Alse Young, first witch executed in the colonies

Alse Young of Windsor, Connecticut, was hanged on 26 May 1647, the first recorded execution for witchcraft in the thirteen American colonies.

1647 CE · 41.85, -72.64 · status: official

The account

Her execution opened Connecticut's witch panic, which ran until 1663. Her daughter Alice Beamon was accused in the 1670s but not hanged.

Connections in the atlas

• Hartford witch panic
• Connecticut exonerates its accused witches

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Alse Young
2. Wikipedia: Witch trials in Connecticut