Bridget Playfer
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Bridget Playfer, better known as Bridget Bishop, was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials of 1692 in colonial Massachusetts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bridget Playfer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T541186 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bridget Playfer Context triple: [Bridget Bishop, alsoKnownAs, Bridget Playfer]
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A.
Lindsay Brunnock
Lindsay Brunnock is a British art director known for her work in film and television and for being married to actor and director Kenneth Branagh.
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B.
Holly Faulks
Holly Faulks is known as the daughter of British novelist Sebastian Faulks.
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C.
Emily Carmichael
Emily Carmichael is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for her work on genre films such as Pacific Rim: Uprising and for her distinctive, imaginative storytelling style.
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D.
Bridget Wayet
Bridget Wayet was the wife of renowned 18th-century English landscape architect Lancelot "Capability" Brown.
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E.
Mary Kane
Mary Kane is a pivotal supporting character in the film "Citizen Kane," known as Charles Foster Kane’s mother whose early decision about his upbringing profoundly shapes his life.
- 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: Bridget Playfer Target entity description: Bridget Playfer, better known as Bridget Bishop, was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials of 1692 in colonial Massachusetts.
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A.
Lindsay Brunnock
Lindsay Brunnock is a British art director known for her work in film and television and for being married to actor and director Kenneth Branagh.
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B.
Holly Faulks
Holly Faulks is known as the daughter of British novelist Sebastian Faulks.
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C.
Emily Carmichael
Emily Carmichael is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for her work on genre films such as Pacific Rim: Uprising and for her distinctive, imaginative storytelling style.
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D.
Bridget Wayet
Bridget Wayet was the wife of renowned 18th-century English landscape architect Lancelot "Capability" Brown.
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E.
Mary Kane
Mary Kane is a pivotal supporting character in the film "Citizen Kane," known as Charles Foster Kane’s mother whose early decision about his upbringing profoundly shapes his life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Salem witch trials victim
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ |
| accusedBy | Salem witch trials accusers ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bridget Bishop ⓘ |
| charge | witchcraft ⓘ |
| convictedIn | Court of Oyer and Terminer ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | convicted ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1632 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1692-06-10 ⓘ |
| era | Colonial America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| executionLocation |
Gallows Hill, Salem
ⓘ
linked to:
Gallows Hill
|
| hasCauseOfDeath | judicial execution ⓘ |
| hasNameInReligionOrFolklore | witch of Salem ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of injustice of the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtDeath | condemned witch ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| notableEvent | trial and execution on charges of witchcraft in 1692 ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first person executed for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| numberOfMarriages | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
innkeeper
ⓘ
tavern keeper ⓘ |
| participantIn | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem, Massachusetts
|
| portrayedIn |
dramatizations of the Salem witch trials
ⓘ
literature about the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem, Massachusetts
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Edward Bishop
ⓘ
Samuel Wasselbe ⓘ Thomas Oliver ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bridget Playfer Description of subject: Bridget Playfer, better known as Bridget Bishop, was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials of 1692 in colonial Massachusetts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.