Elizabeth Howe
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Elizabeth Howe was a Massachusetts woman executed for alleged witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later recognized as one of its wrongfully accused victims.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Howe canonical | 4 |
| Elizabeth Howe (daughter) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7559 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elizabeth Howe Context triple: [Salem witch trials, notableVictim, Elizabeth Howe]
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A.
Margaret Carnegie Miller
Margaret Carnegie Miller was the only child of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, known primarily for her role as heir to his fortune and for her own philanthropic activities.
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B.
Lucille Sheardown
Lucille Sheardown was one of the later wives of American inventor Lee de Forest, associated with his personal life rather than his pioneering work in radio and electronics.
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C.
Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work in genetics and for her leadership in shaping ethical guidelines for recombinant DNA research.
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D.
Sally Kornbluth
Sally Kornbluth is an American cell biologist and academic leader who became the 18th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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E.
Marion MacInnis
Marion MacInnis was the wife of pioneering American electrical engineer and radio inventor Edwin H. Armstrong.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elizabeth Howe Target entity description: Elizabeth Howe was a Massachusetts woman executed for alleged witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later recognized as one of its wrongfully accused victims.
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A.
Margaret Carnegie Miller
Margaret Carnegie Miller was the only child of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, known primarily for her role as heir to his fortune and for her own philanthropic activities.
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B.
Lucille Sheardown
Lucille Sheardown was one of the later wives of American inventor Lee de Forest, associated with his personal life rather than his pioneering work in radio and electronics.
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C.
Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work in genetics and for her leadership in shaping ethical guidelines for recombinant DNA research.
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D.
Sally Kornbluth
Sally Kornbluth is an American cell biologist and academic leader who became the 18th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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E.
Marion MacInnis
Marion MacInnis was the wife of pioneering American electrical engineer and radio inventor Edwin H. Armstrong.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Salem witch trials victim
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | hanging ⓘ |
| chronology | executed in the third group of Salem witch trials hangings ⓘ |
| convictedOf | witchcraft ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1630 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1692-07-19 ⓘ |
| era | Colonial America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English colonist in North America ⓘ |
| executionLocation | Gallows Hill, Salem (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| familyName | Howe ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | subject of historical studies on Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| givenName | Elizabeth ⓘ |
| hasCause | mass hysteria during Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | symbol of injustice in witchcraft persecutions ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Howe family of Ipswich and Topsfield
ⓘ
James Howe Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
James Howe Sr.
|
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | wrongfully convicted ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Massachusetts colonial legal system ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | court records of the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Elizabeth Howe
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Elizabeth Howe (daughter)
other children of Elizabeth Howe ⓘ |
| movement | Puritan migration to New England ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being executed for alleged witchcraft in 1692
ⓘ
being posthumously recognized as wrongfully accused ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| participantIn | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Salem, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| posthumousRecognition | acknowledged as innocent by later historians ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
surface form:
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sharesExecutionDateWith |
Rebecca Nurse
ⓘ
Sarah Good ⓘ Sarah Wildes ⓘ Susannah Martin ⓘ |
| spouse | James Howe Jr. ⓘ |
| victimOf |
judicial miscarriage of justice
ⓘ
religious persecution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elizabeth Howe Description of subject: Elizabeth Howe was a Massachusetts woman executed for alleged witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later recognized as one of its wrongfully accused victims.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Elizabeth Howe (daughter)