<Tr> <Th> Criminal penalty </Th> <Td> Execution by hanging </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Criminal status </Th> <Td> Vacated </Td> </Tr> <P> Bridget Bishop (c. 1632--June 10, 1692) was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692 . All together, about 72 people were accused and tried, while 19 others were executed and suffered the same fate . </P> <P> Bishop may have been accused because she stood to inherit from her deceased husband . She was said to own a tavern in her home, where shuffleboard was played and minors were served . She deliberately dressed differently, in a trademark red tunic, and was very outspoken . </P>

Who was the first person executed in the salem witch trials