John Proctor (9 October 1631 – 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 …

Oct 27, 2011 · John Proctor & the Salem Witch Trials: When the witchcraft hysteria first began in Salem village in the winter of 1692, Proctor became an outspoken opponent of the trials and …

Aug 24, 2023 · In 1692, Proctor was accused of witchcraft by several young girls in Salem Village. He was arrested and put on trial. He was found guilty and hanged on August 19, 1692. His …

John Proctor bench at the Salem Witch Trials Memorial, Salem. On August 19, 1902, the 210th anniversary of John Proctor’s hanging, a memorial stone and plaque was placed at the …

Aug 26, 2021 · John Proctor was an affluent resident of Salem, Massachusetts at the time of the Salem Witch Trials. He was accused and hanged in 1692.

On April 11th, 1692 (the day after Elizabeth’s arrest), John came to court in support of his wife. By the end of the long day of “examinations” of the accused, the accusers (including Ann Putnam …

Nov 4, 2011 · John Proctor is an outspoken critic of the Salem witch hunt and the first man to be arrested for witchcraft in Salem. On May 10, Sarah Osborne dies in jail in Boston, becoming …

From the start of the outbreak of witchcraft hysteria in Salem, Proctor had denounced the whole proceedings and the afflicted girls as a scam. When his wife was accused and questioned, he …

The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were …

John Proctor was brought into court and examined for signs of witchcraft on April 11, 1692. Once again, during Proctor’s examination, the girls said his spirit was attempting to terrorize …