Search results
Giles Corey ( bapt. 16 August 1611 – 19 September 1692) was an English farmer, petty thief, and tried murderer who was accused of witchcraft along with his wife Martha Corey during the Salem witch trials. After being arrested, Corey refused to enter a guilty or not guilty plea.
Oct 30, 2020 · Giles Corey was charged with witchcraft on April 18, 1692. His arrest came amid suspicions that he himself aroused after he mysteriously offered testimony against his wife, Martha, and then attempted to recant.
Oct 12, 2011 · Giles Corey was a successful farmer from Salem village who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Born in Northampton, England, in 1621, Corey immigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony sometime after he married his first wife, Margaret.
Oct 6, 2021 · Giles Cory and his wife Martha Corey were accused, jailed, and brutally executed for being witches during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. As people watched Corey's slow death, the taunting Sheriff responsible for adding weight came by and poked at Corey's limp tongue as it hung out of his mouth.
Feb 25, 2019 · Giles Corey Facts: Known for: pressed to death when he refused to enter a plea in the 1692 Salem witch trials. Occupation: farmer. Age at time of Salem witch trials: 70s or 80s. Dates: about 1611 - September 19, 1692. Also known as: Giles Coree, Giles Cory, Giles Choree. Three marriages: Margaret Corey - married in England, mother of his daughters.
In the entire history of the United States, Giles Corey is the only person ever to be pressed to death by order of a court. There is a strong local tradition Giles Corey refused trial in order to avoid a conviction that would result in the forfeiture of his property to the government.
Sep 17, 2021 · In 1692, Giles Corey was a successful farmer in Salem Village, the current location of Danvers, Mass., when a group of girls and young women started accusing locals of bewitching them with specters, pinches, and disease.
Giles Corey was a prosperous farmer and full member of the church. He lived in the southwest corner of Salem village. In April of 1692, he was accused by Ann Putnam, Jr., Mercy Lewis, and Abigail Williams of witchcraft.
While it was mostly women who were slandered, Giles Corey, an 80-year-old man, was one of only six men who faced the misfortune of trial. Corey was a hardworking farmer, but the success of his properties didn’t lend to the village’s view of his character. He was a violent man.
Giles Corey, certain of his Martha's innocence, spoke out against the girls who sent his wife to jail. Unsurprisingly, the girls countered with accusations of witchcraft against Giles in April 1692. Ann Putnam claimed that on April 13 the specter of Giles Corey visited her and asked her to write in the Devil's book.
