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This is the fifth in a series of five indexes concerning the Salem Witch Trials.
Death on Gallows Hill: More are Convicted for Witchcraft in Salem. Bridget Bishop, Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and others are convicted of witchcraft in Salem and hung on Gallows Hill. The Reverend George Burroughs: Life Before the Salem Witch Trials. The Reverend George Burroughs, years prior to the Witch Trials, becomes pastor at Salem Village Church. When his wages are withheld he leaves. Burroughs' Debts Are Settled: But They Will Come Back to Haunt Him. George Burroughs has a dispute with John Putnam Senior over the ministers unpaid wages and other monies owed. Burroughs Accused of Witchcraft: A Witch's Church in Salem Village. Another woman confess to witchcraft, revealing that there is a Witch Church in Salem Village with George Burroughs as its minister. Burroughs Suspected of Murder: Dead Wives Rise Up to Accuse. George Burroughs is arrested for witchcraft. It is suspected that he killed two previous wives, and maybe more. The Hanging of George Burroughs: Minister Convicted of Witchcraft in Salem. George Burroughs is sentenced to hang for witchcraft along with other accused and sentenced witches. The Conviction of Giles Cory: Torture to the Extreme in Salem. Giles Cory is accused of witchcraft. He refuses to be tried and is pressed to death in order to get him to confess. The Witch Hunt Spreads: Validity of Spectral Evidence Doubted. More people are hung for witchcraft. The hunt spread to other communities. Mather doubts the "validity of spectral evidence." Ann Putnam, Jr. Confesses Guilt: Fourteen Years Later. Fourteen years after the Salem Witch Trials, Ann Putnam, Jr. admits that she wrongly accused many for witchcraft. Previous Salem Witch Trials indexes:
The copyright of the article Convictions, Hangings, and Pressin in American History is owned by Mary Trotter Kion. Permission to republish Convictions, Hangings, and Pressin in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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