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Bridget Bishop
Bridget Bishop (née Magnus; c. 1632 – 10 June 1692) was a midwife and the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. Nineteen were hanged, and one, Giles Corey, was pressed to death. Altogether, about 200 people were tried.
She was born c. 1632 in Norwich, England. By Spring 1660, at the age of 28, Bridget was married to a Captain Samuel Wasselbe at St. Mary in the Marsh in Norwich. Bridget and Samuel had a son named Benjamin during this time, but he died in infancy. After this, the Wasselbe couple transitioned to America.
Bridget Wasselbe arrived in Boston in 1664, at the age of 32. It is likely that Bridget was pregnant during the voyage with the couple's second child, "Mary." At some point around the journey, Bridget's husband Samuel died. His cause of death is unknown, but there would be speculation about this later, during the Salem with trials.
Bridget gave birth to Mary in Boston in 1665, but the child did not survive past infancy. By 1666, Bridget was en route to Salem, where she would spend the rest of her life.
Bridget Bishop was examined due to her accusation of suspicion of "sundry acts of witchcraft".[page needed] Bishop was accused of bewitching five young women, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Jr., Mercy Lewis, Mary Walcott, and Elizabeth Hubbard, on the date of her examination by the authorities, 19 April 1692.
Bishop's trial, which was the first case seen before the new Court of Oyer and Terminer, began on June 2nd, 1692 and lasted eight days, officially starting the Salem Witchcraft Trials.[page needed] A record was given of her trial by Cotton Mather in "Wonders of the Invisible World." In his book, Mather recorded that several people testified against Bishop, stating that the shape of Bishop would pinch, choke or bite them. The shape also threatened to drown one victim if she did not write her name in a certain book. According to Mather, during the trial, any time Bishop would look upon one of her accusers, they would be immediately struck down and only her touch would revive them.
More allegations were made during the trial including that of a woman saying that the apparition of Bishop tore her coat, and upon further examination her coat was found to be torn in the exact spot. Mather mentions that the truth of these many accusations carried too much suspicion, however.
Ezekiel Cheevers and John Putnam made the complaint against Bridget Bishop. Bishop was charged for committing witchcraft upon five women, Ann Putnam, Mercy Lewis, Abigail Williams, Mary Walcot, and Elis Hubert. These women claimed Bridget Bishop to be the witch who hurt them.[page needed] Ann Putnam stated that Bishop called the devil her God, while other people such as Richard Coman accused Bishop of taking hold of their throats and ripping Coman and his wife out of bed.[page needed] Other girls accused her of harming them with just a quick glance. Even Bishop's own husband claimed she praised the devil.
Bridget Bishop
Bridget Bishop (née Magnus; c. 1632 – 10 June 1692) was a midwife and the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. Nineteen were hanged, and one, Giles Corey, was pressed to death. Altogether, about 200 people were tried.
She was born c. 1632 in Norwich, England. By Spring 1660, at the age of 28, Bridget was married to a Captain Samuel Wasselbe at St. Mary in the Marsh in Norwich. Bridget and Samuel had a son named Benjamin during this time, but he died in infancy. After this, the Wasselbe couple transitioned to America.
Bridget Wasselbe arrived in Boston in 1664, at the age of 32. It is likely that Bridget was pregnant during the voyage with the couple's second child, "Mary." At some point around the journey, Bridget's husband Samuel died. His cause of death is unknown, but there would be speculation about this later, during the Salem with trials.
Bridget gave birth to Mary in Boston in 1665, but the child did not survive past infancy. By 1666, Bridget was en route to Salem, where she would spend the rest of her life.
Bridget Bishop was examined due to her accusation of suspicion of "sundry acts of witchcraft".[page needed] Bishop was accused of bewitching five young women, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Jr., Mercy Lewis, Mary Walcott, and Elizabeth Hubbard, on the date of her examination by the authorities, 19 April 1692.
Bishop's trial, which was the first case seen before the new Court of Oyer and Terminer, began on June 2nd, 1692 and lasted eight days, officially starting the Salem Witchcraft Trials.[page needed] A record was given of her trial by Cotton Mather in "Wonders of the Invisible World." In his book, Mather recorded that several people testified against Bishop, stating that the shape of Bishop would pinch, choke or bite them. The shape also threatened to drown one victim if she did not write her name in a certain book. According to Mather, during the trial, any time Bishop would look upon one of her accusers, they would be immediately struck down and only her touch would revive them.
More allegations were made during the trial including that of a woman saying that the apparition of Bishop tore her coat, and upon further examination her coat was found to be torn in the exact spot. Mather mentions that the truth of these many accusations carried too much suspicion, however.
Ezekiel Cheevers and John Putnam made the complaint against Bridget Bishop. Bishop was charged for committing witchcraft upon five women, Ann Putnam, Mercy Lewis, Abigail Williams, Mary Walcot, and Elis Hubert. These women claimed Bridget Bishop to be the witch who hurt them.[page needed] Ann Putnam stated that Bishop called the devil her God, while other people such as Richard Coman accused Bishop of taking hold of their throats and ripping Coman and his wife out of bed.[page needed] Other girls accused her of harming them with just a quick glance. Even Bishop's own husband claimed she praised the devil.
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