12 jul 1680 año - Abigail Williams, age 11

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Abigail is the niece of the Reverend Samuel Parris. Abigale and her cousin, Elizabeth “Betty” Parris, were the first “afflicted girls”.

Abigail was born on July 12, 1680, but her parents remained unknown. However, she was always known as the “niece” of Samuel Parris, this may or may not have been true, but she probably was some sort of relative.

On February 29th, 1692, three women were arrested for suspicion of witchcraft: Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and the Parris slave, Tituba. They were all found guilty, but Tituba was the only one to confess. Since the other two women did not confess, Good was hanged, and Osborne died in prison. Tituba was released from jail a year later when an unknown person paid her fees for release.

Abigail gave formal testimony in at least seven cases and was involved in as many as 17 capital cases, leading to the death of several innocent people.

As the witch trials were coming to an end, Abigail ran away from Salem. It is not certain what happened to her, but rumor has it that she fled to a city along the east coast and resorted to prostitution for survival.

One reference stated that she “apparently died before the end of 1697, if not sooner, no older than seventeen. ”

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