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This is a list of people associated with the Salem Witch Trials, a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between March 1692 and May 1693. The trials resulted in the executions of twenty people, most of whom were women.
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.
The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of primarily Lower Chehalis and Upper Chehalis people located in Washington state. The tribe governs the Chehalis Reservation , which is located along the Chehalis and Black rivers in the vicinity of Oakville, Washington .
Dorcas Hoar (née Galley; c.1634 – July 12, 1711) was a widow accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials of 1692. She was found guilty and condemned to hang, but then confessed and with the support of several ministers, was given a temporary reprieve, after which the trials had already ended.
People convicted in the Salem witch trials (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "People accused in the Salem witch trials" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
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 ...
Joseph Herrick (August 6, 1645 – ca. 1717) was the principal law enforcement officer in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692. Joseph, it was believed, was the son of Henry Herrick, who was the fifth son of Sir William Herrick (Heyricke or Eyrick) of Beaumanor Park, in the parish of Loughborough , in the county of ...
People of the Salem witch trials (4 C, 12 P) ... Pages in category "Salem witch trials" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.