1621 - 1692 (71 years)
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| Name |
TOWNE, Rebecca |
| Birth |
21 Feb 1621 |
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England  |
| Gender |
Female |
| FindaGrave |
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| _COLOR |
11 |
| Death |
19 Jul 1692 |
Salem, MA |
- She was an accused witch at the Salem trials and was executed.
The story of her trial is well known. She was arrested and protested her innocence on the charge of witchcraft. With steadfast dignity and unwavering patience she bore the ordeal of her trial. Thirty-nine of her friends among the highest and most respectable in the town, signed a statement testifying to her blameless character and faithfulness to the church. These names have been inscribed on a tablet on the memorial recently erected over her grave in Danvers.
They jury found her not guilty, but the court reversed the verdict and condemned her to death. She was hanged on Witch Hill, and buried in the little cemetery at Danvers.
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| Burial |
Danvers, MA |
Address:
Nurse Homestead Cemetery |
| Person ID |
I5486 |
Puffer 062124 |
| Last Modified |
20 Jul 2024 |
| Father |
TOWNE, William, b. Abt 1597, Braceby, England d. Abt 1672, Topsfield, MA (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
BLESSING, Joanna, b. Abt 1599, England d. 1682, Salem, MA (Age 83 years) |
| Marriage |
25 Mar 1620 |
Braceby, England |
| Family ID |
F4547 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos |
 | rebecca towne gs.jpg
Because Rebecca was accused of being a witch, she never had a "proper" burial or headstone marking her place of rest. It is believed that one of these stones (on the property of the Rebecca Nurse homestead in Danvers) marks her resting place. |
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| Notes |
- She was hanged as a witch in the Salem, MA trials on 19 Jul 1692
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