Sarah Good - Salem Witch Trials 1692
Sarah Good was one of the first women accused of witchcraft in the Salem witch hunts of 1692. Her four-year-old daughter, Dorcas, "confessed" to witchcraft, implicating her mother. The Goods were poor, homeless and beggars in Salem Village before the accusation.
Dorcas Good
Trial records connected with the arrest, examination and imprisonment of Dorcas Good, four-year-old daughter of Sarah Good.
Trial records connected with the arrest, examination and imprisonment of Dorcas Good, four-year-old daughter of Sarah Good.
Sarah Good
A brief biography of Sarah Good from a site honoring early families of colonial America.
A brief biography of Sarah Good from a site honoring early families of colonial America.
Sarah Good
One of the first accused witches in the 1692 Salem witch trials, "Goody" Good ("Goody" = Goodwife, a step below "Mrs." in respect) was considered odd and an outcast before the trials began. A link brings up a trial transcript excerpt.
One of the first accused witches in the 1692 Salem witch trials, "Goody" Good ("Goody" = Goodwife, a step below "Mrs." in respect) was considered odd and an outcast before the trials began. A link brings up a trial transcript excerpt.
Sarah Good
A homeless woman in Salem, one of the first to be charged with witchcraft in the 1692 trials. Her daughter, Dorcas, age four, was imprisoned for months and required special care and attention as a result of the damage done.
A homeless woman in Salem, one of the first to be charged with witchcraft in the 1692 trials. Her daughter, Dorcas, age four, was imprisoned for months and required special care and attention as a result of the damage done.
Sarah Good Executed July 19, 1692
Court transcripts and documents, from The Salem witchcraft papers : verbatim transcripts of the legal documents of the Salem witchcraft outbreak of 1692, compiled and transcribed in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration.
Court transcripts and documents, from The Salem witchcraft papers : verbatim transcripts of the legal documents of the Salem witchcraft outbreak of 1692, compiled and transcribed in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration.
Sarah Good [cenotaph]
Photograph of a memorial to Sarah Good, hanged as a witch July 19, 1692.
Photograph of a memorial to Sarah Good, hanged as a witch July 19, 1692.
Examination of Sarah Good
Excerpt from the transcript of the Salem witch trials, March 1, 1692.
Excerpt from the transcript of the Salem witch trials, March 1, 1692.
Trial and Execution of Sarah Good
Trial and execution records from 1692, showing the accusations and other court records, including the death warrant for Sarah Good, Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin, Elizabeth How and Sarah Wilds.
Trial and execution records from 1692, showing the accusations and other court records, including the death warrant for Sarah Good, Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin, Elizabeth How and Sarah Wilds.