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The Salem Witch Trials 1692
Outbreak
• In the last few weeks of 1691, young ladies begin to experiment with magic to look at their futures, Why?
• Daughter and niece of the prominent minister Samuel Parris are afflicted by fits.
• By February of 1692 pressure on those suffering fits to name those who are afflicting them, pays off.
The AccusedThe Accused
Sara Good• Born into the prosperity of a wealthy
innkeeper, but eventually lost property.• Impoverished • Marries William Good after the death of her
first husband.• Lived a life of begging in the streets.• Regarded as a stereotypical hag.• Never confessed to guilt, but did testify
against Sarah Osborne.• Six year old daughter, Dorcas accused of
witchcraft and imprisoned-Dies in prison• Sara hanged on July 12, 1692.
• Marries into the wealth of Robert Prince, owner of a 150-acre farm near Capt. John Putnam.
• Robert Prince passes away and Sarah marries Irish immigrant Alexander Osborne.
• With the death of Robert Prince, his land was to be given to their two sons.
• Sarah tries to overtake her sons inheritance of land for her self and new husband.
• Sarah is accused of Witchcraft by the Putnam Family.
• Dies in prison on May 10, 1692.
Sarah Osborne
Tituba• Carribean/Indian slave in the service of
Samuel Parris, whose home the first case of witchcraft is made.
• First to be accused and confess• Sets the pattern for most of the trials that
come afterward: Accused witches accuse others.
• Not executed for her crimes, but spends over a year in prison.
• Set free when an unknown person pays her jail fees.
• Tituba leaves Salem Village and is not heard from again.
Map of Witchcraft Accusations
• http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/salem/maps/
• Chart: Demographics of Accused Witches
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Chart: Demographics of Accused Witches
Results of the Outbreak in Salem 1692-1693
• During the Salem Witchcraft Outbreak a total of 185 people were accused
• 141 Women - 52 Tried - 26 Convicted• 44 Men – 7 Tried – 5 Convicted• Executed:• 14 Women• 5 Men• 1 Tortured to death• 5 Die in prison