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Goodwife Bassett

Name:: Goodwife Bassett
Record Type:: Underdocumented
Espy File Record:: true
Espy File ID:: 90005
State:: Connecticut
Date Execution:: 1651
Gender Assigned:: Female
Race:: White
Crime Convicted of:: Witchcraft
Enslaved:: false
Compensation Case:: false
Execution Method:: Hanging
Jurisdiction:: Military
County:: Fairfield
County FIPS Code:: 09001
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