ABIGAIL WILLIAMS

1680- unknown

Birth and Death

born July 12th, 1680  the orphaned neice of the Reverend

Samuel Parris  ran away near the end of the Salem

Witch Hysteria rumors

ran away to a distant city survived off of prostitution?? some say died in 1697 at age seventeen most facts about her are unknown

Childhood

orphaned at a young age lived with uncle Reverend Samuel Parris,

his wife, and ther daughter Betty (nine) a group of girls including Abby and Betty

were told stories by a slave women, Tituba

there really wasn't much a girl could do at the time. Fun and laughter was strictly prohibited

Education

was brought up as any Puritan girl taught Bible verses no formal schoolhouses no laughter or creativity allowed learned housework

spinning yarn, cooking, cleaning, taking care of children, herb gathering, knitting, candle making, laundry

was told stories of witchcraft by a slave called Tituba

Career

ran away from Salem before the hysteria was over

not much is known about survival in the world outside of Salem

Religious Practices

was Puritan and lived with Reverend uncle

went to church every Sunday everday God fearing Puritan no fun or laughing, Only chores and God was told that all humans were evil,

especialy women who were easily swayed by the Devil

women submitted to the husband like the feminine soul submitted to God

Salem Witch Hysteria

leader of the group of girls accusing witches at age 11

learned witchcraft stories from Tituba threw herself into fits of hysteria, screaming,

seeing things that weren't there first accused Tituba, Sarah Osborne, and Sarah

Good of witchcraft testified against Sarah Good saying that her

spirit was pinching Elizabeth Hubbard, Betty Parris and Ann Putnam to send them into fits

Salem Witch Hysteria cont.

made 41 legal complaints and testified in seven cases

involved in at least 17 capital cases diaspered from all court cases after June

3rd 1692 ran away from Salem- no one knows what

happened to her or why she ran from Salem

Accusations

Elizabeth Proctor- saw her spector drinking blood along with 40 other witches including Sarah Cloyce and Sarah Good

 John Proctor- sat on her body at night and pinched her

 Martha Cory- told her to put her hand on the Devil's book

 Rebecca Nurse- an apparation tried to choke, pinch, and tempt her into fire as well as attend the Devil's sacrament

Goody Williams

Works Cited

Yost, Melissa.  "Abigail Williams."         Salem Witch Trials.com 2002. 2 Nov.

2011        < http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/saxon-

salem/servlet/>  Burns, Margo. "Arthur Miller's: The Crucible

Fact or Fiction."          17th Century Colonial New England.com

2011. 2 Nov. 2011         < http://www.17thc.us/docs/fact-

fiction.shtml>