Bartholomew Gedney
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Bartholomew Gedney was a colonial Massachusetts magistrate best known for serving as one of the judges during the Salem witch trials of 1692.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial magistrate
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judge ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Court proceedings against alleged witches in 1692
ⓘ
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts) ⓘ
surface form:
Salem Village
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| employer |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts colonial government
|
| ethnicGroup | English colonists in North America ⓘ |
| familyName | Gedney ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial law
ⓘ
judiciary ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | criminal adjudication ⓘ |
| givenName | Bartholomew ⓘ |
| hasReputation | controversial role in witchcraft prosecutions ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English colonial law ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
ⓘ
surface form:
Puritan community of Salem
|
| notableEvent | 1692 Salem witchcraft accusations ⓘ |
| notableFor | role as a judge during the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
magistrate ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| partOf | colonial Massachusetts judiciary ⓘ |
| placeInHistory | early American legal history ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Salem, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| positionHeld | magistrate of colonial Massachusetts ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Salem, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| roleInEvent | judge examining accused witches ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies of the Salem witch trials
ⓘ
scholarship on colonial American law ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
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