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url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jacobs_(Salem_witch_trials)
name: George Jacobs Sr.
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George Jacobs Sr. 1609–1692 was an English colonist in the Massachusetts Bay
Colony who was accused of witchcraft in 1692 during the Salem witch trials in
Salem Village, Massachusetts. He was convicted and hanged on August 19, 1692.
His son, George Jr., was also accused but evaded arrest. Jacobs' accusers
included his daughter-in-law and granddaughter, Margaret.