The Salem Witch Trials 1692

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The Salem Witch Trials 1692
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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.

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The Accused
The Accused
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• 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.

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Sarah Osborne

• 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.

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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.

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Map of Witchcraft Accusations

• http//jefferson.village.virginia.edu/salem/maps/

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Chart Demographics of Accused Witches
                                                  
                                                  
                                            

• Chart Demographics of Accused Witches

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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