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The First "Bewitched"
Abigail Williams and Betty Paris were first bewitched along with a couple of other girls. They were screaming and rolling on the floor. -
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Pointing Fingers
The girls began pointing fingers at other towns people. They had blamed - Rebecca Nurse (gentle grandmother and a Church goer) - A wealthy farmer - 4 year old girl
More than 150 people were in jail by spring. -
The First Accused
The pressure was mounting on the girls and the towns people were begging the children to tell them the names of their torturers. The girls had screamed out three names
-Tituba (slave) -Sarah Osburne (homeless begger) - Sarah Good
All of these women were social outcasts. -
The Trials Begin
Over the next month, 20 people were hung (including the pastor). A man was pressed under rocks and four others had died in jail. -
Bridget Bishop
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Deaths on Gallows Hill
Rebecca Nurse
Sarah Good
Susannah Martin
Elizabeth Howe
Sarah Wildes -
Deaths on Gallows Hill
George Burroughs
Martha Carrier
John Willard
George Jacobs, Sr.
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Giles Corey
Giles Corey was pressed under rocks because he had failed to plead guilty or not guilty. -
Deaths on Gallows Hill
Martha Corey
Mary Eastey
Ann Pudeator
Alice Parker
Mary Parker
Wilmott Redd
Margaret Scott
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Died in Jail
Sarah Osborn, Roger Toothaker, Lyndia Dustin and Ann Foster had all died in jail. The date of their deaths are unknown. -
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Accusations Continued
Accusation continued into October. When the governor's wife had been accused, people had begun doubting the accusations and cries of protest had begun. -
Boston Minister Speaks Out Against the Trials
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The Last Witch Trials
The last of the witch trials were help in January of 1693. -
Pardoned
In May of 1693, the remaining acused were pardoned. The Salem Witch Trials had ended.
