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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.
Sarah Good
Sarah Good was hanged as a witch in the Salem witch trials of 17th century colonial Massachusetts. Her daughter, 4 or 5 years old, was also accused, and her newborn infant died in jail.
Sarah Good [cenotaph]
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.
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.