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. More than 200 people were …

Nov 4, 2011 · The infamous Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and …

Dec 11, 2024 · The Salem witch trials (1692–93) were a series of investigations and persecutions that caused 19 convicted ‘witches’ to be hanged and many other suspects to be imprisoned in …

Jan 24, 2017 · In 1692, 14 women an 6 men were accused of witchcraft and executed. Read about how the controversial witch trials shaped the of future Salem, Massachusetts.

Oct 24, 2022 · The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between early 1692 and mid-1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the devil’s magic …

Apr 13, 2021 · The Salem Witch Trials were a series of legal proceedings in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692-1693 resulting in the deaths of 20 innocent people accused of …

Dec 11, 2024 · Salem witch trials - Hysteria, Accusations, Executions: On May 27, 1692, after weeks of informal hearings accompanied by imprisonments, Sir William Phips (also spelled …

How The Salem Witch Trials Started. In January of 1692, the daughter and niece of Reverend Samuel Parris of Salem Village became ill. William Griggs, the village doctor, was called in …

Over the next year, more than 150 women, men, and children from Salem Village (present-day Danvers) and neighboring communities were formally accused of practicing witchcraft. A third …

Oct 7, 2024 · In just 16 months between February 1692 and May 1693, up to 200 people—mostly women—were accused of practicing witchcraft in colonial Salem, Massachusetts. Of those …