Martha Corey | |
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 Drawing of Martha Corey with her persecutors. | |
| Born | Martha Panon Unknown[1] (around 1620) |
| Died | September 22, 1692 (aged around 72) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Monuments | Salem Witch Trials Memorial (1992), Proctor's Ledge Memorial (2017) |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Mother |
| Known for | Convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Benoni Panon, Thomas Rich |
Martha Corey (née Panon; died September 22, 1692) was accused and convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, on September 9, 1692, and was hanged on September 22, 1692.[3] Her second husband, Giles Corey, was also accused and killed.
- ^ "Giles and Martha Corey Memorial".
- ^ Enders A. Robinson. The Devil Discovered: Salem Witchcraft 1692. Waveland Press, Prospect Heights, IL, 2001 (1991), p. 271
- ^ Boyer, Paul; Nissenbaum, Stephen (1993). Salem-Village Witchcraft: A Documentary Record of Local Conflict in Colonial New England. Boston, Massachusetts: Northeastern University Press. p. 108. ISBN 1555531644.