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Elizabeth was born in 1650 in Lynn, Massachusetts, and was the daughter of Capt. William Bassett Sr. and Sarah Burt. [2] As an adult she weighed 155 pounds. [3] [4] [5] She married John Proctor on April 1, 1674 in Salem, Massachusetts.
August 5: George Burroughs, Elizabeth Proctor, and John Proctor are tried and found guilty. August 19: Martha Carrier, George Jacobs Sr., John Willard, George Burroughs, and John Proctor are hanged on Gallows Hill. Elizabeth Proctor is temporarily spared execution because she is pregnant. September 6: Dorcas Hoar is tried and found guilty.
There were four execution dates, with one person executed on June 10, 1692, [75] five executed on July 19, 1692 (Sarah Good, Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin, Elizabeth Howe and Sarah Wildes), [76] another five executed on August 19, 1692 (Martha Carrier, John Willard, George Burroughs, George Jacobs Sr., and John Proctor), and eight on September ...
Martha Carrier - Died August 19, 1692 (aged 49), execution by hanging. John Proctor - Died August 19, 1692 (aged 59), execution by hanging. John Willard - Died August 19, 1692 (aged 35), execution by hanging. Martha Corey - Died September 22, 1692 (aged 72), execution by hanging. Mary Eastey - Died September 22, 1692 (aged 58), execution by ...
William Proctor, son of John Proctor and his third wife, Elizabeth. Mary Bassett DeRich, the sister of Elizabeth Proctor. Extended family: Thomas Farrar Sr., father-in-law of Elizabeth (Hood) Farrar, sister of Sarah Hood aka Sarah Bassett; Elizabeth Hutchinson, wife of Isaac Hart whose daughter, Deborah Hart, was married to Benjamin Proctor ...
In August, Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone chose a new trial date of Jan. 27, 2025 for Read's retrial, ... Proctor's wife, Elizabeth Proctor, also told the reporter, who was ...
Lewis played a crucial role during the Salem witch trials in 1692, when 20 people were executed for witchcraft, including her former master, George Burroughs. Like the accusation placed on Elizabeth Proctor on March 26, 1692, Mercy was accountable for hindering Mary Eastey's release from prosecution and eventual execution after all other charges against Eastey had been dropped. [3]
Elizabeth Proctor would have been executed as well if she was not pregnant. After the Witch Trials, Booth married Israel Shaw on December 26, 1695, and had two children named Israel (born December 16, 1698) and Susanna (born September 29, 1703).