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Margaret Jones (1613 – June 15, 1648) was the first person to be executed for witchcraft in Massachusetts Bay Colony during a witch-hunt that lasted from 1648 to 1663. About eighty people throughout New England were accused of practicing witchcraft during that period. Thirteen women and two men were executed.Jones, who resided in the Charlestown section of Boston, was a midwife and practiced medicine. Some of what caused her to be accused of witchcraft had to do with these practices.

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  • Margaret Jones (1613 – June 15, 1648) was the first person to be executed for witchcraft in Massachusetts Bay Colony during a witch-hunt that lasted from 1648 to 1663. About eighty people throughout New England were accused of practicing witchcraft during that period. Thirteen women and two men were executed.Jones, who resided in the Charlestown section of Boston, was a midwife and practiced medicine. Some of what caused her to be accused of witchcraft had to do with these practices.
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  • American midwife hanged after conviction for allegedly practicing witchcraft
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