Jacobs, George, Sr.
From Salem Links and Lore
George Jacobs, Sr. was about 72 years old when he was hanged as a wizard on August 19, 1692, along with three other men and one
woman -- the first time men were executed for witchcraft in Salem. He was accused, among many others, by his granddaughter,
Margaret Jacobs who was also accused and imprisoned. Depending on scholarly opinion, he has been seen as the victim of personal
grudges, the casualty of the socio-political climate of Salem, or the target of cultural system's effects on young, socially
subordinate women.
See Also
Important Persons in the Salem Court Records Salem Witch Trials, Univ. of Virginia.
Salem possessed; the social origins of witchcraft by Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum 1974.
