Salem Witch Trails

By sandersonsoccer

  • Rev. Samuel Parris preaches in Salem Village for the first time.

  • Samuel Parris is officially hired as the Salem Village minister.

  • Joseph Porter, Joseph Hutchinson, Joseph Putnam, Daniel Andrew and Francis Nurse become the elected majority to the Salem Village committee

  • The Salem Village physician, Dr. William Griggs, concludes the girls are bewitched.

  • Samuel Parris' nine year old daughter, Betty, falls ill.

  • Parris' servant, Tituba, and her husband, John Indian, are advised by Mary Sibley to bake a witch cake. She hopes the cake will help the girls identify the person who are bewitching them

  • Thomas and Edward Putnam, Joseph Hutchinson and Thomas Preston swear complaints against Tituba, Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne. They are later arrested for suspicion of witchcraft.

  • Salem Town Magistrates John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin examine Tituba, Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne. Tituba confesses to witchcraft.

  • Sarah Osborne, Sarah Good and Tituba are sent to a Boston prison.

  • Martha Corey is summoned to appear before the magistrates and answer questions.

  • A warrant is issued for Martha Corey's arrest. Rebecca Nurse is accused of witchcraft by Abigail Williams.

  • Martha Corey's hearing begins

  • Edward and Jonathan Putnam file complaints against Rebecca Nurse.

  • Rebecca Nurse appears before the Salem Magistrates

  • One of the afflicted girls, possibly Mercy Lewis, accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft

  • Jonathan Walcott and Nathaniel Ingersoll file complaints against Sarah Cloyce

  • Warrants are issued for Sarah Cloyce and Giles Corey for the suspicion of witchcraft.

  • John and Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, Sarah Cloyce, Martha Corey and Dorcas Good are sent to a Boston prison on this night.

  • Arrest warrants are issued for Mary Easty, Edward and Sarah Bishop, Deliverance and William Hobbs, Sarah Wilds, Mary Black, Nehemiah Abbott, Jr. and Mary English. Abigail Williams identifies the Rev. George Burroughs as the "Black Minister."

  • Mary Easty are found guility of witchcraft bye the Salem magistrates

  • Upon the request of the Salem Magistrates, Boston Magistrate Elisha Hutchinson issues a warrant for the Rev. George Burroughs' arrest.

  • George Burroughs is arrested at his home in Wells, Maine. He is then extradited to Salem Town

  • Arrest warrants are issued for George Jacobs, Sr. and John Willard for the suspicion of witchcraft. Sarah Osborne dies in prison

  • Increase Mather and Massachusetts Royal Gov. Sir William Phips return to Boston after securing the new colonial charter.

  • Mary Easty is released from prison

  • Mercy Lewis becomes gravely ill and Mary Easty is blamed for her illness. She is arrested again for witchcraft.

  • An arrest warrant is issued for John and Elizabeth Proctor's daughter, Sarah.

  • An arrest warrant is issued for John and Elizabeth Proctor's son, Benjamin. Susannah Sheldon testifies Joseph Rabson, a deceased man, appeared to her and stated that Philip English had murdered him.