This episode of Salem Witch Trials Daily, hosted by Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack, explores the life of George Burroughs, a former Salem Village minister accused and executed for witchcraft in 1692. Born in Virginia around 1653, Burroughs faced multiple attacks by French and Wabanaki forces throughout his life and survived each one. He held various ministerial positions in Maine before moving to Salem Village in 1680, where he encountered financial difficulties and personal losses. Accused of witchcraft amid the chaotic backdrop of the Salem Witch Trials, Burroughs was arrested in Wells, Maine, and ultimately executed in Salem on August 19, 1692. The episode details his family life, career, and the circumstances leading up to his arrest and execution.

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⁠Emerson W. Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9780190627805⁠

⁠Bernard Rosenthal, ed., Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9781107689619⁠

⁠Marilynne K. Roach, The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9781589791329⁠

⁠Mary Beth Norton, In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9780375706905⁠

Thomas Brattle, “Letter of Thomas Brattle”: https://xtf.lib.virginia.edu/xtf/view?docId=modern_english/uvaGenText/tei/BurNarr.xml;chunk.id=d18;toc.depth=1;toc.id=d18;brand=default

Robert Calef, More Wonders of the Invisible World: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A32160.0001.001/1:6?rgn=div1;view=toc