the person who accused a people
Reverand Parris was the minister of Salem Village, He fed the hysteria, preaching that there was witchcraft, some say, to keep the people from firing him.
It is believed he had so much fervor for the Trials because they distracted the unhappy citizens from firing him.
Samuel Parris was a Puritan minister in Salem during the Salem witch trials. He was the father of one of the supposedly afflicted girls during the witch trials, and was the uncle of another.
John Indian was Reverend Parris's blackamoor (slave) also Tituba's husband.
1700's
Like all of the accusing girls of Salem, Betty's life after the trials fades into the unknown.
Betty Parris was one of the main accusers in the Salem witch trials. She was born in Salem, MA on November 28, 1682 and died in Salem on March 21, 1760.
Two young girls started the whole thing through their strange behaviors: the daughter, Betty, and the niece, Abigail Williams, of the Salem Village minister, Reverend Samuel Parris. In saying "thought of", you suggest that the Salem trials are a work of fiction. They are in no way thought up.
There were several unnotable ministers in the early part of the Salem Village Church. The most famous, and first ordained, minister of the church was Samuel Parris. He is often associated with the Salem Witch Trials.
Rev. Samuel Parris (1653-1720) was the Puritan minister in Salem Village, Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials, as well as the father to one of the afflicted girls, and uncle of another.
Samuel Paris worked as a minister in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials. His daughter and niece were both amongst the girls who were accused of being witches.
The Crucible was set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The play was about the increasing hysteria surrounding the Salem Witch Trials (1692-1693), and used real-life characters John Proctor, Abigail Williams, and Reverend Samuel Parris.