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| − | {{Infobox person | + | {{Infobox officeholder |
| − | | name = Giles Corey | + | |name=Giles Corey |
| − | | image = | + | |image= |
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| + | |birth_date=August 1611 |
| − | | birth_date =August or September 11, 1611 | + | |birth_place=Northampton, England |
| − | | birth_place = [[Northampton]], England | + | |death_date=September 19, 1692 |
| − | | death_date = September 19, 1692 (aged 81) | + | |death_place=Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay <br/> (now Salem, Massachusetts) |
| − | | death_place = [[Salem, Massachusetts|Salem]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]] | + | |religion= |
| − | | death_cause = | + | |spouse=Martha Corey (m. 1690) |
| − | | occupation =Farmer | + | |children= |
| − | | criminal_charge =[[Witchcraft]] (rehabilitated) | + | |alma_mater= |
| − | | criminal_penalty = None (died unconvicted) | + | |party= |
| − | | criminal_status = Innocent (case not tried) | + | |office= |
| − | | children = 5 | + | |term_start= |
| − | | relatives = | + | |term_end= |
| − | | spouse = Martha Corey (m. 1690) | + | |preceded= |
| − | | partner = | + | |succeeded= |
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| − | Giles Corey (c. August 1611 – September 19, 1692) was an English-born American farmer who was accused of witchcraft along with his wife Martha Corey during the [[Salem Witch Trials]]. After being arrested, Corey refused to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. | + | '''Giles Corey''' (c. August 1611 – September 19, 1692) was an English-born American farmer who was accused of witchcraft along with his wife Martha Corey during the [[Salem Witch Trials]]. After being arrested, Corey refused to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. |
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| | == The curse of Giles Corey == | | == The curse of Giles Corey == |