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Rebecca Blessing Towne 1621 – 1692 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1621

Birth Location: St Nicholas Ch, Great Yarmouth, England,

Death Date: 19 Jul 1692

Death Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Towne

Mother: Joanna Blessing

Spouse(s): Francis Nurse

Children(s): Rebecca Nurse, Sarah Nurse, Samuel Nurse, Michael Nurse, Elizabeth Nurse, Mary Nurse, Mary Nurse, Francis Nurse, Benjamin Nurse, Benjamine Nurse

Rebecca Blessing Towne was born in 1621 in St Nicholas Ch, Great Yarmouth, England,, the child of William Towne and Joanna Blessing. Rebecca Blessing Towne married Francis Nurse, and had children including Rebecca Towne Nurse, Sarah Nurse, Samuel Nurse, Michael Nurse, Elizabeth Nurse, Mary Nurse, Mary Nurse, Francis Nurse, Benjamin Nurse, Benjamine Nurse. Rebecca Blessing Towne passed away in 1692 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Blessing Towne was born in 1621 in St Nicholas Ch, Great Yarmouth, England,, the child of William Towne and Joanna Blessing.
  • Rebecca Blessing Towne married Francis Nurse, and had children including Rebecca Towne Nurse, Sarah Nurse, Samuel Nurse, Michael Nurse, Elizabeth Nurse, Mary Nurse, Mary Nurse, Francis Nurse, Benjamin Nurse, Benjamine Nurse.
  • Rebecca Blessing Towne passed away in 1692 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Rebecca Towne's Ancestors

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Rebecca Towne
1621 – 1692
Birth Place: St Nicholas Ch, Great Yarmouth, England,
Parents
William Towne
1599 – 1673
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Joanna Blessing
1595 – 1675
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Towne's Descendants

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Rebecca (Blessing) Towne (21 Feb 1621 – 19 Jul 1692) m. Francis Nurse (18 Jan 1618 – 22 Nov 1695)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Towne) Nurse (1642 – 19 Jul 1692) m. Francis Nurse (18 Jan 1618 – 22 Nov 1695) m. Isaac Esty (27 Nov 1627 – 11 Jun 1712) m. Peter Cloyce (27 May 1640 – 18 Jul 1708)
    1. 1. Mary Nurse (1641 – 28 Jun 1749)
    2. 2. Benjamin Nourse (1644 – )
    3. 3. John Nurse (5 Jun 1645 – 1 Dec 1719)
    4. 4. Rebecca Nurse (1647 – 1697)
    5. 5. Samuel Nurse (3 Feb 1649 – Jan 1719)
  2. 2. Sarah Nurse (1648 – 28 Jun 1749)
  3. 3. Samuel Nurse (3 Feb 1649 – 1 Dec 1719)
  4. 4. Michael Nurse (1651 – 1671)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Nurse (9 Jan 1654 – 1733)
  6. 6. Mary Nurse (1655 – 28 Jun 1749)
  7. 7. Mary Nurse (1655 – 25 May 1715)
  8. 8. Francis Nurse (3 Feb 1660 – 8 Oct1716)
  9. 9. Benjamin Nurse (26 Jan 1665 – 1748)
  10. 10. Benjamine Nurse (20 Feb 1685 - 1686 – aft 1736)

Rebecca Towne's Timeline

2 Records

1621
21 Feb 1621
Birth of Rebecca Blessing Towne in St Nicholas Ch, Great Yarmouth, England,
St Nicholas Ch, Great Yarmouth, England,
1692
19 Jul 1692
Age 71
Death of Rebecca Blessing Towne in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1621
    Event Place: St Nicholas Ch, Great Yarmouth, England,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1692
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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