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.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Puritan minister
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historical figure → person → |
| allegation |
witchcraft
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| causeOfDeath |
execution for alleged witchcraft
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| centuryOfActivity |
17th century
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| colony |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Colonial America
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| dateOfDeath |
1692-08-19
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| denomination |
Congregationalist
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| ethnicGroup |
English colonists in North America
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| event |
Salem witch trials
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| familyName |
Burroughs
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| gender |
male
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| givenName |
George
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| historicalContext |
Puritan religious culture in 17th-century New England
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mass hysteria and legal irregularities of the Salem witch trials → |
| historicalReputation |
considered by many historians to have been wrongfully executed
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| jurisdictionOfTrial |
Province of Massachusetts Bay
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| knownFor |
being the only ordained minister executed in the Salem witch trials
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| languageSpoken |
English
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| legalStatusAtDeath |
convicted of witchcraft
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| mannerOfDeath |
execution by hanging
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| memorializedIn |
historical accounts of the Salem witch trials
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scholarly works on colonial New England and witchcraft → |
| notableFor |
being accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials
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being executed for alleged witchcraft → reciting the Lord’s Prayer at his execution → |
| occupation |
minister
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| participantIn |
Salem witch trials
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| placeOfDeath |
Gallows Hill, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony → |
| positionHeld |
minister in Falmouth, Maine
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minister of the church at Salem Village → |
| region |
New England
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| religion |
Protestantism
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Puritanism → |
| residence |
Falmouth, Maine (then part of Massachusetts Bay Colony)
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Massachusetts Bay Colony → Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony → |
| roleInEvent |
accused witch in the Salem witch trials
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clergyman executed during the Salem witch trials → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Salem witch trials
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notableVictim |
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Ann Putnam Jr.
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testifiedAgainst |
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Court of Oyer and Terminer
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triedPerson |