Francis NURSE

Born

3 February 1661 , Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

8 October 1716 , Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Francis NURSE Rebecca TOWNE

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Born: 3 February 1661 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Francis NURSE

Mother: Rebecca TOWNE

Maternal grandparents: William TOWNE , Joanna BLESSING

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Francis married Sarah CRAGGEN 15 January 1685 in Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Sarah CRAGGEN was born 10 August 1664 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah died 17 June 1707 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah was the child of John CRAGGEN and Sarah DAWES.

Francis NURSE died 8 October 1716 in Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Sarah CRAGGEN
Marriage date: 15 January 1685
Marriage place: , Massachusetts Bay Colony
Sarah CRAGGEN was the child of John CRAGGEN and Sarah DAWES

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...Not far distant from the Harnden home,-in what is now North Reading, dwelt the family of Francis and Sarah Nurse. Francis was the son of Rebecca Nurse, a woman executed as a witch in Salem. The-youngest in that family was Jonathan. He and Abigail were married in 1713, after which he lived for only four years.

On May 8, 1720 Abigail Nurse married Daniel Eames, the son of Samuel, a man born in Woburn. They became the ancestors of many members of the Eames family in Wilmington. Their home was the present home of Mrs. Wolff, across from Wildwood Street, on the ancient Andover Road, 504 Woburn Street.

Deacon Harnden home fell victim to Route 9

Town Crier, Wilmington, Massachusetts

January 8, 1992

Children of Francis NURSE and Sarah CRAGGEN

Francis NURSE

Born: 10 March 1686, Salem, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Died: 15 May 1686, Salem, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England

Francis NURSE

Born: 3 January 1688, Reading, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Died: 15 May 1733, Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Martha HARTSHORNE 2 January 1716 Place: Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin NURSE

Born: 28 January 1690, Reading, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 6 January 1761, Rutland, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Elizabeth ROBERTS 24 December 1713 Place: Reading, Massachusetts, USA

Jonathan NURSE

Born: 4 March 1692, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 26 November 1717, Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Abigail HARDEN 27 January 1713 Place: Reading, Massachusetts, USA

Josiah NURSE

Born: 9 September 1694, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 4 April 1718, Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Joshua NURSE

Born: 15 July 1695, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 8 September 1717, Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Sarah NURSE

Born: 27 January 1697, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 15 January 1755,

Caleb NURSE

Born: 15 January 1701, Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 4 August 1727, Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Nathaniel NURSE

Born: 6 July 1704, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 25 May 1717, Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Abigail NURSE

Born: 15 August 1706, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 13 October 1786, Danvers, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Caleb NURSE

Born: 15 January 1709, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 12 September 1778, Reading, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Birth — 1661
3 February 1661
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1685 Marriage / Partner
Francis NURSE and Sarah CRAGGEN 15 January 1685, , Massachusetts, USA

He was 23 years old.

1686 Birth of Child
Francis NURSE was born 10 March 1686, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Francis was 25 years old.

1688 Birth of Child
Francis NURSE was born 3 January 1688, Reading, Massachusetts, USA

Francis was 26 years old.

1690 Birth of Child
Benjamin NURSE was born 28 January 1690, Reading, Massachusetts, USA

Francis was 29 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Jonathan NURSE was born 4 March 1692, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Francis was 31 years old.

1694 Birth of Child
Josiah NURSE was born 9 September 1694, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Francis was 33 years old.

1695 Birth of Child
Joshua NURSE was born 15 July 1695, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Francis was 34 years old.

1697 Birth of Child
Sarah NURSE was born 27 January 1697, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Francis was 36 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1701 Birth of Child
Caleb NURSE was born 15 January 1701, Reading, Massachusetts, USA

Francis was 39 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Nathaniel NURSE was born 6 July 1704, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Francis was 43 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Abigail NURSE was born 15 August 1706, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Francis was 45 years old.

1707 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah CRAGGEN died 17 June 1707, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

1709 Birth of Child
Caleb NURSE was born 15 January 1709, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Francis was 47 years old.

1713 Marriage of Child
Jonathan NURSE married 27 January 1713, Reading, Massachusetts, USA to Abigail HARDEN

1713 Marriage of Child
Benjamin NURSE married 24 December 1713, Reading, Massachusetts, USA to Elizabeth ROBERTS

Death — 1716
8 October 1716
Reading, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 55.

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Burying Point Cemetery Salem Essex County Massachusetts, USA

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Last updated: 8/7/2017 11:02:32 AM

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state