None, for two reasons. First, none of the executed were actually witches by any definition. Second, in Puritan New England, witchcraft was a capital crime, thus the punishment for witchcraft was hanging.
None, for two reasons. First, none of the executed were actually witches by any definition. Second, in Puritan New England, witchcraft was a capital crime, thus the punishment for witchcraft was hanging.
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The famous Salem tavern where some examinations of accused witches was owned by the Ingersoll family.
The Puritans held the Salem Witch Trails in 1692.
No witches were ever burned at Salem. In Puritan society, witchcraft was a felony and punishable by hanging. During the Salem Witch Trials, 19 people suffered that fate.
They were subject to public ridicule, torched then burned and hanged. Not in any particular order.
Giles Corey, who was around 80
none....they were all hanged.
The famous Salem tavern where some examinations of accused witches was owned by the Ingersoll family.
The Puritans held the Salem Witch Trails in 1692.
No witches were ever burned at Salem. In Puritan society, witchcraft was a felony and punishable by hanging. During the Salem Witch Trials, 19 people suffered that fate.
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Salem, Massachusetts.
They were subject to public ridicule, torched then burned and hanged. Not in any particular order.
The Witch trails happened.
Massachusetts Bay
1693
1692
The Salem Witch Trials were performed in civil court, meaning no lawyers.