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his family by falsely claiming that he could still confiscate the property. In 1710, Corey's daughter
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Elizabeth Corey. His birth is recorded in the parish records. His name is quite often spelled "Corey," but the baptismal record is "Cory." It is not certain when he arrived in North America, but there is evidence he was living in Salem Town as early
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and then also during the time of his examination he did afflict and torture me most grievously and also several times since urging me vehemently to write in his book and I verily believe in my heart that Giles Corey is a dreadful wizard for since he had been in prison he or his appearance has come
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was also said to have suffered from the "curse of Giles Corey," as the holders of that office, since Corwin, had either died or resigned as a result of heart or blood ailments (Corwin died of a heart attack in 1696). The curse was said to have been broken when the sheriff's office was moved from
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Proctor's sons confessed. Corey's second wife, Mary Bright, died in 1684. Corey later married his third wife, Martha Rich. Martha was admitted to the church at Salem Village, where Giles had lived. At the time of the witch trials, Corey was 80 years old and living with
422:, but he was steadfast in that refusal, nor did he cry out in pain as the rocks were placed on the boards. After two days, Corey was asked three times to enter a plea, but each time he replied, "More weight," and the sheriff complied. Occasionally, Corwin would even stand on the stones himself.
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three days later on 22 September 1692. She had a son from a previous marriage named Thomas; he showed up as a petitioner for loss and damages resulting from his mother being executed illegally during the witch trials. He was awarded £50 on 29 June 1723.
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I saw the apparition of Giles Corey come and afflict me urging me to write in his book, and so he continued most dreadfully to hurt me by times beating me and almost breaking my back till the day of his examination being the
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About noon at Salem, Giles Cory was pressed to death for standing mute; much pains was used with him two days, one after another, by the court and
Captain Gardner of Nantucket who had been of his acquaintance, but all in
578:(1953), in which he is portrayed as a hot-tempered but honorable man, giving evidence critical to the witch trials. His wife Martha was one of the 19 people hanged during the hysteria on Proctor's Ledge. In
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was permitted against indentured servants, Corey was exempt from the charge of murder and instead was charged with using "unreasonable" force for which he was found guilty and fined.
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Upham, Charles (1980). Salem
Witchcraft. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 2 vv, v. 1 pp. 181–91, 205, v.2 pp. 38, 44, 52, 114, 121, 128, 334–43, 480, 483.
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16 August 1611 – 19 September 1692) was an English-born farmer who was accused of
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A delusion of Satan: the full story of the Salem witch trials
774:. Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1991. p. 118.
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of the play, in which his role is assigned to a tenor. A
1246:. Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute. 1859. pp.
1363:"The Real Characters Behind the Story of WGN's 'Salem'"
1069:"What were Giles Corey's last words in The Crucible?"
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1285:. Boston, New York : Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
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975:. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. pp. 118–119.
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1215:Brooks, Rebecca Beatrice (12 October 2011).
503:"Father Father", illustration accompanying
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2950:People executed in the Salem witch trials
1389:"Album Review: Giles Corey - Giles Corey"
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1134:The Salem Witch Trials: A Reference Guide
920:The Salem Witch Trials: A Reference Guide
679:freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
350:Arrest, examination, and refusal to plead
1262:"Cold Spots – The Curse of Giles Corey"
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184: 1664; died 1684)
1296:Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins (1893).
1243:Essex Institute Historical Collections
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1018:Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive
744:"Marriage of Giles and Margaret Corey"
846:Records of the Essex Quarterly Courts
614:Corey was the namesake behind one of
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1597:Nathanial (or Nathaniel) Saltonstall
1279:Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1900).
16:English-born farmer (c. 1611 – 1692)
1422:"The Beginner's Guide To: Slowcore"
1387:Finlayson, Ray (30 November 2011).
972:Documents of the Salem Witch Trials
2098:Frances Wycom or Wycome or Wycombe
1943:Samuel and Ruth Perley (or Pearly)
1653:convicted of witchcraft and hanged
1420:Rosean, Samuel (31 January 2020).
1401:from the original on 17 March 2020
1099:Salem witchcraft in American drama
314:, for beating to death one of his
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2990:People who died in police custody
2866:Infant child of Elizabeth Scargen
2856:Mercy, infant child of Sarah Good
2820:Mercy, infant child of Sarah Good
1361:Potts, Kimberly (19 April 2014).
1014:"Salem Witch Trials: Giles Corey"
519:According to a local legend, the
392:and most grievously tormented me.
2093:Daniel Wycom or Wicom or Wycombe
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768:Pope, Charles Henry (May 2009).
594:was released in 1996, featuring
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2559:Mary Whittredge (or Witheridge)
890:Ogden, Tom (1 September 2018).
293:the Holy Sepulchre, Northampton
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1988:Jonathan (or Johnathan) Putnam
1282:Giles Corey of the Salem Farms
1193:Hoyt, Albert Harrison (1872).
802:Davis, Walter Goodwin (1924).
550:Giles Corey of the Salem Farms
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2975:17th-century American farmers
513:Harper's New Monthly Magazine
250:Province of Massachusetts Bay
100:Province of Massachusetts Bay
2995:17th-century English farmers
1808:John Bly Sr. and Rebecca Bly
1040:"Salem Witch Trials of 1692"
969:Goss, K. David, ed. (2018).
896:. Rowman & Littlefield.
558:Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
374:The records of the Court of
1490:The Salem Witchcraft Papers
1299:Giles Corey, Yeoman: A Play
827:historyofmassachusetts.org
312:Essex County, Massachusetts
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1217:"The Curse of Giles Corey"
1114:"Salem Witch Craft Trials"
1096:Magotra, Corrinne (1987).
952:"Biography of Giles Corey"
719:"Giles Corey, Salem Witch"
546:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
544:Corey is the subject of a
380:Mercy Lewis v. Giles Corey
337:also accused Corey of the
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2349:Elizabeth Hutchinson Hart
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1052:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
906:– via Google Books.
853:. 1917. pp. 190–191.
831:26 September 2023 at the
389:19th April [1692]
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2909:Phillip and Mary English
1492:, University of Virginia
1302:. Harper & Brothers.
1221:History of Massachusetts
1137:. ABC-CLIO. p. 32.
1020:. University of Virginia
1012:Snyder, Heather (2001).
923:. ABC-CLIO. p. 90.
825:The curse of Giles Corey
675:"Corey Family Genealogy"
568:Corey is a character in
525:Great Salem Fire of 1914
470:Corey's wife Martha was
279:Giles Corey was born in
161:(died 1664)
26:Not to be confused with
2985:People from Northampton
2970:English torture victims
1908:Margaret Wilkins Knight
1131:Goss, K. David (2008).
917:Goss, K. David (2008).
529:Sheriff of Essex County
509:Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
2514:Mary Harrington Taylor
2419:Joan Penney (or Penny)
2414:Robert and Sarah Pease
2394:Jane Lilly (or Lillie)
2274:Daniel and Lydia Eames
1898:Thomas and Mary Jacobs
1158:Hill, Frances (2002).
865:"G is for Giles Corey"
705:"G is for Giles Corey"
592:movie of the same name
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2304:Abigail Faulkner Jr.
2184:John Busse (or Buss)
2107:Accused but survived
1475:at Wikimedia Commons
1367:Yahoo! Entertainment
958:on 19 February 2010.
441:Salem, Massachusetts
269:Salem, Massachusetts
240:along with his wife
2691:Executed by hanging
2279:Rebecca Blake Eames
1893:Nathaniel Ingersoll
1549:Cultural depictions
1484:30 May 2018 at the
1316:(27 October 1961).
1314:Harold C. Schonberg
1268:. 15 February 2010.
1120:on 5 February 2010.
812:2027/wu.89066181652
707:. 10 November 2016.
554:Giles Corey, Yeoman
439:Memorial marker in
407:peine forte et dure
328:corporal punishment
107:Cause of death
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2597:William Barker Jr.
2529:Margaret Toothaker
2214:Bethiah Carter Sr.
2209:Bethiah Carter Jr.
2204:Thomas Carrier Jr.
2119:Nehemiah Abbot Jr.
1918:Abigail Martin Jr.
1783:William Barker Sr.
1725:and public figures
1612:Waitstill Winthrop
1572:Bartholomew Gedney
1527:Salem witch trials
1434:on 15 January 2021
1323:The New York Times
871:. 10 November 2016
649:"First Generation"
588:operatic treatment
552:and an 1893 play,
527:. The position of
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246:Salem witch trials
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2544:Mary Lovett Tyler
2509:Sarah Clapp Swift
2494:Elizabeth Scargen
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2319:Elizabeth Fosdick
2299:Thomas Farrar Sr.
2264:Mehitable Downing
2159:Dudley Bradstreet
2144:Edward Bishop III
1883:Joseph Hutchinson
1878:Elizabeth Hubbard
1689:William Milbourne
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1607:William Stoughton
1471:Media related to
982:978-1-4408-5320-3
655:on 26 August 2014
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376:Oyer and Terminer
275:Pre-trial history
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2583:Confessed and/or
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2464:Sarah Davis Rice
2359:Sarah Hawkes Jr.
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