Hundreds of individuals were accused of witchcraft in what would become the Commonwealth of Massachusetts between 1638 and 1693.
Another accused Boston witch, known as Goodwife Ann Glover or Goody Glover, was hanged in the city in 1688.
Jane Swift signed a bill exonerating five women executed during the witch trials in Salem.
Nineteen were hanged during the Salem witch trials while a 20th victim was pressed to death.
Johnson is believed to be the last accused Salem witch to have her conviction set aside.
Persons:
Margaret Jones, Josh Hutchinson, “, ”, Hutchinson, Ann Hibbins, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniel Hawthorne's “, Goodwife Ann Glover, Goody Glover, Young, David Allen Lambert, Lambert, — Mary Perkins Bradbury —, Samuel Sewall, Ann Pudeator, Jane Swift, Sarah Good, Elizabeth Howe, Susannah Martin, Rebecca Nurse, Sarah Wildes, Elizabeth Johnson Jr, Johnson, Salem, Widow Krieger, Krieger, Joyce Held, Lisa Rathke
Organizations:
BOSTON, —, Massachusetts, Hunt, Statehouse, Massachusetts Gov, New, Genealogical Society, Historical Society, Bennington Museum
Locations:
Massachusetts, New England, Commonwealth, Salem, Boston, Connecticut, ” Massachusetts, ”, Pownal , Vermont, New York, “, Marshfield , Vermont