Giles Corey
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Giles Corey (c. August 1611 â 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. He was subjected to pressing in an effort to force him to pleadâthe only example of such a sanction in American historyâand died after three days of this torture.
| Giles Corey | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 1611 Northampton, England |
| Died | September 19, 1692 Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Spouse | Martha Corey (m. 1690) |
Corey is believed to have died in the field adjacent to the prison that had held him, in what later became the Howard Street Cemetery in Salem, which opened in 1801. His exact grave location in the cemetery is unmarked and unknown. There is a memorial plaque to him in the nearby Charter Street Cemetery.