George Burroughs (c. 1650 – August 19, 1692) was an American religious leader who was the only minister executed for witchcraft during the course of the Salem witch trials. He is remembered especially for reciting the Lord's Prayer during his execution, something it was believed a witch could never do.
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1650 Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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19 August 1692 (aged 42) Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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