Samuel Parris | |
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![]() Portrait of Samuel Parris | |
Born | 1653 London, England |
Died | February 27, 1720 Sudbury, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 66–67)
Alma mater | Harvard College |
Known for | Father and uncle of Salem witch trials accusers; accuser along with his daughter and niece |
Spouses | |
Children | Thomas Parris Elizabeth Parris Susannah Parris |
Relatives | Abigail Williams (niece) |
Samuel Parris (1653 – February 27, 1720) was the Puritan minister in Salem Village, Massachusetts, during the Salem witch trials. Accusations by Parris and his daughter against an enslaved woman precipitated an expanding series of witchcraft accusations.[1]