salem witchcraft trials
101Matthew Hale (jurist) — For other people of the same name, see Matthew Hale (disambiguation). Sir Matthew Hale SL …
102Mary Walcott — For the American botanical artist, see Mary Vaux Walcott. Mary Walcott (July 5 , 1675 – after 1719) was one of the witnesses at the Salem Witch Trials of Salem, Massachusetts in the years 1692 and 1693. Deposition of Mary Walcott, August 3, 1692… …
103Ann Foster — of Andover, Massachusetts had been the widow of Andrew Foster for seven years when she was accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials. Born in 1617, Ann, or Annis, came to Massachusetts from London on the ship Abigail in 1635. Her mother …
104Mercy Lewis — 1876 illustration of the courtroom; the central figure is usually identified as Mary Walcott Brief Overview Mercy Lewis was born in Falmouth, Maine in 1675 and was a servant in Thomas Putnam’s household. She is also one of the featured characters …
105Daemonolatreiae libri tres — is a 1595 work by Nicholas Remy. It was edited by Montague Summers and translated as Demonolatry in 1929. Along with the Malleus Maleficarum, it is generally considered one of the most important early works on demons and witches. The book was… …
106Loudun possessions — Urbain Grandier, who was convicted and executed as a result of the Loudun possessions The Loudun possessions were a group of supposed demonic possessions which took place in Loudun, France, in 1634. This case involved the Ursuline nuns of Loudun… …
107Doruchów witch trial — The Doruchów witch trial, was a witch trial which took place in the village of Doruchów in Poland in the 18th century.[1] It was the last mass trial of sorcery and witch craft in Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth. The trial allegedly resulted in the …
108Sarah Cloyce — (née Towne) was the sister of Rebecca Nurse and Mary Easty. She was accused of witchcraft but never indicted by a grand jury in the Salem Witch Trials. In fiction In the short story entitled Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne which is a… …
109Claviceps purpurea — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi …
110Samuel Sewall — (March 28, 1652 January 1, 1730), was a Massachusetts judge, best known for his involvement in the Salem witch trials, for which he later apologized, and his essay The Selling of Joseph (1700), which criticized slavery.BiographySewall was born in …
