Salem village change its name to Danver for the main reason of the town splitting in half. And they wanted to put a end to the theocracy in there town so therefor they broke away from salem town and made Danver :)
People from Andover and Topsfield were tried. The trials actually originated in Salem VILLAGE which is now Danvers, Massachusetts.
Salem was the first well-organized town within the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which received its royal charter in 1629. Roger Conant established Naumkeag, which was renamed Salem after it was fortified by more settlers and governed by Matthew Cradock.
The Salem Witch Trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts.
In 1692 and 1693, a number of "witch trials" were held in what is now the state of Massachusetts that led to the death of twenty people condemned as witches. The trials took place in several towns, in fact: Salem Town, Salem Village (known today as Danvers), Ipswich, and Andover.
The Trials were conducted in the towns of Salem Village, Salem Town, Andover, and Ipswich. The accused were said to be Witches from the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex, in Massachusetts, New England.
The Salem Witch Trials
It became, and it still is, Danvers, Massachusetts.
People from Andover and Topsfield were tried. The trials actually originated in Salem VILLAGE which is now Danvers, Massachusetts.
Rebecca Nurse's body is buried in Danvers, Massachusetts. Most were just covered with rocks on Gallows Hill and have since disappeared.
Salem was the first well-organized town within the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which received its royal charter in 1629. Roger Conant established Naumkeag, which was renamed Salem after it was fortified by more settlers and governed by Matthew Cradock.
The address of the Danvers Historical Society is: Po Box 381, Danvers, MA 01923-0681
The web address of the Danvers Historical Society is: http://www.danvershistory.org
The Salem Witch Trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts.
In 1692 and 1693, a number of "witch trials" were held in what is now the state of Massachusetts that led to the death of twenty people condemned as witches. The trials took place in several towns, in fact: Salem Town, Salem Village (known today as Danvers), Ipswich, and Andover.
Salem, Massachusetts
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693. Despite being generally known as the Salem witch trials, the preliminary hearings in 1692 were conducted in a variety of towns across the province: Salem Village (now Danvers), Ipswich, Andover and Salem Town.
The Trials were conducted in the towns of Salem Village, Salem Town, Andover, and Ipswich. The accused were said to be Witches from the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex, in Massachusetts, New England.