In 1706, Ann Putnam, Jr. stated that, in 1692, she had been made "an instrument for the accusing of several persons of a grievous crime," one that had cost them their lives. At the time of this statement she believed that "they were innocent persons" and that the Salem Witch-Hunt and Trials were "a great delusion of Satan."
Nineteen persons were hung in Salem Village for witchcraft in 1692. Giles Cory was the only person pressed to death. However, there were others who also died while still in jail. Persons hung were Sarah Osborne, Roger Toothaker, Ann Foster, and Lydia Dustin. Also, an unnamed infant belonging to Sarah Good died prior to July 19, 1692.
There are considerably more turns and twists involved in the Salem Witch Trials than have been presented in this series of articles. For those interested in further study the following recommended sources are listed below.
Salem Sources used in this series of articles concerning the Salem Witch Hunt and for recommended reading:
Boyer, Paul. Stephen Nissenbaum. Salem Possessed. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. 1974.
Carson, Clarence B. The Colonial Experience, 1607-1774. American Textbook Committee, Wadley, Alabama, 1987.
Collier's Encyclopedia, Volume 15. Crowell-Collier Educational Corporation, 1968.
Deetz, James. Patricia Scott Deetz. The Times of Their Lives: Life, Love, and Death in Plymouth Colony. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 2000.
Hill, Frances. A Delusion of Satan: The Full Story of the Salem Witch Trials. De Capo Press, 1995.
Hill, Frances. The Salem Witch Trials Reader. De Capo Press, 1995.
Jackson, Shirley. The Witchcraft of Salem Village. Random House, New York, 1956.
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Index for this series on the Salem Witch Trials and other like subjects at Suite 101:
October, the Bewitching Month: Devils, Demons, Witches and Salem! Oh My!
The Haunting Month: A Continued Index of Bewitching Articles.
Convictions, Hangings, and Pressing
