Martha Carrier

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Salem witch trials victim historical figure person

Martha Carrier was a woman accused of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials and ultimately executed after being condemned as a witch.

Aliases (1)

Sarah Carrier ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Salem witch trials victim → historical figure → person →
accusedOf	afflicting others by witchcraft → covenanting with the Devil →
burialPlace	unmarked grave near Gallows Hill, Salem (probable) →
causeOfDeath	execution →
charge	witchcraft →
child	Andrew Carrier → Richard Carrier → Sarah Carrier → Thomas Carrier Jr. →
countryOfCitizenship	Massachusetts Bay Colony →
court	Court of Oyer and Terminer, Salem →
dateOfArrest	May 1692 →
dateOfBirth	circa 1643 →
dateOfConviction	August 1692 →
dateOfDeath	19 August 1692 →
describedAs	"Queen of Hell" by Cotton Mather →
describedBySource	Cotton Mather →
ethnicGroup	English colonist →
fullName	Martha Carrier →
hasOccupation	farmer → housewife →
historicalPeriod	17th-century colonial America →
languageSpoken	English →
legalStatus	condemned witch →
mannerOfDeath	execution by hanging →
movement	colonial New England Puritan community →
notableFor	being accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials → execution for alleged witchcraft in 1692 →
numberOfChildren	4 →
participantIn	Salem witch trials →
placeOfArrest	Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony →
placeOfBirth	Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony →
placeOfDeath	Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony →
portrayedIn	The Crucible (as inspiration for composite characters) →
posthumousRecognition	recognized as wrongfully executed victim of the Salem witch trials →
relative	Phebe Toothaker NERFINISHED → Roger Toothaker →
religion	Puritanism →
residence	Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony →
sexOrGender	female →
significantEvent	outbreak of smallpox in Andover associated with her family by contemporaries →
spouse	Thomas Carrier →
subjectOf	nonfiction book "The Heretic's Daughter" (fictionalized account based on her life) →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Martha Carrier ("Sarah Carrier") →	child
Martha Carrier →	fullName
Ann Putnam Jr. →	testifiedAgainst