Sarah GoodOlivia Bealer

Miss DelGregoEnglish III (Cp) E

October 16, 2012

Birth

Sarah Good was born on July 11, 1653 in Salem, Massachusetts

Family

Father- John Solart Mother Stepfather- Ezekiel Woodward Two older brothers First Husband- Daniel Poole Second husband- William Good Daughter- Dorcas Good Newborn

Childhood

When Sarah was 17, her father committed suicide by drowning himself. His estate was divided among his widow

and children, but his daughters' shares were to be in his widow's control until the daughters were old enough.

When Sarah's mother remarried, her stepfather took control of Sarah's inheritance leaving Sarah with nothing.

Career

After her first husband, Daniel Poole, died Sarah was left in his debt.

Sarah and her new husband, William Good, were forced to sell her land to pay off her first husband’s debt.

She did not have a job, but her husband worked as a day laborer to provide for the family.

She became a homeless, and pregnant, beggar who would often wander door to door asking for handouts.

Involvement in the Salem With Hysteria

While begging among her neighbors, she sometimes cursed those who did not respond; these curses were used against her in 1692.

Sarah was accused of witchcraft in February of 1692 when two girls, Abigail Williams and Betty Parris, began behaving strangely and having fits. When questioned about who was causing these fits, they accused Sarah Good along with Tituba and Sarah Osburn.

Involvement in the Salem With Hysteria

On March 1, 1692, Sarah Good faced examination. Sarah Good pleaded, “I am falsely accused,” but Tituba named her as a witch. Several villagers, including her husband,

testified against her, and Sarah was put in prison.

Involvement in the Salem With Hysteria

On March 24, Ann Putnam accused Sarah’s five-year-old daughter, Dorcas, of witchcraft.

When examined, Dorcas confessed that she and her mother were witches. She showed the judges a red spot on her finger claiming it was from a snake her mother had given her. Dorcas was put in prison.

Involvement in the Salem With Hysteria

Sarah Good was tried on June 30. Despite the lack of evidence other than the claims of the afflicted girls, she was found guilty. She was one of five women to be hanged on July 19, 1692.

Local minister, Reverend Nicholas Noyes, urged her to confess, announcing that she was indeed a witch. Sarah Good replied: “I am no more a witch than you are a wizard, and if you take away my life, God will give you blood to drink.”

Death

Sarah Good was the second to be accused of being a witchShe was hanged and died on July 19, 1692.

Bibliography

Jobe, Sarah. "Salem Witch Trials: Sarah Good." The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2012. <http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/salem/people

Lewis, Jone Johnson. "Sarah Good - Salem Witch Trials." Women's History - Comprehensive Research and Information Guide. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2012. <http://womenshistory.about.com/od/sarahgood/a/Sarah-Good.htm>.

Linder , Douglas O. . "Sarah Good." UMKC School of Law. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2012. <http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/