Salem, Massachusetts Timeline of Events

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Salem, Massachusetts

Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...

Timeline of Events

1628

9.6.1628

Puritans settle Salem, which will later become part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.

1692

6.2.1692

Bridget Bishop is the first person to go to trial in the Salem witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Found guilty, she is hanged on June 10.

6.10.1692

Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries".

7.19.1692

Salem Witch Trials: five women are hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.

8.19.1692

Salem witch trials: in Salem, Massachusetts, Province of Massachusetts Bay five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft.