Witchcraft in Connecticut

James Woodward on Connecticut witchcraft

James Woodward is a retired history professor specializing in the history of Connecticut. The article below (click on the little triangle) is from The magazine of History.

The witch trials in Connecticut are not as well known as those in Salem, Mass. but they preceded Salem by several decades.

• 39 Witch-Hunting in Connecticut Part 1 – The European Prelude
• 39 Witch-Hunting in Connecticut Part 2 The Connecticut Trials
• 39. Witch-Hunting in Connecticut Part 3 – Interview with Richard Ross, BEFORE SALEM

some individual cases

Graves, William

Greensmith, Rebecca

Stamford Witches (1692)

Most witches are women, because witch hunts were all about persecuting the powerless

Videos about witchcraft in Connecticut

• New documents reveal shocking discoveries into Connecticut’s witch trials
• Connecticut Witch Trials
• The American Witch Trials
• Local Librarian breaks down the Witch Trials
• Consorting with the Devil
• There are others as well. Just search YouTube for Connecticut Witch Trials….