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SP: 22 Dec 1961 IF

Elizabeth married Thomas BIGELOW in 1730 in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Thomas was born on 26 Apr 1706 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 10 Feb 1779 in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth BIGELOW was born on 14 May 1731 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 28 Jun 1731.
2. Mehitabel BIGELOW was born on 15 Aug 1733 in Massachusetts, United States.
3. Betsey BIGELOW was born on 23 Nov 1735 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 3 Sep 1801.
4. Mary BIGELOW was born on 21 Mar 1739 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 27 Sep 1832.
5. Sarah BIGELOW was born on 12 Nov 1741 in Massachusetts, United States; died after 1761.
6. Thomas BIGELOW was born on 6 Dec 1743 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 11 Sep 1748.
7. Uriah BIGELOW was born on 4 Mar 1746 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 8 Aug 1748.
8. Thankful BIGELOW was born on 17 Jan 1749 in Massachusetts, United States; died on 3 Nov 1775.

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SP: 22 Feb 1946 AZ
SS; 22 Dec 1961 IF

John married Elizabeth GALE on 21 Feb 1700 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of John H. GALE and Elisabeth SPRING) was born on 1 Jun 1678 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 1530C0972188DF4FB520747B995FEA506978

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SP: 20 Dec 1956 1956 ARIZO

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• _UID: 39DAB7C191D13B46982D1F5DE43906F1C36E

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SP: 9 Sep 1948 SL
SS: 6 Oct 1937 SLAKE

Source of Family: "History of Framingham, Massachusetts from 1640 to present", by William Barry , James Munroe and Co. 1847, Boston. MA

John married Elizabeth SMITH on 1 Nov 1672 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of John SMITH and Margaret Buffum) was born on 5 Jun 1646 in of Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 12 Oct 1673 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: F21B97E12BB4E54DBC224786698E59AA3B8B

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The birth date and death date are too close together. Her death is the same as her son, John's birthdate. She was only 11 years old?

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• _UID: DDB5555C69F5BA4B97A9D2DE70F8E5B598D7

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SP: 4 Mar 1953 SLAKE
SS: 3 Aug 1934 LOGAN

John married Elisabeth SPRING on 27 Sep 1677 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Elisabeth (daughter of Henry SPRING and Mehitabel BARTLETT) was born on 13 Oct 1659 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 27 Sep 1677 in Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: BBD8FE3598A3444CB759C8F7BE4115DD51CE

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SP: 17 Apr 1962 SLAKE

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• Occupation: tray maker in England
• Reference Number: ^
• _UID: BECFD1CA84397241855EFDDCC9E55EAB0B3F

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Came to New England before 1638. Lived some 40 years "near Skerry's" on the North River in Mass. Purchased the Bishop farm at Salem Village on 29, April 1678. (now known at the Nurse Homestead., Salem Village is now Danvers)

Film # 1433986 Nurse, Francis, "A genealogy of the Nurse Family" by John D. Ames.

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: Francis Nurse
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1618
Birth Place: Bristol, England
Death Date: 22 Nov 1695
Death Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Has Bio?: Y
Spouse: Rebecca Nurse
Children: John Nurse
Rebecca Preston
Samuel Nurse
Francis Nurse Jr
Benjamin Nurse
Mary Tarbell
Sarah Bowden
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Birth: Jan. 18, 1618
Bristol, England
Death: Nov. 22, 1695
Salem
Essex County
Massachusetts, USA

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"On account of the witchcraft delusion in Salem, [Francis] and his wife became historical characters. The name of Rebecca Nurse (or Nourse) is perhaps the best known of all of its unfortunate victims.

Francis Nourse was an early settler in Salem, and was a proprietor of the town 1647. He lived for forty years near Sperry's, on North River Street, between the main village and the ferry to Beverly. He was a woodworker, called a tray-maker. In those days, wooden trays and dishes were the rule; there was little pewter, less silver and china, and the plates, trays and trenchers of wood were the ordinary dishes.

He was a skilled workman, and a respectable man of great stability and strength of character. He was called frequently as umpire and arbitrator in cases of dispute over land boundaries. He served on local committees to lay out grants and highways, and on juries. He bought the Bishop farm of some three hundred acres at Salem village, April 29, 1678, and settled there. His sons all built their homes and lived on it, and were men of influence in town and church; were prosperous, and it is believed that their success in acquiring a large estate, paying for it and prospering, was the cause of the charges against wife and mother, Rebecca Nourse.

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.

Francis Nourse married [Rebecca] on August 24, 1644...She and her husband were members of the First Church of Salem, and he was a deacon."

--- "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts"; William Richard Cutter Published in 1908 (Page 1489).

--- Provided by Gone Too Soon [47644196]

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Parents:
Edward Norris (1580 - 1659)

Spouse:
Rebecca Towne Nurse (1622 - 1692)

Children:
John Nurse (1645 - 1719)*
Rebecca Nurse Preston (1647 - 1719)*
Samuel Nurse (1649 - 1715)*
Sarah Nurse Bowden (1651 - 1754)*
Elizabeth Nurse Russell (1656 - ____)*
Mary Nurse Tarbell (1657 - 1749)*
Francis Nurse (1660 - 1716)*
Benjamin Nurse (1666 - 1748)*

Sibling:
John Norris (1617 - 1667)*
Francis Nurse (1618 - 1695)

*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Unknown
Specifically: Unknown
Created by: Ed Poulin
Record added: Apr 04, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 50647036

Francis married Rebecca TOWNE on 24 Aug 1644 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. Rebecca (daughter of William TOWNE and JoAnna BLESSING) was born on 21 Feb 1621 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; was christened on 21 Feb 1621 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; died on 19 Jul 1692 in Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in unknown where in Salem Village, now Danvers. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 1D8AB9B36985A6439821F7E3AF12134293CF

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Rebecca was christened at St. Nicolas Church.

Rebecca was arrested pm 23 March 1692 during the Salem witch trials. She was hanged at Gallows Hill, 19 July 1692. She was buried in a common grave, but her family took her body and buried her in a secret place. In 1885 a monument was errected to her. In 1910 she was cleared of all charges. John Tarbell was her son in law. Samuel nurse a son and Widow Preston her daughter.

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• _UID: 92B91CC013649044B7A70DA723B34525C4A1

John married Margaret Buffum. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: D7C59A666A787A44AE92F83DB2D01794DE46

Richard married Mary "Maria" CASTLE on 16 Jul 1640 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Mary (daughter of Richard CASTLE and Unknown) was born on 4 Apr 1624 in Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England; died on 2 Aug 1681 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 082238E73859DD428531A60A1A0B86B7C191

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• _UID: 1A909D61F0EC2D4EBF5EA350E7B74707FBB9

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SP: 11 Oct 1968 LANGE
SS: 17 Apr 1962 SLAKE

Henry married Mehitabel BARTLETT on 7 Jan 1658 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Mehitabel (daughter of Thomas BARTLETT and Hannah) was born on 18 Jul 1640 in Gorton, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 11 Jul 1676 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 1437494D7C28724BBD6D2FBD2C5D99D6507C

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SP: 26 Nov 1941