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