Alice Parker, a resident of Salem Town, Massachusetts, was executed on September 22, 1692 during the Salem Witch Trials. Martha Corey, Mary Eastey, Ann Pudeator, and Dorcas Hoar were convicted and sentenced to death by hanging at the same time. Also hung on that day were Mary (Ayer) Parker and Samuel Wardwell. Nicholas Noyes officiated.
Mary Bradbury was sentenced, but not hung.
The charges against Alice included the murder of Mary Warren's mother.
Some sources note that Alice was the wife of John Parker. There were several Parker families in the area which has resulted in some confusion.
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—Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)