Interesting and Odd Facts
-Bridget (Sarah) Bishop. Bridget Bishop was accused of witchcraft earlier in her life by her third husband. It is believed that Bridget was, in all probability, a practicing witch.
-Many of the accusers were young girls, but there were some adults who accused others of witchcraft as well.
-The town of Salem sent constables to Maine to arrest Salem’s former minister George Burroughs, accusing him of being a wizard.
-The first trial began on March 1, 1692.
-A present day theory points to the cause of the Salem hysteria as being incited by Ergot poisoning, mass hysteria and persuasion.
-Sarah Good’s four year-old daughter, Dorcas, was accused of being a witch.
-Tituba taught young teenage girls how to read fortunes and would tell them stories about witches and magic.
-The fact that Martha Corey did not attend church regularly and had a mixed child from a previous relationship also caused her to be profiled
as a witch.
-Those who had been accused of witchcraft also had their land confiscated by the state.
-Salem held a day of fasting and prayer for forgiveness on January 13, 1697 for the murder of innocent people.
-Many of the accusers were young girls, but there were some adults who accused others of witchcraft as well.
-The town of Salem sent constables to Maine to arrest Salem’s former minister George Burroughs, accusing him of being a wizard.
-The first trial began on March 1, 1692.
-A present day theory points to the cause of the Salem hysteria as being incited by Ergot poisoning, mass hysteria and persuasion.
-Sarah Good’s four year-old daughter, Dorcas, was accused of being a witch.
-Tituba taught young teenage girls how to read fortunes and would tell them stories about witches and magic.
-The fact that Martha Corey did not attend church regularly and had a mixed child from a previous relationship also caused her to be profiled
as a witch.
-Those who had been accused of witchcraft also had their land confiscated by the state.
-Salem held a day of fasting and prayer for forgiveness on January 13, 1697 for the murder of innocent people.