In 1648, Margaret Jones, a midwife, became the first person in Massachusetts — the second in New England — to be executed for witchcraft, decades before the infamous Salem witch trials.

More than 150 people were tried during the Salem witch trials, Baker said. Most were locked up in jail for months, and some were sentenced to up to a year or more. Five died in jail, 19 were ...

When did the Salem witch trials take place? Hundreds of individuals were accused of witchcraft in what would become the Commonwealth of Massachusetts between 1638 and 1693. Most escaped execution.

But while the term "witch hunt" is still with us, the meaning has gone through some changes. It took more than 300 years for Massachusetts to clear the innocent victims of the Salem trials.

Most people who were accused of witchcraft in Salem were hanged. Witches weren’t burned at the stake in colonial New England, historians told VERIFY.

Minus another best seller killer book these past 10 minutes, Bill O’Reilly’s coming out now with “Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts.” ...

The second annual CT Witch Festival will return to Hartford's historic Pratt St. from Aug. 8-9, welcoming bewitched ...

While the Salem witch trials involved trying more than 150 people across the Atlantic Ocean in Europe, where the Little Ice Age also wreaked havoc, about 100,000 people were tried for witchcraft.

When did the Salem witch trials take place? Hundreds of individuals were accused of witchcraft in what would become the Commonwealth of Massachusetts between 1638 and 1693. Most escaped execution.

In 1692 and 1693, the Salem witch trials were held in northeastern Massachusetts and led to the prosecution of more than 150 people.