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'''Rebecca Nurse''' (February 13, 1621 – July 19, 1692) is a woman who was accused of [[witchcraft]] and executed by hanging in New England during the [[Salem Witch Trials]] of 1692. She was fully exonerated less than twenty years later. | '''Rebecca Nurse''' (February 13, 1621 – July 19, 1692) is a woman who was accused of [[witchcraft]] and executed by hanging in New England during the [[Salem Witch Trials]] of 1692. She was fully exonerated less than twenty years later. | ||
She was the wife of Francis Nurse, had several children and grandchildren, and was a well-respected member of the community. She was tried and convicted in the spring and summer of 1692 and executed on July 19. This occurred during a time when parts of the government and people of the Province of Massachusetts Bay were seized with witch-phobia. Her married sisters Mary Eastey and Sarah Cloyce were also accused. Mary was convicted and executed, but Sarah managed to survive. | She was the wife of Francis Nurse, had several children and grandchildren, and was a well-respected member of the community. She was tried and convicted in the spring and summer of 1692 and executed on July 19. This occurred during a time when parts of the government and people of the Province of Massachusetts Bay were seized with [[witch]]-phobia. Her married sisters Mary Eastey and Sarah Cloyce were also accused. Mary was convicted and executed, but Sarah managed to survive. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||