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The Putnams were one of the most powerful families in Salem Village.

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May 10, 1692 Sarah Osborne
June 16, 1692 Roger Toothaker
December 3, 1692 Ann Foster
March 10, 1693 Lydia Dustin

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Hysteria swept Salem Village, Massachusetts, in 1692 after some children, mostly girls, brought witchcraft charges against certain persons, mostly women, whom they disliked.

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The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft

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Thousands of suspected witches were hanged or burned in europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and belief in witches was common in the American colonies.

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Before the special court had adjourned, 19 persons and 2 dogs had been hung, and one man had been pressed to death, with 150 victims waiting trial.

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June 10 Bridget Bishop

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"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live".

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Martha Carrier was indicted for bewitching of certain persons,according to the form usal in such cases pleading not guilty to her indictment.

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June 10 Bridget Bishop
July 19 Sarah Good
July19 Elizabeth Howe
July 19 Susannah Martin
July 19 Rebecca Nurse
July 19 Sarah Wildes
August 19 George Burroughs
August 19 Martha Carrier
August 19 George Jacobs