Sara Good was accused during the Salem Witch Trials primarily due to her status as a social outcast and her reputation as a beggar. She was often viewed with suspicion by the community, and her contentious relationships with others made her a target. Additionally, her alleged behavior and the testimonies against her, including claims of witchcraft by several young girls, fueled the accusations, ultimately leading to her execution in 1692.
Dorcas Good EDIT: Dorcas was the youngest ACCUSED. She survived the trials only to go mad. The youngest to DIE was John Willard, who was around thirty when he was executed on August 19, 1692.
A really good book is Salem Witch. I don't know the author, but it has two sides of the story, one of the accused person, and the other of the the accuser. EDIT: That is not a good book is you want to read about the trials because its fiction. I would suggest Witch Hunt by Marc Aronson or A Fever in Salem by Laurie Carlson.
It inspired 'The Crucible'.
Off the top of my head... When prominent people in the Salem community started being accused by those vicious little girls they sort of petered out. Wikipeadia has a good entry under "Salem Witch Trials" if you want more detail.
The religious zealots. <----- This answer is not true. The real truth is that in 1688, Samuel Parris was invited to preach at the church in Salem, Massachusettes, and to bring his family, his wife, Elizabeth, his six-year-old daughter Betty, niece Abagail Williams, and his Indian slave Tituba. The village girls were caught fortune-telling with Tituba, and to save themselves, blamed older women and men of being in league with the devil, and forcing them to do witchcraft. The accusers were all young girls. 25 people died between June 10th and October 1st, 1692.
Elizabeth Proctor was poor. She was around during the Salem witch trials, and accused of being a witch. She was the wife of John Proctor.
The youngest girl accused of witchcraft was 5 years old, Sarah Good
Sarah Good was one of the accused witches during the Salem witch trials in 1692. She was not known for having specific alleged victims, but was accused of practicing witchcraft herself. It is important to note that the accusations made during the witch trials were generally based on superstition and mass hysteria, rather than credible evidence.
Dorcas Good EDIT: Dorcas was the youngest ACCUSED. She survived the trials only to go mad. The youngest to DIE was John Willard, who was around thirty when he was executed on August 19, 1692.
Sarah Good was one of the first women to be accused and convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. She was found guilty and sentenced to death. On July 19, 1692, she was executed by hanging, along with several others accused of witchcraft. Good's trial and execution exemplified the hysteria and injustice of the period.
A really good book is Salem Witch. I don't know the author, but it has two sides of the story, one of the accused person, and the other of the the accuser. EDIT: That is not a good book is you want to read about the trials because its fiction. I would suggest Witch Hunt by Marc Aronson or A Fever in Salem by Laurie Carlson.
an accused witch.....y???
She was hanged.
It inspired 'The Crucible'.
Sarah Good reportedly claimed to have seen the apparition of herself during the Salem witch trials in 1692. This statement was made in the context of her trial, where she was accused of witchcraft and the affliction of several young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts. Her defense included asserting that her spirit was being used to harm others, which was a common defense among those accused during this period.
The first three women to be tried in Salem were Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborn. Soon after these three women were accused, multiple accusations swept across Salem and many were put in jail or sentenced to hang.
Off the top of my head... When prominent people in the Salem community started being accused by those vicious little girls they sort of petered out. Wikipeadia has a good entry under "Salem Witch Trials" if you want more detail.