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Bridget Bishop (née Magnus; c. 1632 – 10 June 1692) was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. Nineteen were hanged, and one, Giles Corey , was pressed to death.
The Jonathan Corwin House, known locally as The Witch House, is a historic house museum in Salem, Massachusetts. It was the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin (1640–1718) and is one of the few structures still standing in Salem with direct ties to the Salem witch trials of 1692. Corwin bought the house in 1675 when he was 35 and when the house was ...
During the scholarly reexaminations of the Salem witch trials during the 19th century, Bridget Bishop's claims on this estate were posited as the real reason for her being accused of witchcraft. In one of his books Upham makes clear that one of the police officials was married to one of her in-laws who had expressed jealousy of Bridget Oliver ...
Bridget Bishop - Died June 10, 1692 (aged 60), execution by hanging. Sarah Good - Died July 19, 1692 (aged 39), execution by hanging. Rebecca Nurse - Died July 19, 1692 (aged 71), execution by hanging. Elizabeth Howe - Died July 19, 1692 (aged 57), execution by hanging. Susannah Martin - Died July 19, 1692 (aged 71), execution by hanging.
Bridget was again accused of witchcraft in April 1692 and hanged in June of that year. That second arrest warrant still exists, referring to her as "wife of Edward Bishop, the sawyer". After the death of his wife Bridget, Edward married Elizabeth Cash on 9 March 1693. [5] Bridget Bishop and Sarah (Wildes) Bishop are often confused.
The others were listed only as "certain other persons", phrasing which failed specifically to name Bridget Bishop, Susannah Martin, Alice Parker, Wilmot Redd and Margaret Scott. [ 127 ] The Salem Witch Trials Memorial Park in Salem The central figure in this 1876 illustration of the courtroom is usually identified as Mary Walcott .
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June 2: Bridget Bishop is the first to be formally indicted, tried and convicted of witchcraft. She is sentenced to death. June 10: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill. June 16: Roger Toothaker dies in prison. June 28–29: Sarah Good is tried and found guilty. June 29: Susannah Martin and Rebecca Nurse are tried and found guilty.