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Birth
John Proctor was born in Assington, England on October 9th, 1631 -
Immigration
John Proctor moves to Massachusetts Bay Colony -
1st Marriage
He married his first wife (Martha Proctor) who would go on to die soon after -
2nd Marriage
Proctor married Elizabeth Thorndike -
Obtains license to operate a tavern
This ends up making him fairly wealthy -
Inheritance
Proctor inherits 1/3 of his father's (John Proctor Sr.) estate. -
Wife dies
Elizabeth Thorndike passes away -
3rd Marriage
Proctor marries his 3rd wife Elizabeth B. Proctor -
Witchcraft begins
John Proctor's maid Mary Warren starts to act strange, so he is forced to beat her to make her "act right" -
Mary Warren joins the Witch Trials
Joins as a witness, likely to testify against Proctor who was out of town on a business trip. -
Proctor's wife accused
Elizabeth Proctor is accused of practicing witchcraft, which prompts the investigation of John Proctor. -
Proctor's Children accused
John Proctor's three children, Benjamin, Sarah, and William were also accused of practicing witchcraft -
Proctor is searched
John Proctor is physically searched by 7 men for evidence of practicing witchcraft and nothing is found. -
Proctor's second accuser
During Proctor's trial, his servant, who had been accused, claimed that Proctor's "spirit" beat her and forced her to "touch the devil's book". -
Proctor's Plea
John Proctor writes a letter to a Boston clergy begging for the trial to move the trial to Boston or to switch Judges to ensure himself a fair trial. -
Too little too late
8 Boston ministers met to discuss the letter that Proctor wrote, but it was too late to do anything -
Judgement day
Both Proctor and his wife were both found guilty of practicing witchcraft, despite no real evidence proving so. They were both sentenced to the Gallows (death) at a later date. -
Death
John Proctor was hanged at the Gallows following being found guilty of witchcraft, his wife was also supposed to be hanged, but due to her pregnancy, he hanging was postponed. (After she had the baby, the Salem Witch trials had come to an end, so she lived not so happily ever after as a widow)