Elizabeth (Betty) Parris

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historical figure person

Elizabeth (Betty) Parris was the young minister’s daughter whose strange afflictions in 1692 helped spark the infamous Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.

Aliases (2)

Elizabeth Parris ×46
Betty Parris ×2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical figure → person →
associatedWith	Abigail Williams → Ann Putnam Jr. → Tituba →
causeOfEvent	her reported fits and afflictions helped spark witchcraft accusations →
citizenship	Massachusetts Bay Colony →
countryOfBirth	Massachusetts Bay Colony →
date	1692 →
dateOfBirth	1682-11-28 →
dateOfDeath	1760-03-21 →
era	Colonial American period →
ethnicGroup	English colonist →
familyName	Parris →
father	Samuel Parris →
givenName	Elizabeth →
historicalRegion	New England →
householdMemberOf	Samuel Parris household →
householdServant	Tituba →
influenced	public hysteria over witchcraft in Salem Village →
interpretationByContemporaries	afflictions attributed to witchcraft →
knownFor	exhibiting strange afflictions in early 1692 → role in initiating the Salem witch trials →
languageSpoken	English →
legalRole	accuser in witchcraft examinations →
location	Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony →
marriageDate	1710-03-21 →
medicalDescription	experienced convulsions, screaming, and trance-like states →
mother	Elizabeth Parris Sr. →
nickname	Betty →
notableEvent	first recorded fits in January 1692 →
numberOfChildren	4 →
occupation	child witness →
participantIn	Salem witch trials →
partOf	Puritan community of Salem Village →
placeOfBirth	Boston →
placeOfDeath	Concord, Massachusetts →
placeOfResidence	Salem Village →
portrayedAs	Betty Parris in dramatic adaptations of the Salem witch trials →
portrayedIn	The Crucible →
presentDayLocationOfResidence	Danvers, Massachusetts →
religion	Puritanism →
sexOrGender	female →
sibling	Susannah Parris → Thomas Parris →
spouse	Benjamin Barron →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abigail Williams ("Betty Parris") →	ally
Samuel Parris ("Betty Parris") →	child
Salem Village →	notableResident