Gilles Corey

Giles Corey
Giles Corey
Born	before 19 August 1611 ; Northampton, England
Died	19 September 1692 (aged 81) ; Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Cause of death	Pressed to death

Giles Corey (c. August 1611 – September 19, 1692) was accused of witchcraft along with his wife Martha Corey during the Salem Witch Trials. After being arrested for witchcraft, Corey refused to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. As a result, he was pressed to death.

References

↑ Marilynne K. Roach, The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege (Lanham, MD: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2002), p. 296

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[1] Marilynne K. Roach, The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege (Lanham, MD: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2002), p. 296

Giles Corey
Born	before 19 August 1611 Northampton, England
Died	19 September 1692 (aged 81) Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Cause of death	Pressed to death