THE SALEM HISTORY JOURNAL

Field notes from 1692

Stories, facts, and the people behind the Salem Witch Trials. Written by the historians who lead the tours. No folklore for the sake of it. Just the history, told straight.

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THE VICTIMS

THE ACCUSERS

THE JUDGES

MYTHS & FACTS

Salem Witch Trials: The Victims

First Hanging June 10, 1692

A life remembered

Bridget Bishop: The First Hanged in Salem

Second Hanging July 19, 1692

A life remembered

Sarah Good:

The Tragic Story of a Poor Woman Accused of Witchcraft

A life remembered

Elizabeth Howe: The Accusation That Couldn’t be Undone

A life remembered

Susannah Martin:

History Revisited

A life remembered

Rebecca Nurse: Resilience in Salem

A life remembered

Sarah Wildes: The Accusations That Sent Her to the Gallows

Third Hanging August 19, 1692

A life remembered

George Burroughs: The Minister’s Tragic Fate

A life remembered

Martha Carrier: Condemned as the Queen of Hell

A life remembered

George Jacobs Sr.: “Burn Me or Hang Me, I Will Stand in the Truth”

A life remembered

John Proctor: First Male to be Accused of Witchcraft

A life remembered

John Willard: The Constable Who Refused to Arrest the Innocent

First & Only Pressing September 19, 1692

A life remembered

The Defiant Legacy of Giles Corey

Last Hanging September 22, 1692

A life remembered

Martha Corey: The “Gospel Woman” Hanged as a Salem Witch

A life remembered

Mary Esty: The Woman Who Begged for Everyone but Herself

A life remembered

Alice Parker: The Fisherman’s Wife Hanged Over Old Grudges

A life remembered

Mary Parker: The Andover Widow They May Have Hanged by Mistake

A life remembered

Ann Pudeator: The Wealthy Widow Whose Healing Became Witchcraft

A life remembered

Wilmot Redd: The Woman Behind Marblehead’s “Mammy Redd” Legend

A life remembered

Margaret Scott: The Salem Victim Known Only Through Her Accusers

A life remembered

Samuel Wardwell: The Fortune-Teller Who Confessed to Live, Then Chose to Die Honest