Salem Witch Trials
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HOW IT ALL STARTED It began during 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. In January 1692, 9-year-old Elizabeth Parris and 11-year-old Abigail Williams began having fits, including violent contortions and uncontrollable outbursts of screaming. After a local doctor, William Griggs, diagnosed bewitchment, other young girls in the community began to exhibit similar symptoms. ...
Abigail Hobbs was arrested on April 8, 1692 for being a witch. Along with her, Giles Corey, Mary Warren, Bridget Bishop and her parents, Deliverance Hobbs and William Hobbs were also arrested for witchcraft. Prior to living in Salem, which is currently Danvers, Massachusetts, the family lived in Casco, Maine, Massachusetts. She was put on trial between April and June, 1692. When interrogated before the court, she confessed to doing harm to Mercy Lewis with witchcraft.