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No witches were hanged in Salem, only Puritans accused of witchcraft.
The infamous Salem Witch Trails (in colonial Massachusetts) were held between February 1692 and May 1693, and were not one single event.
It is recorded that as a result of the hearings, 20 people (both men and women) were put to death, 19 by hanging and one being crushed by a large boulder (no one was burned at the stake). In total 28 people were condemned to death, with 8 being reprieved or having their sentences commuted.
The sentences were carried out as follows:
10 June 1692 (1)
Bridget Bishop (hanging)
19 June 1692 (5)
Sarah Good (hanging)
Rebecca Nurse (hanging)
Susannah Martin (hanging)
Elizabeth Howe (hanging)
Sarah Wildes (hanging)
19 August 1692 (5)
Martha Carrier (hanging)
John Willard (hanging)
George Burroughs (hanging)
George Jacobs, Sr. (hanging)
John Proctor (hanging)
19 September 1962 (1)
Giles Corey (pressing)*
22 September 1692 (8)
Mary Eastey (hanging)
Martha Corey (hanging)
Ann Pudeator (hanging)
Samuel Wardwell (hanging)
Mary Parker (hanging)
Alice Parker (hanging)
Wilmot Redd (hanging)
Margaret Scott (hanging)
* In an attempt to extract a confession from Giles Corey, he was "pressed" beneath a stack of rocks, being 80 at the time, he never recovered and died on the 19th of September 1692.
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What were the methods of being killed during the Salem Witch Trials?
Hanging
Why was Mary Worth killed?
Because she was involved with the Salem witch trials.
What type of torture used for those accused of witch craft in the Salem witch trials?
Torture was no utilized for getting confessions during the Salem Witch Trials.
How many people were hanged during the Salem Witch Trials?
19 people were hanged in the Salem Witch Trials and 1 (an old man) was killed by "pressing" because he refused a trial.
How were the trials during the Salem Witch Trials different from trials today?
Obviously, the Salem Witch Trials tried a very different crime. But, other than that, the Salem Trials were very much like a normal civil trial today.
What were the methods of being killed during the Salem Witch Trials?
Hanging
How many people were killed during Salem witch trials?
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.
How were people killed during the salem witch trials?
The convicted were executed by hanging.
How many people were hang during the Salem Witch Trials episode?
Nineteen people were hanged during the Salem witch trials.
What happened to John Proctor after the Salem Witch Trials?
John Proctor was accused and hanged during the Salem Witch Trials.
How was witchcraft practiced during the Salem witch trials?
There were no actual, practicing witches invovled, accused or otherwise existing in Salem during the witch trials.
Who were executed during the Salem Witch Trials?
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.
Why was Mary Worth killed?
Because she was involved with the Salem witch trials.
What type of torture used for those accused of witch craft in the Salem witch trials?
Torture was no utilized for getting confessions during the Salem Witch Trials.
How many people were hanged during the Salem Witch Trials?
19 people were hanged in the Salem Witch Trials and 1 (an old man) was killed by "pressing" because he refused a trial.
Where did john proctor live during the Salem witch trials?
outside of Salem
How were the trials during the Salem Witch Trials different from trials today?
Obviously, the Salem Witch Trials tried a very different crime. But, other than that, the Salem Trials were very much like a normal civil trial today.
