Hester Prynne's story is the tale of a young woman's suffering. Where and when did it take place?

The time and place written is Salem and Concord, Massachusetts, most probably the late 1840s. Let me know if you have other questions.

sorry but it wasnt in the 1800s , think of it, surveyor Pue died in 1760 and heard of hester's story in his youth time from old men of that time who also described her as a very old woman in their childhood times.mathematically it was around 1640s