Putnam family faction in Salem Village
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The Putnam family faction in Salem Village was a powerful and influential kinship group that played a leading role in instigating and sustaining the Salem witch trials of 1692.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
faction
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kinship group → social group → |
| activeInPeriod |
late 17th century
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| associatedWith |
accusing girls in Salem witch trials
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testimony against alleged witches → |
| conflictWith |
more commercially oriented interests near Salem Town
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| contributedTo |
scale of witchcraft accusations in Salem Village
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| country |
Colonial America
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| eventLocationContext |
present-day Danvers, Massachusetts
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| hasKeyAccuser |
Ann Putnam Jr.
→
Thomas Putnam Jr. → |
| hasMember |
Ann Putnam Jr.
→
Ann Putnam Sr. → Edward Putnam → Thomas Putnam Jr. → other Putnam relatives → |
| hasTypeOfPower |
economic influence
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political influence → religious influence → |
| historicalRegion |
New England
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| historicalReputation |
major instigators of the Salem witch trials
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| impact |
contributed to executions of accused witches
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shaped historical memory of Salem witch trials → |
| influencedBy |
local religious tensions in Salem Village
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property and boundary disputes in Salem Village → village-versus-town political conflicts → |
| language |
English
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| locatedIn |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Salem Village → |
| notableFor |
leading role in the Salem witch trials of 1692
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| opposedTo |
Porter family faction in Salem Village
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| participatedIn |
Salem witch trials
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| partOf |
Salem Village community
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| politicalAlignment |
pro-Parris faction in Salem Village
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| power |
significant local influence in Salem Village affairs
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| relatedTo |
Putnam family
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| religion |
Puritanism
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| roleInEvent |
instigated accusations of witchcraft
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sustained prosecutions during the Salem witch trials → |
| socialStatus |
prominent farming family
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| supported |
Reverend Samuel Parris
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| usedInstrument |
court testimony
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spectral evidence → |
| year |
1692
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Thomas Putnam
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associatedWith |
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Sarah Osborne
("Putnam family of Salem Village")
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conflictWith |