... the accused had records of unlawful pastimes, including witchery, but others were faithful churchgoers and people of high status in the society. From Mid-March to early April, Martha Corey, Rebecca Nurse, Elizabeth Proctor, and Sarah Cloyce were accused of witchcraft. Soon after Corey, Nurse, and Proctor were examined before Magistrates Hathorne, Corwin, Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth, and Captain Samuel ... were not unopposed. Several townspeople signed petitions in favor of people taken into custody that they believed to be blameless. Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin, Sarah Wildes, Sara...

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... also a part of this group that started the accusations. Ann Putnam's personal motive was jealousy. Ann Putnam charged Rebecca Nurse with witchcraft and because she was jealous that Rebecca Nurse had ten healthy children, and she had lost seven of her eight. This resulted in Rebecca being sent to jail and hanged. Thomas Putnam's personal motive was greed. Thomas Putnam, a landowner himself, charged ... ...

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... that they would be the next people to become a possessed victim of their mysterious black magic. The villagers went from the four-year-old girl to seventy-one-year-old Rebecca Nurse followed by forty-seven-year-old Elizabeth Proctor. Both of these women who were from very wealthy, prosperous homes, were imprisoned because people thought ... Rebecca Nurse's mother and Proctor's grandmother practiced black magic when they were alive. At this point, anyone who was a family member of an accused witch was most likely to wind up ... court bothered to think that the witnesses could be lying ...

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... court was Bridget Bishop, she was found guilty and was hanged on June 10th. Soon after the first accusing the found Sarah Good, Sarah Wilds, Elizabeth How, Susanna Martin, and Rebecca Nurse all guilty and they were hanged on July 19th. Also, hanged on the19th included John Proctor, George Burroughs, George Jacobs, John Willard, and Martha Carrier. Many people voiced their ... by her pregnancy Bridget Bishop hanged George Burroughs hanged Martha Carner hanged Martha Corey hanged Mary Esty hanged Sarah Good hanged Elizabeth How hanged George Jacobs hanged Susanna Martin hanged Rebecca Nur...

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... spirits to do them harm. The people named were arrested and waited for trial without any other evidence but based solely on an accusation. Historical figures such as Martha Corey, Rebecca Nurse and Elizabeth Proctor were arrested and tried also, among others. In the play by Arthur Miller, The Crucible, some historical events were changed around to fit a modern day drama ... the audience wouldn't confuse the mother with the daughter. When it comes to trials, hangings and death warrants, Miller changed actual events to give the play some excitement and drama. Rebecca Nurse, John Proctor a...

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... more villagers became afflicted." Soon, more accusations were made. Mostly of servants, slaves and other people of low status. But by the end of March, Church members Martha Cory and Rebecca Nurse were also arrested, examined and jailed. By May, tons of witches, both men and women had been examined in Salem Village, and jails were being filled with upto 150 ... Burroughs, Mary parker, Martha Carrier, John Proctor, Martha Corey, Ann Pudeator, Mary Easty, Wilmott Redd, Sarah Good, Margaret Scott, Elizabeth Howe, Samuel Wardwell Sr., Susannah Martin, Sarah Wildes, John Willard & Rebecca Nu...

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... of the accused had records of unlawful pastimes, including witchery, but others were faithful churchgoers and people of high status in society. From Mid-March to early April, Martha Corey, Rebecca Nurse, Elizabeth Proctor, and Sarah Cloyce were accused of witchcraft. Soon after Corey, Nurse, and proctor were examined before Magistrates Hathorne, Corwin, Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth, and Captain Samuel Sewall ... ...

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... a slave, and was accused because she was unimportant. Some people also believed she was a heathen, because she had a different religion. Later, the richer, and more respected members were accused, like Rebecca Nurse, and a former minister. The trials started to spread to other towns. Andover was one of them. In Andover, the wife of a man named Joseph Ballard's had been sick for ... ...

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... of witchcraft including, Ann Putnam the daughter of John Putnam. The first 2 accused of witchcraft were Tituba and Sarah Osborn. During the summer of 1692 trials started to take place. Rebecca Nurse was a very respected women in the village however she was accused by two girls of "pinching" them. However that's all it took to be accused of witchcraft. Another surprising ... ...

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