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zero. In Colonial America, witchcraft was a felony (a crime) punishable by death by hanging. However, in Europe witchcraft was considered heresy (a crime against the church itself) and punishable by burning at the stake. So the people of Salem hung Nineteen people and as many as thirteen people may have died in prison.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoNone. There were twenty executions from the 143 who were eventually charged, all but one was hung to death. Giles Corey was the only executed by crushing when he refused to enter any plea, guilty or otherwise.
The following is the complete list of all accused (The names of those executed are bolded with the date and manner of execution):
- Nehemiah Abbot
- Nehemiah Abbot, Jr.
- John Alden
- Daniel Andrew
- Abigail Barker
- Mary Barker
- William Barker, Sr.
- William Barker, Jr.
- Sarah Bassett
- Bridget Bishop - Hanged on June 10
- Edward Bishop, Jr.
- Sarah Bishop
- Mary Black
- Mary Bradbury
- Mary Bridges, Sr.
- Mary Bridges, Jr.
- Sarah Bridges
- Hannah Bromage
- Sarah Buckley
- George Burroughs - Hanged on August 19
- Candy (slave)
- Hannah Carrell
- Andrew Carrier
- Martha Carrier - Hanged on August 19
- Richard Carrier
- Sarah Carrier
- Thomas Carrier, Jr.
- Bethia Carter, Sr.
- Bethia Carter, Jr.
- Elizabeth Cary
- Mary Clarke
- Rachel Clenton
- Sarah Cloyse
- Sarah Cole
- Sarah Cole
- Elizabeth Colson
- Mary Colson
- Giles Corey - Pressed to death September 19
- Martha Corey - Hanged on September 22
- Deliverance Dane
- Mary DeRich
- Elizabeth Dicer
- Rebecca Dike
- Joseph Draper
- Ann Doliver
- Lydia Dustin - died in prison
- Sarah Dustin
- Rebecca Eames
- Mary Eastey - Hanged on September 22
- Esther Elwell
- Martha Emerson
- Joseph Emons
- Mary English
- Philip English
- Thomas Farrer, Sr.
- Edward Farrington
- Abigail Faulkner, Sr.
- Abigail Faulkner, Jr.
- Dorothy Faulkner
- John Flood
- Elizabeth Fosdick
- Elizabeth Fosdick (Jr.?)
- Ann Foster
- Nicholas Frost
- Eunice Frye
- Dorcas Good
- Sarah Good - Hanged on July 19
- Mary Green
- Elizabeth Hart
- Margaret Hawks
- Sarah Hawkes
- Dorcas Hoar
- Abigail Hobbs
- Deliverance Hobbs
- William Hobbs
- Elizabeth How - Hanged on July 19
- John Howard
- Francis Hutchens
- Mary Ireson
- John Jackson, Sr.
- John Jackson, Jr.
- George Jacobs, Sr. - Hanged on August 19
- George Jacobs, Jr.
- Margaret Jacobs
- Rebecca Jacobs
- Abigail Johnson
- Elizabeth Johnson, Sr.
- Elizabeth Johnson, Jr.
- Rebecca Johnson
- Stephen Johnson
- Mary Lacey, Sr.
- Mary Lacey, Jr.
- John Lee
- Jane Lilly
- Mary Marston
- Susannah Martin - Hanged on July 19
- Mary Morey
- Sarah Morrill
- Rebecca Nurse - Hanged on July 19
- Sarah Osborne - died in prison
- Mary Osgood
- Elizabeth Paine
- Alice Parker - Hanged on September 22
- Mary Parker - Hanged on September 22
- Sarah Pease
- Joan Peney
- Hannah Post
- Mary Post
- Susanna Post
- Margaret Prince
- Benjamin Proctor
- Elizabeth Proctor
- John Proctor - Hanged on August 19
- Sarah Proctor
- William Proctor
- Ann Pudeator - Hanged on September 22
- Wilmott Reed - Hanged on September 22
- Sarah Rice
- Susannah Roots
- Henry Salter
- John Sawdy
- Margaret Scott - Hanged on September 22
- Ann Sears
- Abigail Somes
- Martha Sparks
- Tituba (slave)
- Job Tookey
- Mary Toothacker
- Margaret (daughter of Mary) Toothacker
- Roger Toothacker - died in prison
- Hannah Tyler
- Martha Tyler
- Mercy Wardwell
- Samuel Wardwell - Hanged on September 22
- Sarah Wardwell
- Mary Warren
- Sarah Wilds - Hanged on July 19
- Ruth Wilford
- John Willard - Hanged on August 19
- Abigail Williams
- Sarah Wilson, Sr.
- Sarah Wilson, Jr.
- Mary Withridge
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∙ 12y agoNo real witches were executed during the Salem witch panic. 19 regular people who were accused and convicted of being witches were hanged.
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∙ 11y agoExactly zero. The nineteen executed 'witches' were hangedaccording the Puritan law code.
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∙ 12y agoNineteen
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How were witches discovered?
I wouldn't say that they were discovered so much as falsely accused. Witches are mythical (at least in the sense that you mean).most were discovered by towns people wrongfully accusing people because they did not like them but some tryed to prove a point that witches were not devil worshiper but they just ended up being killed
How many dogs were executed in the Salem witch trials?
2, under suspicion of being familiars because they were owned by accused witches.
Who was executed after fighting at the Alamo?
Many people were but one of the most famous fables was that David Crockett was executed after being overwhelmed.
What is the right of accused individuals to have a hearing before being jailed?
A: Habeas Corpus - In which guarantees accused individuals the right to a hearing before being jailed.
Witches burned in France at the stake?
yes. people accused of being witches were burned at stake, sometimes, people thought that witches could take the form of cats, so if you saw a cat more then three times, and it was the same, the cat would be found and burned at stake.
Who executed people for being witches?
Other people.
Who executed people that were accused of being witches?
Christians
What did jailed witches have to pay for before they could be released from jail?
This was one of the laws at the time. Today there are fines and jail time. That was the same when witches were being jailed. Most witches were burned at the stake and not jailed.
Why were witches accused of being witches?
Only regular people were executed during the Salem Witch Trials. No Pagans. No witches. They were tried because the townspeople wanted their property, land, and possessions.
How were witches discovered?
I wouldn't say that they were discovered so much as falsely accused. Witches are mythical (at least in the sense that you mean).most were discovered by towns people wrongfully accusing people because they did not like them but some tryed to prove a point that witches were not devil worshiper but they just ended up being killed
How many people jailed in The Crucible?
There is no definite number mentioned of people being jailed in 'The Crucible'. It is believed to be around several hundred.
Why were people accuse of being witches?
People were accused of being witches becausespite, grudges,disliking someoneself defenceto explain misfortuneshope that was helpful
What happened to Tituba after she was accused?
She confessed and was jailed. Despite being a slave, she was never tried or executed. Eventually she was bought by a new owner and slips out of the history books.
How many dogs were executed in the Salem witch trials?
2, under suspicion of being familiars because they were owned by accused witches.
Where Irish people accused of being witches on Halloween?
yes they were
What punishments did whiches get?
People convicted of being witches (male and female) were usually killed. Burning, hanging, drowning, stoning and burning was the most popular. About 45,000 people were executed as witches in the Middle Ages and most were burned to death. Saint Joan of Arc was burned to death as a witch by the English and later Canonized as a Saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
Was The Crucible by anne miller fiction or non-fiction?
Well for starters, The Crucible was written by ARTHUR Miller. And it's fiction. However it is written about some real events. For example, the whole play is a metaphor for the Red Scare which involved the US being afraid of people being communists so they jailed innocent people. (Like the witches in the play)
