Martha Corey

Martha Corey
Drawing of Martha Corey with her persecutors.
Born
Martha Panon

Unknown[1] (around 1620)
DiedSeptember 22, 1692 (aged around 72)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
MonumentsSalem Witch Trials Memorial (1992), Proctor's Ledge Memorial (2017)
NationalityEnglish
OccupationMother
Known forConvicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials
Spouses
Henry Rich
(m. 1684, died)
(m. 1690; died 1692)
ChildrenBenoni 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.

  1. ^ "Giles and Martha Corey Memorial".
  2. ^ Enders A. Robinson. The Devil Discovered: Salem Witchcraft 1692. Waveland Press, Prospect Heights, IL, 2001 (1991), p. 271
  3. ^ 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.