salem witchcraft trials
121Abigail Williams — was one of the original and foremost accusers in the Salem witch trials of 1692. Williams was eleven years old at the time and living with her uncle Samuel Parris in Salem Village (now Danvers) having been born in Salem on 12 July 1680. Abigail s …
122sorcery — /sawr seuh ree/, n., pl. sorceries. the art, practices, or spells of a person who is supposed to exercise supernatural powers through the aid of evil spirits; black magic; witchery. [1250 1300; ME sorcerie < ML sorceria. See SORCERER, Y3] Syn.… …
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124John Willard — John Willard, born no later than 1672 [ [http://willardfamilyassn.org/witch001.htm WFA Genealogy Report on John Willard] , accessed August 16, 2006.] , was one of the people executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, during the Salem witch… …
125Mal des Ardents — Ergotisme Ergotisme Classification et ressources externes CIM 10 T62.2 CIM 9 988.2 DiseasesDB 30715 MeSH …
126Mal des ardents — Ergotisme Ergotisme Classification et ressources externes CIM 10 T62.2 CIM 9 988.2 DiseasesDB 30715 MeSH …
127Mather, Cotton — born Feb. 12, 1663, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony died Feb. 13, 1728, Boston American Puritan leader. The son of Increase Mather, he earned a master s degree from Harvard College and was ordained a Congregational minister in 1685, after which… …
128History of Massachusetts — Flag of Massachusetts Massachusetts was first colonized by principally English Europeans in the early 17th century, and became the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 18th century. Prior to English colonization of the area, it was inhabited by a …
