town of Salem (historical jurisdiction)

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colonial town former municipality

The town of Salem was a colonial-era Massachusetts jurisdiction best known as the setting of the 1692 Salem witch trials and the broader Puritan community from which they arose.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial town → former municipality →
adjacentTo	Massachusetts Bay →
associatedWith	Governor William Phips → Magistrate John Hathorne → Magistrate Jonathan Corwin → Reverend Samuel Parris → accused person Giles Corey → accused person Rebecca Nurse → accused person Sarah Good → accused person Tituba →
colonyCapitalOf	none →
country	Kingdom of England →
demography	Native American presence in surrounding region → predominantly English settlers →
economy	fishing → maritime trade → small-scale agriculture →
eventLocation	Salem witch trials of 1692–1693 →
foundedBy	English colonists →
foundingPopulation	Puritan settlers →
governmentType	Puritan theocratic-influenced town government →
hasCourt	Court of Oyer and Terminer (for Salem witch trials) →
hasPart	Salem Town (historical) → Salem Village (historical) → present-day city of Salem, Massachusetts → present-day town of Beverly, Massachusetts → present-day town of Danvers, Massachusetts → present-day town of Middleton, Massachusetts → present-day town of Peabody, Massachusetts → present-day town of Wenham, Massachusetts →
language	English →
legalSystem	English colonial law → Massachusetts Bay Colony legal code →
locatedIn	Massachusetts Bay Colony →
locatedInPresentDay	Commonwealth of Massachusetts → Essex County, Massachusetts →
notableFor	Puritan religious community → Salem witch trials → colonial New England port →
partOf	New England →
religion	Congregationalism → Puritanism →
successorAdministrativeUnit	city of Salem, Massachusetts → town of Danvers, Massachusetts → town of Peabody, Massachusetts →
timePeriod	17th century → colonial era →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Salem Village →	partOf