Bridget Bishop

Bridget Bishop
Bridget Bishop
Born	Bridget Magnus; c. 1632; Norwich, England
Died	10 June 1692 (aged c. 60); Salem, Colony of Massachusetts
Other names	Wasselbe; Wasselby; Waselby; Wasselbee; Wesselbee; Magnus; Magnes; Hayfer; Goody Oliver; Goody Bishop; Bridget Playfer;
Criminal charges	Witchcraft (overturned); Conspiracy with the Devil (rehabilitated);
Criminal penalty	Death
Criminal status	Executed by hanging (10 June 1692); Exonerated (31 October 2001)
Spouses	; Samuel Wesselby (m. 1660; died 1666) ; Thomas Oliver (m. 1666, died) ; Edward Bishop (m. 1687)
Children	4

Bridget Bishop (née Magnus; c. 1632 – 10 June 1692) was a midwife and the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. Nineteen were hanged, and one, Giles Corey, was pressed to death. Altogether, about 200 people were tried.