Colonial Massachusetts woman hanged as a witch during the Salem witch trials (born 1632)

Bridget Bishop

Bridget Bishop was a midwife and the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. Nineteen were hanged, and one, Giles Corey, was pressed to death. Altogether, about 200 people were tried.

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