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Martha Corey (née Panon; died September 22, 1692) was accused and convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, on September 9, 1692, and was hanged on September 22, 1692. [3] Her second husband, Giles Corey , was also accused and killed.
September 21: Several ministers successfully petition the Court to postpone Dorcas Hoar's execution to give her time to repent. September 22: Martha Corey, Mary Eastey, Alice Parker, Ann Pudeator, Margaret Scott, Wilmot Redd, Samuel Wardwell, and Mary Parker are hanged. Mary Bradbury has escaped and is not hanged.
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 ...
Martha Corey, Mary Eastey, Ann Pudeator, and Dorcas Hoar were convicted and sentenced to death by hanging at the same time, but Hoar was given a reprieve after confessing. [2] Also hanged on that day were Mary (née Ayer) Parker [3] and Samuel Wardwell. The Rev. Nicholas Noyes officiated.
In August, grand juries indicted George Burroughs, Mary Eastey, Martha Corey and George Jacobs Sr. Trial juries convicted Martha Carrier, George Jacobs Sr., George Burroughs, John Willard, Elizabeth Proctor, and John Proctor. Elizabeth Proctor was given a temporary stay of execution because she was pregnant.
Artistic depiction of the execution by burning of three alleged witches in Baden, Switzerland in 1585. This is a list of people executed for witchcraft, many of whom were executed during organized witch-hunts, particularly during the 15th–18th centuries. Large numbers of people were prosecuted for witchcraft in Europe between 1560 and 1630. [1]
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Danforth then informs an unaware John that Elizabeth is pregnant, and promises to spare her from execution until the child is born, hoping to persuade John to withdraw his case. John refuses to back down and submits a deposition signed by ninety-one locals attesting to the good character of Elizabeth, Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey. Herrick ...