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Abigail Williams and Betty Parris begin acting strangely. Ann Putnam Jr. and some other girls begin acting similarly, soon after.
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The accusations started in February and warrants were given for Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborne's arrests on February 29. The accusations stopped on October 29 when the Court of Oyer and Terminer was dissolved and further arrests were prohibited.
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Sarah Osborne dies in prison.
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Governor Phipps set up the Court of Oyer and Terminer to judge the accused witches. There were seven judges on the court.
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The first trial was on June 2 and was for Bridget Bishop. The trials stopped when the Court of Oyer and Terminer was dissolved and further arrests were prohibited on October 29.
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Bridget Bishop is hanged for witchcraft.
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Roger Toothaker dies in prison.
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Sarah Good, Elizabeth Howe, Susanna Martin, Rebecca Nurse, and Sara Wild are hanged for witchcraft.
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George Burroughs, Martha Carrier, George Jacobs, John Proctor, and John Willard are hanged for witchcraft.
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Giles Corey is pressed to death for refusing a trial.
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Martha Corey, Mary Easty, Alice Parker, Mary Parker, Ann Pudeater, Margaret Scott, Wilmot Reed, and Samuel Wardwell are hanged for witchcraft.
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The Superior Court was created to judge the remaning witches. The court judged the last case in May of 1963, but no one was killed this time.
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Ann Foster dies in prison.
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Governor Phipps called for a day of fasting and prayers for the townsfolk.
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Lydia Dustin dies in prison.
