Bessie Stivenson
Bessie Stivenson or Bessie Stevenson (c.1610? to 1659) was executed for witchcraft in Stirling in the 17th century.

Biography 
Bessie Stivenson was tried on witchcraft-related charges in March of 1659, alongside two other Stirling women, Magdalene Blair and Isobel Bennet, for using charms to cure illness.   She was a widow and thought to be around 49 years old at the time of the trial.  

Stivenson confessed to healing with deeds, but denied using words.  She was found guilty and sentenced to death. She was strangled and burnt.

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1659 deaths
Executed Scottish women
17th-century Scottish women
People from Stirling
Scottish people executed for witchcraft
People executed by Scotland by burning