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John Willard

 

Charge:

Witchcraft

Sentence:

Death and Executed

Years Imprisoned:

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Year Convicted:

1692

Year Cleared:

1711

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Massachusetts

County or Region of Crime:

Essex

City of Crime:

Salem

Result:

Legislature Overturned Conviction after Execution

Summary of Case:

"Wrongly convicted of witchcraft in Salem, MA during what is now known as the Salem Witch Trials."

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Compensation Awarded:

£20

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Petitions For Compensation And Decision Concerning Compensation, 1710-1711, Salem Witchcraft Trials 1692, (Famous American Trials website)"

Information Location 1:

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SAL_PET.HTM

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