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Rebecca Nurse Towne 1621 – 1692 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1621

Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 19 Jul 1692

Death Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Towne

Mother: Joanna Blessing

Spouse(s): Francis Nurse

Children(s): Mary Nurse

Rebecca Nurse Towne was born in 1621 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, the child of William Towne and Joanna Blessing. Rebecca Nurse Towne married Francis Nurse, and had children including Mary Nurse. Rebecca Nurse Towne passed away in 1692 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Nurse Towne was born in 1621 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, the child of William Towne and Joanna Blessing.
  • Rebecca Nurse Towne married Francis Nurse, and had children including Mary Nurse.
  • Rebecca Nurse Towne passed away in 1692 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Rebecca Towne's Ancestors

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Rebecca Towne
1621 – 1692
Birth Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Parents
William Towne
1598 – 1673
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Joanna Blessing
1595 – 1682
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
John (William Blyssange) Jr.
1575 – 1677
Somerleyton, Norfolk, , England
Joanna Preaste
1572 – 1653
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Preaste
1533 – 1575
Barbara Dockynge
1533 – 1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Docking
1505 – 1565

Rebecca Towne's Descendants

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Rebecca (Nurse) Towne (21 Feb 1621 – 19 Jul 1692) m. Francis Nurse (18 Jan 1618 – 22 Nov 1695)
  1. 1. Mary Nurse (1657 – 28 Jun 1749) m. John Tarbell (1652 – 25 March 1715)
    1. 1. Sarah Tarbell (2 Oct 1696 – 12 Apr 1767) m. Benjamin Hutchinson (27 Jan 1693 – 13 Mar 1780)
      1. 1. Nathan Hutchinson (10 February 1716 – 12 January 1795) m. Rachel Stearns (6 June 1720 – 25 July 1795)
        1. 1. Samuel Hutchinson (12 Apr 1749 – 27 Sep 1821) m. Mary Wilkins (21 Feb 1752 – 29 Jun 1841)

Rebecca Towne's Timeline

4 Records

1621
21 Feb 1621
Birth of Rebecca Nurse Towne in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1622
21 Feb 1622
Age 1
Birth of Rebecca Nurse Towne in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1692
19 Jul 1692
Age 71
Death of Rebecca Nurse Towne in Gallows Hill, Town of Salem, Essex County, Province, of, Massachusetts, Hanged, as, a, witch, during, Salem, witch, Trials, Saint Anthony, Montserrat
Gallows Hill, Town of Salem, Essex County, Province, of, Massachusetts, Hanged, as, a, witch, during, Salem, witch, Trials, Saint Anthony, Montserrat
1692
19 Jul 1692
Age 71
Death of Rebecca Nurse Towne in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1622
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1621
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1692
    Event Place: Gallows Hill, Town of Salem, Essex County, Province, of, Massachusetts, Hanged, as, a, witch, during, Salem, witch, Trials, Saint Anthony, Montserrat

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1692
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

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