1635- June 10, 1692 Presented by: Mikel Moore and Bekka Carr Bridget Bishop 1635- June 10, 1692 Presented by: Mikel Moore and Bekka Carr

She was 55-57 years old when she was accused of practicing witchcraft. She was an innkeeper with a quick wit and a independent spirit.

She was widowed three times in her life. She was a member of the church, but she got into trouble often.

People gossiped about her because of “stories of publicly fighting with her various husbands…drinking and playing forbidden games.” The gossip that was spread about her showed she had a bad reputation with the townspeople.

She was the first to be accused of witchcraft, and was accused more than any other defendant. She pleaded innocent every time and never backed down, which lead to her hanging on June 10th, 1692.

The towns people accused her of going into the men's beds in the middle of the night and threatening them. They said whenever she would look towards one of the girls they would go into various types of fits; including verbal and physical.

She did not bear a grudge against anyone in the community. During her trials some of the judge’s realized the methods of the courts were not good. One of the judges was Nathanial Saltonstall.

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