Rebecca Nurse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials
Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1621
Place of Birth: Great Yarmouth, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 19-Jul-1692
Profession: artisan
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Rebecca Nurse
- Rebecca Towne Nurse (or Nourse) (February 21, 1621 – July 19, 1692) was executed for witchcraft (killing 7 babies with her spirit) by the government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692.
- She was the wife of Francis Nurse, with several children and grandchildren, and a well-respected member of the community.
- Because there was spectral evidence against her, she was convicted and hanged as a witch on July 19, 1692.
- This occurred during a time when the Massachusetts colony was seized with hysteria over witchcraft and the supposed presence of Satan within the colony.
- Her married sisters Mary Eastey and Sarah Cloyce were also accused of witchcraft.
- Mary was found guilty and executed, but Sarah survived.
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Source: p. 68, Dulcibel : A tale of old Salem, by Henry Peterson, Philadelphia : John C. Winston, 1907
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| Description | American writer, illustrator, children's writer, university teacher and painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 5 March 1853 / 15 March 1853 / 5 April 1853 / 1853 | 9 November 1911 | |
| Location of birth/death | Wilmington | Florence | |
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Source: p. 68, Dulcibel : A tale of old Salem, by Henry Peterson, Philadelphia : John C. Winston, 1907
License: CC-PD-Mark
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