Who, when and where was the first witch execution in the USA?

Question

Who, when and where was the first witch execution in the USA?

Answer 1

Actually, that's a trick question.  There never have been witch hangings in the USA, only in the colonies that were here before the USA was formed.

Answer 2

The first two "afflicted" persons were Parris' daughter and neice, nine-year-old Elizabeth "Betty" Parris and eleven-year-old Abigail Williams.

Salem Community in New England...

Answer 3

The first execution in the US, by hanging, was Alse Younge on May 26, 1647.

Answer 4

1647 -

May 26:   Alse Younge was hanged for witchcraft in Hartford, Connecticut.

He was the first person executed for witchcraft in New England.

1648 -

June 15:   Margaret Jones was hanged for witchcraft in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

1651 -

Alice Lake was executed for witchcraft in Boston, Massachusetts.

Elizabeth Kendall was hanged for witchcraft in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Goodwife Bassett was hanged for witchcraft in Stratford, Connecticut.

March 6:   John and Joan Carrington were found guilty of witchcraft. They were executed that month in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

May 29:   Mary Parsons was hanged for witchcraft in Springfield, Massachusetts.

1653 -

An unknown person was executed for witchcraft in New Haven, Connecticut.

Elizabeth Knapp was hanged for witchcraft in Fairfield, Connecticut.

For more click blue link below.

The Salem Witch Trials didn't happen until 1692.

http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/public/dgarn...

Answer 5

Bridget Bishop, Salem, Mass. June 10, 1692.  After trial, she was hung.  

I know technically that's not the USA, but I guessed that was what you wanted.

Answer 6

I do not know but would guess Salem as it is the most famous place.