Bridget Bishop (ca. 1632, England – 10 June 1692 Salem, Massachusetts) was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials of 1692. (All together about 72 people were accused and tried.)
Read more about Bridget Bishop: Recent Historical Interpretation: "A Resident of Salem Town", Family, Nature of Allegations, In Other Media
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“On the middle of that quiet floor
sits a fleet of small black ships,
square-rigged, sails furled, motionless,
their spars like burned matchsticks.”
—Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979)