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.

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