She was born on the 12 th of July She was born in the year 1680 Born in Salem Mass.
She lived with her uncle, Reverend Samuel Parris, who was the town’s minister She lived with her relatives to learn about housewifery and how to run a house Toys and games were scarce so playing was not a big part of their childhood Puritans saw games as sinful distractions from learning
Very little is known about her actual biological parents She lived with relatives instead of her mother and father Her cousin, Elizabeth (Betty) Parris, and herself did many activities together even though games and toys were not a big part of their childhood life
They were expected to behave under the strict code of adults: › Doing chores › Attending church services › How to properly run a house Some children learned to read; except most households only owed the Bible and other religious works There were very few books written for children
Many people claim that she was a servant for her uncle, Reverend Samuel Parris She was still pretty young during the Salem Witch Craft Hysteria, so her main job was to learn about housewifery and learn the common house work
She was a Puritan child Puritans believed that the Devil was real, just like they did with God People who followed Satan were considered t be witches. If a person committed witchcraft, they were punishable by death Witchcraft was the biggest crime a person could commit
Only about 11 or 12 during the trials She was one of the prominent accuser Betty Parris and herself, were the first two girls to exhibit erratic behaviors that were soon identified as being caused by witchcraft In February 1692, a complaint was issued against Tituba, Reverend Samuel Parris' Indian slave, Sarah Osborne, and Sarah God for afflicting Betty, myself, and other local girls such as Ann Putnam, Jr.
She gave a formal testimony in 7 cases She made 41 legal complaints She gave her last testimony on June 3 rd, 1692 After she gave her last testimony, there is no documentation on her whereabouts Some people she made complaints about included the following: › Martha Cory, George Burroughs, Bridget Bishop, Elizabeth and John Proctor, Mary Easty, John Willard, Mary Witheridge, Rebecca Nurse, and many others.
She died in the year of 1697 No one knows for sure what age she died at but many people believe she died around the age of 17
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