Sarah Good

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Sarah Good was an American colonist and one of the first three women accused of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was a marginalized member of the community, known for being an irascible beggar.12

Along with Tituba and Sarah Osborne, Good was arrested and publicly questioned. While Osborne and Tituba initially protested their innocence, Good accused Osborne of witchcraft. Tituba, under duress, confessed to witchcraft, which fueled the hysteria and led to further accusations. Good, however, maintained her innocence and was found guilty. She was executed by hanging on July 19, 1692, reportedly saying to the minister, "I am no more a witch than you are a wizard, and if you take my life, God will give you blood to drink".21

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Salem witch trials
Three witches
…of whom attended church regularly: Sarah Good, an irascible beggar, and Sarah Osborn (also spelled Osborne), an elderly bed-ridden woman who was scorned for her romantic involvement with an indentured servant. On March 1 two magistrates from Salem Town, John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin, went to the village to conduct…
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…of whom attended church regularly: Sarah Good, an irascible beggar, and Sarah Osborn (also spelled Osborne), an elderly bed-ridden woman who was scorned for her romantic involvement with an indentured servant. On March 1 two magistrates from Salem Town, John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin, went to the village to conduct…
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