Betty parris description
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Author: Haley Johnson
Elizabeth or “Betty” Parris was the daughter of Reverend Samuel Parris and Elizabeth Parris (Sr.). She was born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 28th, 1682. In November of 1689, when she was seven, her family moved to rural Salem Village where her father had been appointed head minister of the Puritan congregation. The Parris family brought their two servants, Tituba and John Indian, to Salem with them. It is also known that during this time, Elizabeth’s cousin who was older by two years, Abigail Williams was residing with the Parris family. By January of 1692, when the accusations began in Salem, Elizabeth was nine years old and Abigail was eleven.
It is believed that in the Winter of 1691-92 Elizabeth and her cousin used fortunetelling charms in attempt to divine the name of their future husbands. Soon after, in January of 1692 the girls began acting strangely: hiding under furniture, making strange noises (including barking) and complaining of aches. When a local doctor suggested to Samuel Parris that the girls may be bewitched, Parris sent for Rev
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Elizabeth “Betty” Parris was the first afflicted girl and one of the main accusers during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.
Born in Boston on November 28, 1682, Betty moved to Salem with her family and slave Tituba in November of 1689 when her father, Samuel Parris, was appointed the new minister of Salem Village.
Betty Parris & the Salem Witch Trials:
In the winter of 1691-1692, some of the afflicted girls reportedly dabbled in fortune-telling techniques, such as a “venus glass” in which the girls dropped an egg white into a glass of water so that a shape or symbol appeared, in an attempt to learn more about their future husbands and social status.
Although some sources indicate that it was Tituba who taught the girls these fortune-telling techniques, there is no mention of this in the court records and no evidence that she was involved.
According to the book A Modest Enquiry Into the Nature of Witchcraft by local minister, Reverend John Hale, on one of these occasions the girls became terrified when they saw the shape of a coffin in the glass.
Shortly after the incid
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Betty Parris
Accuser in the Salem witch trials
Elizabeth Parris (November 28, 1682 – March 21, 1760)[1] was one of the young girls who accused other people of being witches during the Salem witch trials. The accusations made by Parris and her cousin Abigail Williams caused the direct death of 20 Salem residents: 19 were hanged, while another, Giles Corey, was pressed to death.[2]
Early life
Parris was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 28, 1682.[1] Her father, Samuel Parris, was a well-known minister in the Salem Church. Her mother, Elizabeth Parris, died a few years after the witch trials. Her older brother Thomas Parris was born in 1681, and her younger sister Susanna Parris was born in 1687. Others living in the Parris household included Betty's orphaned cousin, Abigail Williams, and Tituba, a slave from Barbados.[1]
Her father was appointed the Minister of Salem Church in 1688 following a community effort to find a new minister.[3] His family, including his wife Elizabeth, son Thomas, daughters Betty an
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