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Francis Nurse 1618–1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 January 1618

Birth Location: Bristol, England

Death Date: 22 November 1695

Death Location: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Rev. *

Mother: Eleanor pastor

Spouse(s): Rebecca Nurse

Children(s): John Nurse, Sarah Nurse, Rebecca Preston, Samuel Nurse, Mary Tarbell, Sarah Nurse, Elizabeth Nurse, Francis Nurse, Benjamin Nurse

In 1618, Francis Nurse entered the world in Bristol, England, born to Rev Edward Norris Of Salem Mass And Vicar Of Tetury England And Eleanor Elinor Mary Estcourt Immigrant To Salem Mass From England In 1635 With Husband A Pastor. Francis Nurse married Rebecca Towne Nurse, and had children including Benjamin Nurse, Elizabeth Nurse, Francis Nurse, John Nurse, Mary Nurse Tarbell, Rebecca Preston, Samuel Nurse, Sarah Nurse. Francis Nurse passed away in 1695 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1618, Francis Nurse entered the world in Bristol, England, born to Rev Edward Norris Of Salem Mass And Vicar Of Tetury England And Eleanor Elinor Mary Estcourt Immigrant To Salem Mass From England In 1635 With Husband A Pastor.
  • Francis Nurse married Rebecca Towne Nurse, and had children including Benjamin Nurse, Elizabeth Nurse, Francis Nurse, John Nurse, Mary Nurse Tarbell, Rebecca Preston, Samuel Nurse, Sarah Nurse.
  • Francis Nurse passed away in 1695 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Nurse's Ancestors

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Francis Nurse
1618–1695
Birth Place: Bristol, England
Parents
Rev. Edward Norris of Salem, Mass and Vicar of Tetury, England *
1579–1659
Eng, Massachusetts, minister
Eleanor (Elinor Mary Estcourt, Immigrant to Salem, Mass from England in 1635 with husband, a) pastor
1590–1659
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Estcourt of) Estcourt
1545–1599
Shipton Moyne, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Praxeda\Johanna (Bytton?)
1511–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Button
1500–1528

Francis Nurse's Descendants

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Francis Nurse (18 January 1618–22 November 1695) m. Rebecca (Towne) Nurse (21 February 1621–19 Jul 1692)
  1. 1. John Nurse 1645–1719 m. Elizabeth Nurse 1645–1717
    1. 1. John Nourse 1673–1747 m. Elizabeth Gale 1678–1726
      1. 1. John Nourse 1701–1785 m. Bathsheeba Ruge 1703–1741
        1. 1. Joseph Nurse 1724–1818 m. Sarah Walkup 1725–1782
      2. 2. Samuel Nurse 1713–1790 m. Abigail Nurse 1734–1820
        1. 1. Lucy Fairbanks –1814
        2. 2. David Nourse 1739–1825
        3. 3. Eunice Houghton 1761–1813
        4. 4. Benjamin Nurse 1755–1804
        5. 5. Asa Nurse 1753–1791
        6. 6. Elisabeth Merriam 1747–1816
        7. 7. Jonathan Nourse 1748–1827
        8. 8. David Nurse 1742–1827
        9. 9. Barnard Nourse 1771–1851
    2. 2. Anna 1717–
  2. 2. Sarah Nurse 1651–1699
  3. 3. Rebecca Preston 1647–1719
  4. 4. Samuel Nurse 1649–1715
  5. 5. Mary (Nurse) Tarbell 1657–1749
  6. 6. Sarah Nurse 1662–1749
  7. 7. Elizabeth Nurse 1665–1734
  8. 8. Francis Nurse 1660–1716
  9. 9. Benjamin Nurse 1666–1748

Francis Nurse's Timeline

5 Records

1618
18 January 1618
Birth of Francis Nurse in Bristol, England
Bristol, England
1621
1621
Age 3
Birth of Francis Nurse
None
1695
22 November 1695
Age 77
Death of Francis Nurse in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1695
23 Dec 1695
Age 77
Francis Nurse - Probate in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1850
1850-1907
Age 232
Francis Nurse resided here in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1621
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 January 1618
    Event Place: Bristol, England
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 126
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 213.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WDN
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [8] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A family history : recording the ancestors of Russell Snow Hitchcock : this includes the ancestral
    [9] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850-1907
    Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Worcester County, Massachusetts Memoirs, Volume I-II

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The Kilpatrick family : ancestors and descendants of Marian Douglas Jones and Robert Jackson Kilpatrick
    [2] Our Colonial and Continental Ancestors : the Ancestry of Mr. and Mrs. Louis William Dommerich

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 November 1695
    Event Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Massachusetts, Essex County, Probate Records; Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [9] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1695
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Massachusetts, Essex County, Probate Records; Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts

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