trials
historicalReputation considered by many historians to have been wrongfully executed
jurisdictionOfTrial Province of Massachusetts Bay
knownFor being the only ordained minister executed in the Salem witch trials
languageSpoken English
legalStatusAtDeath convicted of witchcraft
mannerOfDeath execution by hanging
memorializedIn historical accounts of the Salem witch trials
scholarly works on colonial New England and witchcraft
notableFor being accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials
being executed for alleged witchcraft
reciting the Lord’s Prayer at his execution
occupation minister
participantIn Salem witch trials
placeOfDeath Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution)
surface form: Gallows Hill, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Salem, Massachusetts
surface form: Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
positionHeld minister in Falmouth, Maine
minister of the church at Salem Village
region New England
religion Protestantism
Puritanism
residence Falmouth, Maine (then part of Massachusetts Bay Colony)
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
surface form: Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony
roleInEvent accused witch in the Salem witch trials
clergyman executed during the Salem witch trials

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Salem witch trials notableVictim George Burroughs
Court of Oyer and Terminer triedPerson George Burroughs
Ann Putnam Jr. testifiedAgainst George Burroughs