Samuel Parris | |
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 Portrait of Samuel Parris | |
| Born | 1653 London, England |
| Died | February 27, 1720 (aged 66–67) Sudbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Known for | Father and uncle of Salem witch trials accusers; accuser along with his daughter and niece |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Thomas Parris Elizabeth Parris Susannah Parris |
| Relatives | Abigail Williams (niece) |
Samuel Parris (1653 – February 27, 1720) was a Puritan minister in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Also a businessman and one-time plantation owner, he gained notoriety for being the minister of the church in Salem Village, Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials of 1692. Accusations by Parris and his daughter against an enslaved woman precipitated an expanding series of witchcraft accusations.[1]