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* http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASAL_CH.HTM Chronology of Events Relating to the Salem Witch Trials
* http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASAL_CH.HTM Chronology of Events Relating to the Salem Witch Trials
* [http://www.eagletribune.com/news/stories/19991108/LI_002.htm "Queen of Hell Ruled Over Andover's 50 "Witches'",] ''Eagle Tribune'', November 8, 1999
* "Queen of Hell Ruled Over Andover's 50 "Witches'", ''Eagle Tribune'', November 8, 1999


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Martha Carrier, known as the "Queen of Hell", was one of fifty Andover residents hanged as a witch during the Salem Witch Trials. She was accused by Benjamin Abbot and hanged on August 16, 1692. It was thought that she brought the first case of smallpox to Andover.

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--Eleanor 15:39, June 13, 2006 (EDT)

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