John Proctor (Salem witch trials)

John Proctor
Born(1632-10-09)9 October 1632
Suffolk, England[1][2]
Died19 August 1692(1692-08-19) (aged 59)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Criminal status
  • Executed
    (19 August 1692; 332 years ago (1692-08-19))
  • Exonerated (31 October 2001)
Spouse(s)Martha Giddens
(m. c. 1653; d. 1659)
Elizabeth Thorndike
(m. 1662; d. 1672)
(m. 1674)
Children18 Total; 4 (with Giddens)
7 (with Thorndike)
7 (with Bassett)
Conviction(s)Witchcraft (posthumously overturned)

John Proctor (9 October 1632 – 19 August 1692) was a landowner in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He and his wife Elizabeth were tried and convicted of witchcraft as part of the Salem Witch Trials, whereupon he was hanged.

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  2. ^ Foulds, 2010, p. 98