No one was burned at Salem.

1692

Of the 20 people executed, 19 were hanged, and the elderly Giles Corey was pressed to death with stones for refusing to enter a plea.

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• Salem witch trials1692 · Salem, Massachusetts. In 1692–93 more than 200 people in colonial Massachusetts were accused of witchcraft. Twenty were executed and none was burned: nineteen were hanged and one man was pressed to death with stones for refusing to plead.

17th century

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