Betty Parris

Betty Parris
Born(1682-11-28)November 28, 1682
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
DiedMarch 21, 1760(1760-03-21) (aged 77)
Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Known forAccuser in the Salem witch trials
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(m. 1710; died 1754)​
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Elizabeth Parris (November 28, 1682 – March 21, 1760)[1] was one of the young girls who accused other people of being witches during the Salem witch trials. The accusations made by Parris and her cousin Abigail Williams caused the direct death of 20 Salem residents: 19 were hanged, while another, Giles Corey, was pressed to death.[2]

  1. ^ Brooks, Rebecca B. (June 10, 2013). "Elizabeth Parris: First Afflicted Girl of the Salem Witchcraft Trials". historyofmassachusetts.org. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Profile Archived June 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, womenshistory.about.com; accessed December 23, 2014.