I don't think anyone really knows. Most witches, or supposed witches were actually hanged. Today there are witch-hunt going on in the Middle East of women being accused of witchcraft and being sentenced to death for it. Read www.thewildhunt.org for up to date information on pagan news around the world.
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The most well known time period of witch hunting in Europe and North America was 1480-1750 AD. It is estimated that in this period almost 40,000-60,000 executions were carried out in the name of witch hunting and it was legally sanctioned as well during this time.
Was my 8th great grandmother who was burned at the stake in 1691 in Salem Oregon Margaret Stephenson/Stevenson Scott is also my ancestor but history indicates that she was either the last of one of the last to be executed during the Salem Witch Trials. She was not burned, she was, unfortunately, hanged on 22 September 1692.
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