Rebecca Nurse by Abby Wallin

Rebecca Nurse was born

Feb 1, 1621

Rebecca was born in England but later migrated to Massachussetts.

Rebecca Nurse and the world around her

Period: Feb 1, 1621 to Dec 28, 1712

Forbidden Game-play

Mar 5, 1621

Massachussetts Governer forbids game-playing on Christmas Day.

Indian attacks

Apr 1, 1622

Indian attacks kill 1/3 of the population.

General History of Virginia

Jul 16, 1624

John Smith published General History of Virginia.

New Netherland

Aug 18, 1624

The Dutch establish the colony of New Netherland.

Charles 1 grants land

Feb 19, 1632

Charles the first grants Lord Baltimore land.

Roger Williams

Jan 1, 1636

Roger Williams founds Rhode Island.

Anne Hutchinson

Jun 5, 1636

Anne Hutchinson was banished.

Swedish Colonists

Nov 8, 1638

First Swedish colonists settle in Delaware.

Rebecca got married

Jan 15, 1645

Rebecca Towne married Francis Nurse and changed her last name to Nurse.

Christmas

Dec 1, 1660

The colony of Massachussetts forbids the celebration Christmas.

The Judge

Jan 1, 1692

Jonathan Corwin was the judge at the Salem Witch Trials when Rebecca was accused.

Salem Witch Trials

Jan 1, 1692

The Salem Witch scare begins.

Accused

Mar 13, 1692

Ann Putman accused Rebecca of Witchcraft after a dispute between the Putman and Nurse family.

Accused again

Mar 19, 1692

Abigail Williams accused Rebecca only a few days after Ann but was relunctant at first because Rebecca Nurse was the first "Hard target" in the Salem Witch trials.

Arrested

Mar 20, 1692

Rebecca Nurse was arrested for Witchcraft.

Hanged

Jul 19, 1692

Rebecca Nurse was found guilty of Witchcraft and hanged.

Cleared of charges

Oct 13, 1712

The Nurse family name had finally been cleared.