Susannah Martin

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Susannah Martin was a Massachusetts woman executed for alleged witchcraft in 1692, remembered as one of the victims of the Salem witch trials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alleged witch
person
victim of the Salem witch trials
associatedWith Amesbury, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts
burialPlace unmarked grave near execution site at Salem, Massachusetts (probable)
causeOfDeath execution for alleged witchcraft
charges witchcraft
convictedBy Court of Oyer and Terminer
countryOfCitizenship Massachusetts Bay Colony
dateOfArrest 1692-05-02
dateOfBirth circa 1621
dateOfDeath 1692-07-19
deathPenaltyImposedBy authorities of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
ethnicGroup English colonist in North America
familyName Martin
givenName Susannah
hasCause mass hysteria during Salem witch trials
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath execution by hanging
memorial Salem Witch Trials Memorial, Salem, Massachusetts
Witch Trials Memorial, Proctor’s Ledge, Salem, Massachusetts
notableFor being one of the women executed during the Salem witch trials
numberOfChildren 8
occupation housewife
participantIn Salem witch trials
placeOfArrest Amesbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
placeOfResidence Amesbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
posthumousRecognition recognized as innocent victim of witchcraft hysteria
religion Puritanism
sexOrGender female
spouse George Martin
trialHeldIn Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
victimOf judicial error
religious persecution
yearOfBirth 1621
yearOfDeath 1692

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