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William Griggs was a medical doctor in Salem Village, Massachusetts. He is best known as the doctor who diagnosed the Salem Villagers as possessed, during the time of the Salem witch trials . [ 1 ] Griggs was in charge of diagnosing and determining how "much" of a witch they were.
Bloodlines of Salem was a Salt Lake City-based family-history group in the United States. Its purpose was described as providing a "place where visitors share ideas and information about the Salem witch trials of 1692, its participants and their families. Many visitors have researched and proved their descents from one or more of the participants.
Despite being generally known as the Salem witch trials, the preliminary hearings in 1692 were conducted in a variety of towns across the province: Salem Village (now Danvers), Salem Town, Ipswich, and Andover. The best-known trials were conducted by the Court of Oyer and Terminer in 1692 in Salem Town.
Bray Wilkins, age 81 and living in Salem Village/Danvers; Daniel Wilkins, age 17 and living in Salem Village/Danvers. He died on May 16, 1692. Rebecca Wilkins, age 19 and living in Salem Village/Danvers; Samuel Wilkins, age about 36 and living in Salem Village/Danvers; Abigail Williams – age 11 and living in Salem Village/Danvers. Cousin of ...
Conditions in the Salem village jail were abysmal for those accused of witchcraft. In addition to uncomfortably small cells which were often bleak, damp, and rat infested, prisoners were charged for each and every item used throughout their imprisonment, including straw bedding, food, and water. [7]
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Booth was born in 1674 in the Salem Village to George Booth Sr. and Alice Temple. Her parents were married some time before 1671 in Lynn/Salem, Massachusetts.She was the second eldest of ten siblings who included: George Booth Jr., [1] Alice Booth, [2] Benjamin Booth, Bridget Booth, Mary Booth, Rebecca Booth, Susanna Booth, and Zachariah Booth.
Arrests were made in numerous towns beyond Salem Village (known today as Danvers) and its regional center Salem Town, notably in Andover and Topsfield. The grand juries and trials for this capital crime were conducted by a Court of Oyer and Terminer in 1692 and by a Superior Court of Judicature in 1693, both held in Salem Town, where the ...