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Title
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Rebecca Nurse, Grave
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Creator
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Nourse, Walter B.
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Clark, N.P.
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Biographical Text
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Granite obelisk with square base and cap. Designed by Walter B. Nourse and built by N.P. Clark. Dedicated on July 13th, 1885.
The grave is located in the Nurse family burial ground at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers Massachusetts. It memorializes the life of Salem Witch Trials victim, Rebecca Nurse, who is said to be buried in an unmarked nearby area on the property. The grave's creation was funded by the Rebecca Nurse Monument Association, and its placement continues to remind visitors of the honorable life of Nurse.
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Text
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[Text on Front]
REBECCA NURSE
YARMOUTH, ENGLAND,
1621.
SALEM, MASS.,
O, Christian Martyr
Who for truth could die,
When all about thee
owned the hideous lie;
The world redeemed
from Superstition's sway,
Is breathing freer
for thy sake to-day
[Text on Back]
Accused of witchcraft,
she declared:
"I am innocent and
God will clear
my innocency."
Once acquitted, yet
falsely condemned,
she suffered death
July 19, 1692.
In loving memory
of her
Christian character,
even then attested
by forty of her neighbors,
This monument
is erected July, 1885.
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Date Created
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1885-07-13
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Type
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English
Grave
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Project Researcher
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O'Neill, Iris
