Rebecca Towne

1621 - 1692  (~ 71 years)

• Name	Rebecca Towne
  Christening	21 Feb 1621	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Jul 1692	Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Burial	Salem Witch Trials Memorial, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
  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.
  Person ID	I52120	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William Towne,   b. 15 Mar 1598, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 24 Jun 1673, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Joanna Blessing,   b. 3 Jun 1595, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England d. 1682, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1620	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
  Family ID	F18993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Francis Nurse,   b. 18 Jan 1618, Bristol, Somerset, England d. 22 Nov 1695, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	24 Aug 1644	Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F18994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2024

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Christening - 21 Feb 1621 - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Marriage - 24 Aug 1644 - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Death - 19 Jul 1692 - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Burial - - Salem Witch Trials Memorial, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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