| Name |
Rebecca Towne |
| Christening |
21 Feb 1621 |
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Co., England  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
19 Jul 1692 |
Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA |
| Burial |
Salem Witch Trials Memorial, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Notes |
- Salem Witch Trials Defendant. Convicted of practicing witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials. In most cases, the bodies of those hanged or pressed were cast off into a shallow ditch, not deserving of a Christian burial due to the charge of witchcraft. However, the family of Rebecca Nurse, according to legend, got to her body, removed it from the ditch in Salem and possibly buried it in secret on the family farm in Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts). Where, exactly, is lost to history. Several years after her execution, it was agreed that she had been innocent of being a witch.
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| Person ID |
I52120 |
OurNorthernRoots |
| Last Modified |
27 Sep 2024 |
| Father |
William Towne, b. 15 Mar 1598, Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 24 Jun 1673, Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Joanna Blessing, b. 3 Jun 1595, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England d. 1682, Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 86 years) |
| Marriage |
25 Apr 1620 |
Yarmouth, Norfolk Co., England |
| Family ID |
F18993 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1621 - 1692 (~ 71 years)
