Salem Witch Trials By alacour Jan 20, 1691 The girls in the circle begin to act very strangley and ill Feb 17, 1691 A doctor suggests the cause of the girls behavior could be witchcraft Feb 27, 1692 Elizabeth Booth accuses Tituba of witchcraft Feb 29, 1692 Tituba, Sarah Good and Sarah Osbourne are arrested May 10, 1692 Sarah Osbourne dies in prison after being arrested on a count of witchcraft Jan 27, 1693 Tituba is released from prison and sold back into slavery Jun 10, 1693 Bridget Bishop was the first to be hanged for withcraft in Salem Aug 19, 1693 George Jacobs, Martha Carrier, George Burroughs, John Proctor, and John Willows were hung Sep 22, 1693 Susanna English tells her story on witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts Oct 9, 1693 A copy of Thomas Brattles' letter, inspired by Susanna English's confession about the circle, reached Governer Phips Oct 29, 1693 William English returns on the ship the "Amiable Tiger" Oct 29, 1693 All accused children are realeased from jail Nov 5, 1693 A Superior Court is formed for the remaining witch trials and "spectral" evidence is no longer allowed
