Bridget Bishop

Cases

• Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials
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Timeline

Events across every case involving this person

1. January 1, 1680

   Bridget Bishop first accused of witchcraft and escaped the charge

   Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials
2. April 18, 1692

   arrest

   Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials
3. April 18, 1692

   charging

   Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials
4. April 19, 1692

   Multiple people accuse Bridget Bishop in Salem witch trials

   Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials
5. April 19, 1692

   Bridget Bishop accused of witchcraft in Salem

   Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials
6. June 2, 1692

   Bishop examined and convicted by the Court of Oyer and Terminer in a single-day trial

   Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials
7. June 2, 1692

   Bridget Bishop convicted of witchcraft by jury

   Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials
8. June 2, 1692

   Chief Justice William Stoughton signs death warrant for Bridget Bishop

   Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials
9. June 2, 1692

   Bridget Bishop examined and tried in Salem witch trials court

   Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials
10. June 10, 1692

    Bridget Bishop hanged at Proctor's Ledge — first execution of the Salem witch trials

    Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials
11. June 10, 1692

    Bridget Bishop hanged in Salem

    Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials
12. June 10, 1692

    the crime date(s)

    Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials