Salem, Massachusetts is a historic town with a handful of historic cemeteries. The city has a total of five public cemeteries and three private cemeteries, most of which were established in the colonial period. The following is a list of historic cemeteries in Salem, Mass: Old Burying Point Cemetery: Address:…| History of Massachusetts Blog
George Corwin was the high sheriff of Essex County during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. He was the nephew of Judge Jonathan Corwin and Judge Wait Winthrop and the grandson of John Winthrop the Younger, the Governor of Connecticut. George Corwin was born in Salem, Massachusetts on February 26,…| History of Massachusetts Blog
Giles Corey was a successful farmer from Salem Village who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Born in Northampton, England, in 1621, Corey immigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony shortly after marrying his first wife, Margaret. Giles Corey's Early Life: Corey first lived in Salem…| History of Massachusetts Blog
The old Salem jail, also known as the Essex County Jail, is a historic jail in Salem, Massachusetts located next to the Howard Street Cemetery. The jail was built between 1811 – 1813 on St. Peter Street after the old wooden jail on Federal Street, known as the Salem Witch…| History of Massachusetts Blog
Captain Joseph White was an East India merchant who lived in the Gardner-Pingree House in Salem, Massachusetts. On April 6, 1830, Captain White was brutally murdered in his bed at the age of 83. The murder was orchestrated by White's nephews-in-law, Francis Knapp and Captain Joseph Knapp Jr., in an…| History of Massachusetts Blog
