Jonathan Corwin

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historic house historical figure judge magistrate person

Jonathan Corwin was a 17th-century Massachusetts magistrate best known as one of the judges who presided over the Salem witch trials.

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instanceOf historic house →
historical figure →
judge →
magistrate →
person →
alsoKnownAs The Witch House →
associatedWith Essex County, Massachusetts →
Salem, Massachusetts →
country United States of America →
countryOfCitizenship Colonial America →
Massachusetts Bay Colony →
dateOfBirth 1640 →
dateOfDeath 1718 →
ethnicGroup English colonist in North America →
familyName Corwin →
givenName Jonathan →
hasNotableResidence Jonathan Corwin House →
heritage English →
historicalPeriod Colonial America →
jurisdiction Massachusetts Bay Colony →
knownFor Salem witch trials →
languageSpoken English →
legalSystem English colonial law →
livedDuring 17th century →
early 18th century →
location Salem, Massachusetts →
memberOf Massachusetts colonial judiciary →
notableEvent service as judge during 1692 Salem witchcraft proceedings →
notableWork judicial role in Salem witch trials →
occupation judge →
magistrate →
participatedIn Salem witch trials →
placeOfBirth Salem, Massachusetts →
surface form: "Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony"
placeOfDeath Salem, Massachusetts →
surface form: "Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony"
placeOfResidence Salem, Massachusetts →
Salem, Massachusetts →
surface form: "Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony"
positionHeld magistrate of Massachusetts Bay Colony →
propertyOwned Jonathan Corwin House →
regionOfActivity New England →
religion Puritanism →
sexOrGender male →
socialClass colonial elite →
spouse Elizabeth Gibbs →
workLocation Essex County, Massachusetts →
surface form: "Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony"

Salem, Massachusetts →
surface form: "Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony"

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Court of Oyer and Terminer → judge → Jonathan Corwin →