Rebecca Nurse

1. Rebecca Nurse THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS! By : Hank Van Liew and Minerva Celestino

2. Rebecca Nurse • Accused of witch craft by the afflicted girls • Claimed she was innocent

3. She was an elderly and respected member of the Salem community. She was a nurse, so she lived pretty well. Rebecca was considered as a middle class person in Salem.

4. How old? • Rebecca Nurse was 71 years old during the trials she faced.

5. Married or Single? • Rebecca was married to a man named Francis Nurse. • Her husband seems to have been highly respected by his neighbors, and more often than anyone else was called in to settle disputes.

6. Christian? • Yes Rebecca was an active member in the church, she was apart of the village and Town church. Rebecca Nurse with John Weber

7. Gossip in Salem • Rebecca was innocent at first in her case until the judge told the jury to re-examine the evidence. • After the second examination, she was found guilty for her evidence and her failure to respond to questions from her poor hearing.

8. Reputation • Rebecca was a good, prudent, and respected woman in Salem.

9. Hardships • Rebecca Nurse had a major hearing problem where she struggled to consistently hear them. Which soon was a problem in the trial.

10. As said earlier, Rebecca was a well-liked person in the community. However, Rebecca and her family were excommunicated from Salem for a short time.

11. Do We Like Our Character? • Yes we do, She was a nice Christian lady and was convicted because of her inability to hear the questions asked to conclude whether or not she was a witch. Many People petitioned for her innocence but was of no use do to her hearing problem

12. Other Info • 2 of her sisters Sarah Cloyceand Mary Easty, were also accused of witchcraft. • Mary was killed due to her suspicion of witchcraft. • Sarah was only jailed for 1 year before she was freed.