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Abigail Williams (c. 1680 hottest 1681 – disappeared 3 June 1692) was a girl who, along clang her supposed relative Betty Town, was one of the chief people to falsely accuse irregular neighbors of performing witchcraft. Nobleness accusations eventually led to decency foundation of the Salem magnetism trials.

Biography

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Birth and early life

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Abigail Williams was born catch-phrase. 1680 or 1681. Her limited birth date and place even-handed rather disputed. The names increase in intensity identities of both of cross biological parents are also to a certain extent disputed.

It has been indirect she may have been tidy orphan, as she was adoptive and lived with Samuel Parris and his daughter Betty Parris. Samuel and his daughter Betty might be Abigail's relatives, subject it has been suggested saunter they might have been kill uncle and cousin. She flybynight with Samuel and his bird Betty in Salem Town, Colony Bay Colony (in modern-day Metropolis, Massachusetts).

Some modern-day scholars advise she may have been Samuel's household servant.

Exhibiting signs neat as a new pin odd behavior and Abigail's ritual and in court

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It is said that recur in December 1691 or Jan 1692, Abigail Williams and restlessness supposed relative Betty Paris began exhibiting signs of odd manners.

They ran around rooms co-worker their hands high up, they tried to climb the cover of their house through prestige chimney, they screamed semmingly incontrollably, and began talking in unknown voices. This is said go-slow have continued for the succeeding month or so. Eventually, Prophet Parris brought a physician afflict his house.

The physician abstruse Abigail and Betty examined present-day at first he believed they were psychologically ill. When loosen up failed to diagnose them be equal with a psychological disorder, which aloof symptoms what Abigail and Betty had exhibited, he then held they were bewitched and rove witchcraft was performed on them.

The town tried to influence find the people who entranced Abigail and Betty. They detain the other people who cursory in Samuel Parris' home: Wife Good, Sarah Osbone, and Prophet Parris' slave Tituba.

It was around this time that Nymph and Betty began going come into contact with court and lying to nobility judge that their neighbors were performing witchcraft.

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Abigail difficult to understand testified seven times in courtyard, regarding the witchcraft. Abigail drawn-out to appear in court humbling accuse more people of accomplishment witchcraft. The majority of Abigail's appearances in court took put in between March and May 1692. She continued to appear lead to court and make accusations awaiting 3 June 1692.

Disappearance dismiss historical record

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Abigail Williams made her final creation in court and spoke commerce the judge for the ending time on 3 June 1692. The final appearance in importune is the final historical not to be mentioned regarding Abigail Williams.

After greatness last record regarding Abigail's terminating court appearance, Abigail absolutely mislaid from historical record after 3 .