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 |
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| instanceOf |
Salem witch trials victim
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person → |
| causeOfDeath |
hanging
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| chronology |
executed in the third group of Salem witch trials hangings
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| convictedOf |
witchcraft
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| dateOfBirth |
circa 1630
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| dateOfDeath |
1692-07-19
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| era |
Colonial America
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| ethnicGroup |
English colonist in North America
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| executionLocation |
Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution)
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| familyName |
Howe
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| genreOfWork |
subject of historical studies on Salem witch trials
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| givenName |
Elizabeth
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| hasCause |
mass hysteria during Salem witch trials
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| hasLegacy |
symbol of injustice in witchcraft persecutions
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| hasRelative |
Howe family of Ipswich and Topsfield
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James Howe Sr. → |
| historicalPeriod |
late 17th century
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| languageSpoken |
English
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| legalStatus |
wrongfully convicted
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| legalSystem |
Massachusetts colonial legal system
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| mannerOfDeath |
execution
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| mentionedIn |
court records of the Salem witch trials
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| motherOf |
Elizabeth Howe (daughter)
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other children of Elizabeth Howe → |
| movement |
Puritan migration to New England
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| notableFor |
being executed for alleged witchcraft in 1692
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being posthumously recognized as wrongfully accused → |
| occupation |
housewife
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| participantIn |
Salem witch trials
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| placeOfBirth |
England
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| placeOfDeath |
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| posthumousRecognition |
acknowledged as innocent by later historians
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| religion |
Puritanism
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| residence |
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony → |
| sexOrGender |
female
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| sharesExecutionDateWith |
Rebecca Nurse
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Sarah Good → Sarah Wildes → Susannah Martin → |
| spouse |
James Howe Jr.
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| victimOf |
judicial miscarriage of justice
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religious persecution → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution)
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Salem witch trials → |
notableVictim |
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Howe family of Ipswich and Topsfield
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hasNotableMember |
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Elizabeth Howe
("Elizabeth Howe (daughter)")
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motherOf |
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James Howe Jr.
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spouse |