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Jonathan Corwin (also Curwin or Corwen, November 14, 1640 – June 9, 1718) was a New England merchant, politician, and magistrate. He is best known as one of the judges involved in the Salem witch trials of 1692, although his later work also included service as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature ...
26. Jan. 2016 · Learn about Jonathan Corwin, a judge in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and a descendant of a distinguished English family. Find out his biography, family, career, and role in the witchcraft hysteria.
The Jonathan Corwin House, known locally as The Witch House, is a historic house museum in Salem, Massachusetts. It was the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin (1640–1718) and is one of the few structures still standing in Salem with direct ties to the Salem witch trials of 1692.
Visit the Witch House, the only structure in Salem with direct ties to the 1692 witch trials. Learn about the life, architecture and furniture of Judge Jonathan Corwin and his family.
- Es gab komplexe politische, religiöse und ethnische Probleme. Zu der Zeit gab es eine Menge Veränderungen im kolonialen Amerika. Salem teilte sich in eine wohlhabende Stadt – nur übertroffen von Boston – und in ein Bauerndorf auf.
- Zu der Zeit beunruhigte seltsames Verhalten die Bewohner Salems. Im Februar 1692 begann die junge Betty Parris, von Anfällen geplagt zu werden, die sich zur damaligen Zeit niemand erklären konnte.
- Folter förderte bizarre Geständnisse zutage. Nachdem sie brutal geschlagen worden war, begann Tituba zu gestehen und ebenfalls mit dem Finger zu zeigen.
- Die Leichen türmten sich auf. Als die Ermittler von Tür zu Tür gingen, nannten die verängstigten Bewohner noch mehr angebliche Hexen. Die abenteuerlichen Aussagen und Gerüchte häuften sich.
Learn about the history and significance of the Witch House, the only remaining structure in Salem connected to the witchcraft trials of 1692. See the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin, who presided over the examinations and trials, and his personal and professional life.
4. Nov. 2011 · Learn about the Salem witch trials of 1692, when a group of young girls accused several local women of witchcraft and a special court convicted and hanged them. Jonathan Corwin was one of the magistrates who questioned the accused witches and presided over the trials.
