Samuel Sewall

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkb:Judge
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Congregational_Church
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Boston
gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
gptkbp:birth_date March 28, 1652
gptkbp:born March 28, 1652
gptkbp:children gptkb:Elizabeth_Sewall
gptkb:Mary_Sewall
gptkb:John_Sewall
gptkb:Samuel_Sewall_Jr.
gptkb:Hannah_Sewall
Margaret Sewall
gptkbp:contribution Advocated against slavery
Opposed witch trials
gptkbp:death_date January 1, 1730
gptkbp:died January 1, 1730
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_College
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samuel Sewall
gptkbp:influenced American legal system
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Puritanism
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Sewall's_Diary
Witch trials in Massachusetts
gptkbp:legacy Historical writings
Judicial reforms
Cultural impact in New England
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Salem_witch_trials
gptkb:King_Philip's_War
Colonial governance
Legal reforms in Massachusetts
Publication of ' The Selling of Joseph'
gptkbp:notable_work The Selling of Joseph
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Judge
Chief Justice of Massachusetts
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:role gptkb:government_officials
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:social_reform
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:clergy
gptkb:historians
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hannah_Sewall
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Cotton
gptkb:Sewall_family
gptkb:Massachusetts_Province
gptkb:Old_Burying_Ground
gptkb:17th_century_New_England
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