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Judge Jonathan Corwin

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Judge Jonathan Corwin

Birth
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
9 Jun 1718 (aged 77)
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Jurist. He was a judge in the infamous Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692, assisting in conducting examinations of many of those accused of witchcraft, which helped create a hysteria in the coastal Massachusetts town. As a result of the witchcraft trials, 20 people from in and around Salem Village (now Danvers), Massachusetts were hanged, and several other died in jail awaiting trial.
Jurist. He was a judge in the infamous Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692, assisting in conducting examinations of many of those accused of witchcraft, which helped create a hysteria in the coastal Massachusetts town. As a result of the witchcraft trials, 20 people from in and around Salem Village (now Danvers), Massachusetts were hanged, and several other died in jail awaiting trial.

Bio by: Mike Beard

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  • Originally Created by: Mike Beard
  • Added: Nov 28, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12540466/jonathan-corwin: accessed ), memorial page for Judge Jonathan Corwin (14 Nov 1640–9 Jun 1718), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12540466, citing Broad Street Cemetery, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.