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The Salem witch trials followed in 1692–93, culminating in the executions of 20 people. Five others died in jail. Five others died in jail. It has been estimated that tens of thousands of people were executed for witchcraft in Europe and the American colonies over several hundred years.
John Calvin (/ ˈ k æ l v ɪ n /; [1] Middle French: Jehan Cauvin; French: Jean Calvin [ʒɑ̃ kalvɛ̃]; 10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation.
She died at roughly age 67 on September 26, 1692, while still in prison. [1] John Durrant - While no court records exist regarding his arrest, John was known to live in Billerica during the trial period and had multiple family members who were accused of witchcraft and arrested.
[1] Canon 3 of the ecumenical Fourth Council of the Lateran, 1215 required secular authorities to "exterminate in the territories subject to their jurisdiction all heretics" pointed out by the Catholic Church, [2] resulting in the inquisitor executing certain people accused of heresy. Some laws allowed the civil government to employ punishment.
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
The Salem Witch Trials Memorial Park in Salem The central figure in this 1876 illustration of the courtroom is usually identified as Mary Walcott. The 300th anniversary of the trials was marked in 1992 in Salem and Danvers by a variety of events. A memorial park was dedicated in Salem which included stone slab benches inserted in the stone wall ...
John de Britto, 1647–1693, born in Portugal and beheaded in India; Francis Ferdinand de Capillas, 1648, missionary to China; Diego Luis de San Vitores, and Pedro Calungsod, 1672; Feodosia Morozova, 1675, Russian Old Believer; Oliver Plunkett, 1681, Archbishop of Armagh; Felipe Songsong, 1685; Salem Witch Trials, 1692; Devasahayam Pillai, 1712 ...
Government officials in the Salem witch trials (17 P) Pages in category "People of the Salem witch trials" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.