Ann Putnam Jr.
E7525
Ann Putnam Jr. was one of the most prominent accusers during the Salem witch trials, whose testimonies played a major role in the prosecution and execution of alleged witches.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ann Putnam Jr. canonical | 13 |
| Ann Putnam | 1 |
| Ann Putnam Sr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7550 — 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: Ann Putnam Jr. Context triple: [Salem witch trials, keyFigure, Ann Putnam Jr.]
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A.
Rebecca Nurse
Rebecca Nurse was a respected elderly Puritan woman in colonial Massachusetts who became one of the most famous individuals executed during the Salem witch trials.
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B.
Giles Corey
Giles Corey was an elderly farmer in colonial Massachusetts who became infamous for being pressed to death after refusing to enter a plea during the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Samuel Parris
Samuel Parris was the Puritan minister of Salem Village whose accusations and sermons helped ignite and intensify the Salem witch trials of 1692.
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D.
Tituba
Tituba was an enslaved woman of Indigenous and African descent whose accusations and testimony helped ignite the Salem witch trials in 1692.
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E.
Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks was an African and Native American dockworker widely regarded as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre and thus the first casualty of the American Revolution.
- 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: Ann Putnam Jr. Target entity description: Ann Putnam Jr. was one of the most prominent accusers during the Salem witch trials, whose testimonies played a major role in the prosecution and execution of alleged witches.
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A.
Rebecca Nurse
Rebecca Nurse was a respected elderly Puritan woman in colonial Massachusetts who became one of the most famous individuals executed during the Salem witch trials.
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B.
Giles Corey
Giles Corey was an elderly farmer in colonial Massachusetts who became infamous for being pressed to death after refusing to enter a plea during the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Samuel Parris
Samuel Parris was the Puritan minister of Salem Village whose accusations and sermons helped ignite and intensify the Salem witch trials of 1692.
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D.
Tituba
Tituba was an enslaved woman of Indigenous and African descent whose accusations and testimony helped ignite the Salem witch trials in 1692.
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E.
Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks was an African and Native American dockworker widely regarded as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre and thus the first casualty of the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| ageDuringEvent | about 12 years old during the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| apologizedFor | her role in the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| apologyDescribedAs | public confession of error and guilt ⓘ |
| apologyIssued | 1706 ⓘ |
| apologyLocation |
Salem Village church
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem Village meetinghouse
|
| burialPlace |
Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
|
| causeOfNotability | her accusations contributed to convictions and executions of alleged witches ⓘ |
| characterIn | The Crucible ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Colonial America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1679-10-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1716-10-08 ⓘ |
| depictedAs | one of the girls making accusations of witchcraft ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English colonists in North America ⓘ |
| familyName | Putnam ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Putnam ⓘ |
| fullName | Ann Putnam Jr. ⓘ |
| givenName | Ann ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Puritan beliefs about witchcraft
ⓘ
social tensions in Salem Village ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | never married ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Putnam family of Salem Village
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Putnam
|
| mother |
Ann Putnam Sr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Putnam
|
| notableFor | being a leading accuser in the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleAccused | more than 60 ⓘ |
| occupation | witness in witchcraft trials ⓘ |
| participantIn | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
|
| placeOfDeath |
Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
|
| portrayedIn | The Crucible ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
|
| roleInEvent | principal accuser ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Thomas Putnam Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Putnam
|
| statedInApology | that she had been deluded by Satan ⓘ |
| testifiedAgainst |
Bridget Bishop
ⓘ
Elizabeth Proctor ⓘ George Burroughs ⓘ Giles Corey ⓘ John Proctor ⓘ Martha Carrier ⓘ Martha Corey ⓘ Rebecca Nurse ⓘ Sarah Good ⓘ Sarah Osborne ⓘ Susannah Martin ⓘ others accused of witchcraft in Salem ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ann Putnam Jr. Description of subject: Ann Putnam Jr. was one of the most prominent accusers during the Salem witch trials, whose testimonies played a major role in the prosecution and execution of alleged witches.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
linked to: Ann Putnam Jr.
subject linked to:
Elizabeth (Betty) Parris
subject linked to:
Putnam
subject linked to:
Putnam
subject linked to:
George Jacobs (character in The Crucible)
linked to: Ann Putnam Jr.