Elizabeth Howe

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Elizabeth Howe was a Massachusetts woman executed for alleged witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later recognized as one of its wrongfully accused victims.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Salem witch trials victim
person
causeOfDeath hanging
chronology executed in the third group of Salem witch trials hangings
convictedOf witchcraft
countryOfCitizenship Massachusetts Bay Colony
dateOfBirth circa 1630
dateOfDeath 1692-07-19
era Colonial America
ethnicGroup English colonist in North America
executionLocation Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution)
familyName Howe
genreOfWork subject of historical studies on Salem witch trials
givenName Elizabeth
hasCause mass hysteria during Salem witch trials
hasLegacy symbol of injustice in witchcraft persecutions
hasRelative Howe family of Ipswich and Topsfield
James Howe Sr.
historicalPeriod late 17th century
languageSpoken English
legalStatus wrongfully convicted
legalSystem Massachusetts colonial legal system
mannerOfDeath execution
mentionedIn court records of the Salem witch trials
motherOf Elizabeth Howe (daughter)
other children of Elizabeth Howe
movement Puritan migration to New England
notableFor being executed for alleged witchcraft in 1692
being posthumously recognized as wrongfully accused
occupation housewife
participantIn Salem witch trials
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
posthumousRecognition acknowledged as innocent by later historians
religion Puritanism
residence Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
sexOrGender female
sharesExecutionDateWith Rebecca Nurse
Sarah Good
Sarah Wildes
Susannah Martin
spouse James Howe Jr.
victimOf judicial miscarriage of justice
religious persecution


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