What happened to the Coreys?
Corey married again to Mary Brite in 1664. The two settled into a peaceful farming and church-going life for the next 12 years. Then, one fateful event forever changed the fortunes of the Coreys. One day in 1675, Corey discovered that his farmhand, Jacob Goodale, had stolen apples from his storage area.
Where did William Corey live in Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Born in Northampton, England, in 1621, Corey immigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony sometime after he married his first wife, Margaret. Corey first lived in Salem town but then moved to Salem Village in 1659 and became a farmer.
What did John Corey do to Jacob Goodale?
Corey was considered by many to be a violent man after he was charged with beating his farmhand, Jacob Goodale, to death with a stick in 1676. He stood trial, during which John Proctor testified that he heard Corey admit he had beaten Goodale, but in the end Corey was only fined for his actions.
What happened to William Corey’s second wife?
When he escaped conviction for his murder in 1676, the Putnam faction was convinced that he had bribed his way to freedom. Indeed, the vengeful Putnams would come calling on Corey soon enough. Corey’s second wife died in 1684 and six years later, he married yet a third time this time to Martha Panon.
What happened to Corey’s wife in the Crucible?
Corey is a character in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible (1953), in which he is portrayed as a hot-tempered but honorable man, giving evidence critical to the witch trials. His wife Martha (executed on September 22, 1692) was one of the 19 people hanged during the hysteria on Proctor’s Ledge.
Did Corey change his mind about the witch trials?
After Corey was arrested and brought in for his examination, it seems he had changed his mind about the witch trials.