Salem was a special case in witch hunts. Even now, we can not find a single trait to connect all the accused in Salem. Poor people like Sarah Goode, clergymen like George Burroughs, town matrons like Rebbecca Nurse and so many others were imprisoned on charges of witchcraft. 19, including the three named above, were hanged after conviction.
They would tickle the witch
a lot of people
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.
There was only ONE person pressed to death during the Salem Witch Trials. His name was Giles Corey.
19 people were hanged in the Salem Witch Trials and 1 (an old man) was killed by "pressing" because he refused a trial.
Nineteen people were hanged during the Salem witch trials.
They would tickle the witch
a lot of people
During the Salem Witch Trials in Salem Massachusetts in 1692, 19 were hanged, 1 was pressed to death and as many as 13 died in prison.
No one in Salem was a witch.
The convicted were executed by hanging.
The Salem witch trials happened during the year 1692, the first to be executed was Bridget Bishop. In total 19 people were killed after being found guilty of witch craft, this is not counting the many people that they suspected died in jail.
19 people were executed
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.
There was only ONE person pressed to death during the Salem Witch Trials. His name was Giles Corey.
There were no actual, practicing witches invovled, accused or otherwise existing in Salem during the witch trials.
outside of Salem