Salem Witch Trials began in 1692. As history would have you believe it the mass hysteria of the "witch hunt" was produced by a young child who had become ill. At this time there was no problem with thinking this was witch craft. However, what history often forgets and few books have entered was in fact five young women were the cause of many deaths. It was said that the young child that was in such pain and tormented could possibly be taken over by demons or witches, but nothing was done about it. One of the young girls had an argument with a laundress of a household and she talked some of her friends into getting even with the laundress and to make a long story short they started to copy the symptoms of the young child (more dramatically) accusing the poor laundress of being a witch.
Panic hit the village and Puritans had trials and some people arrested were tortured into giving up names of witches they knew or face death. Unfortunately these poor souls had no alternative and they gave any name that came to their lips. Like a rolling stone gathering moss more and more people were arrested and accused. One man had heavy stones heaped on him until he would admit to being cursed by the devil, but he refused and the weight of the stones killed him. His last words were said to be "more weight". As many as 172 to 200 people were imprisoned The rest of the prisoners were left to die in the prisons never to be released. President Clinton Pardoned and sanctified 8 of the graves (with blessings) of the innocent women who were accused of witch craft.
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The American town famous for the Witch Trials (called the Salem Witch Trials) is Salem, Massachusetts.
The Salem Witch Trials took place in 1692.
The Salem Witch Trials were a series of real historical events in Salem, Massaschusetts in 1692, NOT A STORY!
The witch trials were an event. An event does not eat.
the Salem Witch trials were held in various locations dotted all over the USA from 1692-1693. The Salem Witch trials is the shortest Witch trial to be recorded in history.
The American town famous for the Witch Trials (called the Salem Witch Trials) is Salem, Massachusetts.
There were no witch trials in Salem in those years. The trials happened in 1692 and 1693.
The Salem witch trials began in 1692.
Salem, Massachusets.
The Salem Witch Trials took place in 1692.
The Salem Witch Trials were a series of real historical events in Salem, Massaschusetts in 1692, NOT A STORY!
Salem, Massachusetts
The Salem witch trials happened in 1692.
The witch trials were an event. An event does not eat.
The last of the Salem Witch trials ended in may 1693
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His great-great granfather was John Hathorne, judge in the Salem Witch Trials.