John Proctor (Salem witch trials)

John Proctor
John Proctor
Born	9 October 1632; Suffolk, England
Died	19 August 1692 (aged 59); Salem Village
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Criminal status	Executed; (19 August 1692); Exonerated (October 31, 2001);
Spouse(s)	Martha Giddens ; (m. c. 1653; d. 1659); Elizabeth Thorndike ; (m. 1662; d. 1672) ; Elizabeth Bassett; (m. 1674)
Children	18; 4 (with Giddens); 7 (with Thorndike); 7 (with Bassett)
Conviction(s)	Witchcraft (posthumously overturned)

John Proctor (October 9, 1632 – August 19, 1692) was a landowner in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He and his wife Elizabeth were tried and convicted of witchcraft as part of the Salem Witch Trials, whereupon he was hanged.

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