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This page is to honor the memory of those executed in
Salem Village, 1692, including Samuel
Wardwell, my 7th great-grandfather and Susannah North Martin,
my 8th-great-aunt. Mary
Bliss Parsons, my 8th great-grandmother, was twice tried for witchcraft and acquitted both
times. Hopefully, lessons of tolerance and understanding have
been learned so that history will not repeat itself in another place and
another time. |
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Twenty Executions |
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best overall site:
http://etext.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/ |
Bridget
Bishop of Salem
hanged June 10, 1692
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Rebecca
Nurse of Salem Village
hanged July 19, 1692 |
George
Burroughs of Wells, Maine
hanged August 19, 1692
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Alice
Parker of Salem
hanged September 22, 1692 |
Martha Carrier of Andover
hanged August 19, 1692
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Mary
Parker of Andover
hanged September 22, 1692 |
Giles
Corey of Salem,Farmer
Giles
Corey and
Giles
Corey
died under torture September 19, 1692
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John
Proctor, Sr. of Salem Farmer
hanged August 19, 1692 |
Martha
Corey of Salem
Martha
Corey
hanged September 22, 1692 |
Ann
Pudeator of Salem
hanged September 22, 1692 |
Mary
Esty, Mary Estey
of Topsfield
hanged September 22, 1692 |
Wilmot
Redd of Marblehead
hanged September 22, 1692 |
Sarah
Good of Salem Village
hanged July 19, 1692 |
Margaret
Scott of Rowley
hanged September 22, 1692 |
Elizabeth
Howe of Topsfield
hanged July 19, 1692 |
Samuel
Wardwell of Andover
The
Case of Samuel Wardwell
hanged September 22, 1692
Memorial
Bench
(my 7th great-grandfather) |
George Jacobs,
Sr. of Salem
hanged August 19, 1692 |
Sara
Wild of Topsfield
hanged July 19, 1692 |
Susannah
North Martin of Amesbury;
hanged July 19, 1692
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John
Willard of Salem Village
hanged August 19, 1692 |
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five who died in prison |
Lydia Dustin of Reading
died in jail March 10, 1693 |
Sarah
Osborn of Salem Village
died in jail May 10, 1692 |
Ann
Foster of Andover
died in jail December 3, 1692
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Roger
Toothaker of Billerica
died in jail June 16, 1692 |
Infant
Daughter of Sarah Good of Salem
Village
died in jail previous to July 19, 1692 |
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