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Samuel Paris is named minister
Samuel Paris is named the new minister of Salem. He moves to Salem from Boston, where Memorable Providence was published. -
The Circle is formed
The Salem Village had formed a beginning circle for witchcraft. The circle consisted of Mary Walcott, Elizabeth Both, and Susannah Sheldon. -
Doctor check-up
Doctor Griggs, who attends to the "afflicted" girls, suggests that witchcraft may be the cause of their strange behavior. -
February 1692Arrested
Arrest warrants are issued for Tituba, Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne. -
Four-year-old arrested
Salem Marshal Deputy Samuel Brabrook arrests four-year-old Dorcas Good. -
Accusation
Several girls accuse former Salem minister George Burroughs of witchcraft -
Observed
Mary Easty, another of Rebecca Nurse's sisters who defended her, is examined by Hathorne and Corwin. Hathorne and Corwin also examine Nehemiah Abbott, William and Deliverance Hobbs, Edward and Sarah Bishop, Mary Black, Sarah Wildes, and Mary English. -
No more spectral evidence
Governor Phipps orders that spectral evidence no longer be admitted in witchcraft trials. -
New Master
Tituba is released from jail and sold to a new master. -
Court speaks out
The General Court declares the 1692 trials unlawful -
Apologies
Ann Putnam Jr., one of the leading accusers, publicly apologizes for her actions in 1692. -
Legislative bill
The colony passes a legislative bill restoring the rights and good names of those accused of witchcraft and grants 600 pounds in restitution to their heirs. -
Renamed
Salem Village is renamed Danvers. -
Formal apology
Massachusetts formally apologizes for the events of 1692