caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality name birth_date known_for residence spouse image article_title birth_name occupation death_cause
margaret scott 's memorial bench 22 september 1692 salem village , province of massachusetts bay england english margaret scott ca. 1615 convicted of witchcraft in the salem witch trials rowley , province of massachusetts bay benjamin scott -lrb- d. 1671 -rrb- margaretscottmemorialbench.jpg margaret scott -lrb- salem witch trials -rrb-
 margaret stephenson housewife execution by hanging
margaret scott -lrb- salem witch trials -rrb-

margaret scott -lrb- née stephenson , ca. 1615 - -rrb- was found guilty of witchcraft during the salem witch trials and was executed by hanging on september 22 , 1692 .
she was part of the last group to be executed , which also included mary eastey , martha corey , ann pudeator , samuel wardwell , mary parker , alice parker , and wilmot redd .
she was the only accused person from rowley to be executed .
as a lower-class , long-term widow , having lost several children in infancy , she was a prototypical witch candidate .
when her husband , benjamin , died , he left a very small estate and she , being unable to remarry , was reduced to begging , which invited resentment and suspicion .
in this manner , her circumstances were comparable to fellow victim , sarah good .
