September 1692


Twenty-three more people were sentenced to death. Giles Cory was pressed to death*. September 22nd was the last day any convicted witches were killed. More people died though. Ann Foster and Lydia Dastin died in jail.

* Pressed to death is when they pile up rocks on your chest until you die. The pressure of the rocks crushes your lungs so you can't breathe.

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