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List of people of the Salem witch trials
This is a list of people associated with the Salem Witch Trials, a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between March 1692 and May 1693. The trials resulted in the executions of twenty people, most of whom were women. Surnames in parentheses preceded by "née" indicate birth family maiden names (if known) of married women, who upon marriage generally took their husbands' surnames. Due to the low population of the Massachusetts North Shore at the time of the trials, a significant percentage of local residents were related to other local residents through descent or by marriage. Many of the witchcraft accusations were driven at least in part by acrimonious relations between the families of the plaintiffs and defendants. Unless otherwise specified, dates provided in this list use Julian-dated month and day but New Style-enumerated year (i.e., years begin on January 1 and end on December 31, in the modern style).
Accusers
"Afflicted"
Other accusers (including accused witches who "confessed")
Physician who diagnosed "bewitchment"
Executed
Died from peine forte et dure
Died in prison
Survived trial period
Sentenced but not executed
Fled to avoid imprisonment
Released on bond
Found not guilty
Pardoned
Pleaded guilty and pardoned
Not tried
Born in prison
Released from prison after the Governor ended the witch trials
Indicted by grand jury
Not indicted
Named, but no arrest warrant issued
Court personnel
Magistrates
====Court of Oyer and Terminer, 1692 ====
Justices
Superior Court of Judicature, 1693
Public figures
Clergy
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