In March the group of girls turned in Martha Corey. Martha was different then the two other women, she was an upstanding member of the Puritan congregation. From March to Fall many people were charged, examined, tried and condemned to death. The many convicted were carted to Gallows Hill, a barren slope near Salem Village, for hanging. In June was the first hanging of Bridget Bishop and continued through December. Through out this time 19 people were hanged, one person was pressed to death, and as many as 13 people may have died in prison. 140 people were accused of witchcraft, and 43 people were afflicted.
Dead Victims:
Hanged on June 10, Bridget Bishop
Hanged on July 19, Sarah Good, Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin, Elizabeth How, Sarah Wilds
Hanged on August 19, George Burroughs, John Proctor, John Willard, George Jacobs, Martha Carrier
Pressed to death September 19, Giles Corey
Hanged on September 22, Martha Corey, Mary Eastey, Alice Parker, Ann Pudeater, Margaret Scott, Wilmott Reed, Samuel Wardwell, Mary Parker
Died in prison, Sarah Osborne, Roger Toothaker, Lyndia Dustin, Ann Foster
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