19-year-old Elizabeth Parris and 18-year-old Abigail Williams began to have some strange behaviors, such as unscrupulous screaming, seizures, trance and mysterious spells. Soon, some other girls in Salem began to show similar behavior.

1692 mid-February

These signs and terrible behaviors have no medical basis. The doctor speculated that these girls were influenced by Satan. 1692 end of February

Samuel Parris, a priest, held a prayer ceremony and a collective fasting, hoping to save them from dirty evil forces. In order to expose this "witch", John Indian baked a witch cake with rye flour and the urine of the girl with the disease. This counterattack against magic is to find out the identity of the "witch" who tortured those girls. The girls were forced to point out the source of their pain. They pointed out that three women were witches, including Tituba, a Caribbean Indian slave of the Paris family. On February 29th, Tituba, Sarah Goode and Sarah Osborne were arrested. Although Osborne and Goodall insisted on innocence, Titaba admitted that she saw the demon "sometimes like a pig, sometimes like a big dog." In addition, Tituba testified that Sarah was a witch.

1 692 March1

Civil affairs officials Hathaway and Calvin interrogated Tituba, Sarah Goode and Sarah Osborne in the small church in Sarah village. Tituba admitted using witchcraft. In the next few weeks, other townspeople came to testify that they were also hurt or saw some villagers' strange looks. Because the search for witches continues, many different people are accused. Defendants are generally women, and their behavior or economic environment more or less affected the social order and customs at that time. Some defendants have criminal motives, including witch crimes, but others are devout admirers and people with high status in the village.

1692 March 12

Martha Corey was accused of witchcraft.

1692 March 19

Rebecca nurse was accused of being a witch.

1692 March 2 1

Civilian officials Hathaway and colvin asked Martha Corrie.

124 March 692

Civilian officials Hathaway and colvin questioned Rebecca North.

1March 28, 692

Elizabeth Plocque was accused of being a witch.

1April 3, 692

Rebecca North's sister Sarah Corell was accused of being a witch.

1692 April 1 1

Elizabeth Proch was interrogated face to face by Hathaway, colvin, Thomas Danforth, the representative of the governor, and Samuel sewell, the captain. In this trial, John Proch was also accused and imprisoned.

1692 April 19

Abigail Hobbes, Bridget Bishop, Giles Corey and Mary Warren were questioned. Only Abigail Hobbes admitted this. William Hobbes "To the death, I deny it."

1April 22, 692

Hathaway and Colin questioned Nehemiah Abbott, William and Deller Fruns Hobbes, Edward and Sarah Bishop, Mary East, mary black and Sarah Wilder. Only the charges against Nehemiah Abbott were dropped.

1May 2, 692

Hathaway and Colin questioned Sarah Morey, Lydia Dustin, Susanna Martin and Docas Hall. Docas Hall "As long as I live, I will tell the truth."

1May 4, 692

George boole Burroughs was arrested in Wells, Maine.

1May 9, 692

Hawthorne, Colin, Silver and William stoughton questioned Bulforth. One of the girls, Sarah Churchill, was also questioned.

1692 May 10

Hathaway and Colin confronted Sir George Jacobs and his granddaughter Margaret. Margaret confessed and proved that her grandfather and george boole Fowles were witches. Sarah Osborne died in a prison in Boston. Margaret Jacob "... they told me that if I didn't confess, I would be put in a dungeon and hanged, but if I confessed, I could save my life." "

1692 may 14

When Chris Mather and the new Governor Sir William Phipps came back from England, they brought a new charter.

1692 may 18

Mary Esther was released from prison. However, due to the plaintiff's appeal and protest, she was arrested for the second time.

127 May 692

Governor phipps set up a high-level criminal special court composed of seven judges to try the wizard case. The appointees include Captain Governor William stoughton, Nathaniel salton Stoll, bartholomew Gedney, Peter Sage, Samuel Seward, Whitey winthrop and john richards. According to their own judgment, these officials weighed all kinds of incomprehensible signs, including those frank confessions, supernatural features (such as "witch marks") and the victim's reaction. These supernatural traces are based on an innocent person's fear of the devil, not the controversy of the matter itself.

1692 May 3 1

Martha kelly, John Alden, wilmot Reed, Elizabeth Howe and Philip Ingley were interrogated face to face by Hathaway, Colin and Godnai.

1June 2, 692

First instance of the High Criminal Court. Bridget Bishop was initially charged with malicious witchcraft and sentenced to death.

1early June, 692

Shortly after Bridget Bishop was tried, Nathaniel salton Stowe was dissatisfied with the trial process and submitted his resignation to the court.

1692 June 10

Bridget Bishop was hanged in Salem, the first person to be executed by the authorities in the Salem wizard trial. Bridget Bishop "I'm not a wizard, I'm innocent. I don't know anything. " After her death, the accusations in the witch case intensified, but it was not without opposition. Many citizens signed the petition for those they thought were innocent.

29-30 June, 1692

Rebecca North, Susanna Martin, Sarah Wilde, Sarah Goodall and Elizabeth Howe were interrogated and convicted of witchcraft. Rebecca North "Oh, my God! Help me. This is not true. I'm innocent! My life is in your hands ... "

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In order to find out the wizard who tortured him, Joseph Ballard near Andover turned to the cursed girls in Salem for help. This action marked the beginning of Andover's search for wizards.

1692

Rebecca North, Suzanne Martin, Sarah Wilde, Sarah Goodall and Elizabeth Howe were executed. Elizabeth Howe This is the last moment of my life. God knows I'm innocent ... "Susanna Martin" I'm not involved in witchcraft. "

2-6 August, 1692

Sir George Jacob, Marta Karel, george boole Fowles, John and Elizabeth Plocque, and John Willard were tried and convicted of witchcraft. Marta Karel "... I was wronged. You have to realize that these guys are insane, which is unforgivable. "

1692 August 19

Sir George Jacob, Marta Karel, george boole Fowles, John Plocque and John Willard were hanged on Mount Gallos. George Jacob "I was falsely accused. I have never done this before. "

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Martha Corley, Mary Estee, Alice Parker, Ann Pudeator, Douglas Hoar and Mary Bradbury were tried and convicted. Mary Bridbury "I want to make a mistake. I have nothing to do with this evil. "

1692 September 17

Margaret Scott, wilmot Reed, Samuel Wardwell, mary parker, Abigail Faulkner, Rebecca Yi Musi, Mary Lacey, Ann Foster and Abigail.

1692 September 19

Giles Corey was crushed to death for refusing to stand trial.

122 September 692

Marta Corrie, Margaret Scott, Mary Esther, Alice Parker, Ann Puter, wilmot Reed, Samuel Wadwell and mary parker were hanged. 1692101October 8th

After 20 people died of political persecution in Salem, Thomas Blatter wrote a letter criticizing the political persecution. This letter greatly influenced the Governor of phipps, who ordered that supernatural and intangible evidence should no longer be allowed in the trial.

1692 10 October 29th

The Governor of phipps dissolved the High Criminal Court.

1693 1 month

The final trial of witchcraft is over.

1May 693

Phipps pardoned all witchcraft suspects in custody and terminated all trials.

1992

The Massachusetts legislature passed a resolution to rehabilitate all the victims of the Salem witch trial 300 years ago.