Sarah Osborne was among the first people accused of witchcraft in Salem in 1692
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Sarah Osborne was a Salem villager whose early accusation during the 1692 witch trials made her one of the first and most notable alleged witches in colonial Massachusetts.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sarah Osborne was among the first people accused of witchcraft in Salem in 1692 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6916272 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sarah Osborne was among the first people accused of witchcraft in Salem in 1692 Context triple: [Robert Prince, spouseRoleInHistory, Sarah Osborne was among the first people accused of witchcraft in Salem in 1692]
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A.
Bridget Bishop
Bridget Bishop was the first person executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.
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B.
Martha Corey
Martha Corey was a devout, outspoken resident of Salem Village whose 1692 execution for witchcraft became one of the most infamous injustices of the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Susannah Parris
Susannah Parris was a member of the Parris family in late 17th-century Salem, historically noted as a sibling of accuser Elizabeth Parris during the Salem witch trials era.
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D.
Abigail Williams
Abigail Williams is a central, manipulative accuser in Arthur Miller’s play *The Crucible*, whose lies help fuel the Salem witch trials.
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E.
Sarah Good
Sarah Good was one of the first women accused and executed for witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.
- 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: Sarah Osborne was among the first people accused of witchcraft in Salem in 1692 Target entity description: Sarah Osborne was a Salem villager whose early accusation during the 1692 witch trials made her one of the first and most notable alleged witches in colonial Massachusetts.
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A.
Bridget Bishop
Bridget Bishop was the first person executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.
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B.
Martha Corey
Martha Corey was a devout, outspoken resident of Salem Village whose 1692 execution for witchcraft became one of the most infamous injustices of the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Susannah Parris
Susannah Parris was a member of the Parris family in late 17th-century Salem, historically noted as a sibling of accuser Elizabeth Parris during the Salem witch trials era.
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D.
Abigail Williams
Abigail Williams is a central, manipulative accuser in Arthur Miller’s play *The Crucible*, whose lies help fuel the Salem witch trials.
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E.
Sarah Good
Sarah Good was one of the first women accused and executed for witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
accused witch
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historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ |
| accusedBy | young girls of Salem Village ⓘ |
| accusedIn | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| accusedOf | witchcraft ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sarah Osburn
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Sarah Prince ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Puritan community tensions
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Salem Village land disputes ⓘ |
| causeOfDetention | charges of witchcraft ⓘ |
| citizenship | subject of the English Crown ⓘ |
| coAccusedWith |
Sarah Good
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Tituba ⓘ |
| country | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| dateOfAccusation | 1692-02 ⓘ |
| deathCause | illness in prison ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1692 ⓘ |
| detainedAt | Boston jail ⓘ |
| diedInCustody | true ⓘ |
| event | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of the first and most notable alleged witches in colonial Massachusetts ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | no formal execution; died before trial conclusion ⓘ |
| legalStatus | prisoner ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Colonial America ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| name | Sarah Osborne ⓘ |
| notableFor | being among the first people accused of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| partOf | history of witchcraft accusations in North America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Boston jail ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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linked to:
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
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| region | New England ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Puritan New England ⓘ |
| significance | early target in the escalation of the Salem witchcraft hysteria ⓘ |
| socialStatus | Salem villager ⓘ |
| spouse |
Alexander Osborne
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Robert Prince ⓘ |
| yearOfAccusation | 1692 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sarah Osborne was among the first people accused of witchcraft in Salem in 1692 Description of subject: Sarah Osborne was a Salem villager whose early accusation during the 1692 witch trials made her one of the first and most notable alleged witches in colonial Massachusetts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Robert Prince
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spouseRoleInHistory
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Sarah Osborne was among the first people accused of witchcraft in Salem in 1692
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