Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21890, for Oliver Paine, Rhode Island
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(3 - 1776)
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CONTENTS
Paine, Oliver
Abigail
W. 21890
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1674
Rhode Island
Abigail Paine
widow of Oliver Paine
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
30 dollars
Certificate of Pension issues the 
1 day of Sept. 18(ill)
and sent to 
Franklin G [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
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State of Rhode Island
J
,
County of Providence
On this 30 day of November AD 1838 personally ┃
appeared before me Turiel Pothe one of the ┃
Justices of the Court of Common Pleas with
for said County Abagail in resident in
Aston in said County aged 66 years who being
duly sworn according to law doth on her oath
make the following declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of
the
July 7th 1838 entitled "an act granting happy
pensions to certain widows"" that she is the
widow of Oliver Paine County of Cranston
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who was a soldier of the Revolution that in
of the war in 1775, as she believe
the said enlisted into a company
the Patriot Rangers an Independent on
commanded by Capt Benjamin Arnold
which company was stationed at Patrixed but
after marched to other places & did a
great deal of service. Her husband the said
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Oliver served as a private in it from the
of
beginning to the end of of said that as the
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his understood & believes but it is not in
her power to specify his services from year
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to
year nor has she any documentary evidence
of them she must refer to the survivors of said
Corps for the evidence of them -
And she further declares that she was married
to said Oliver Paine on the 9th day of October
1791
in Cranston but her marriage is not
recorded in said
town nor has she any dow
mentary evidence except what is hereto an
nexed which she presences with the other
testimony annexed will be satisfactory; he
husband the said Oliver died on the 29 day
of Dec
AD 1818 & since
that period she
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has remained unmarried & is now his
widow. She was not married to him prior
to his leaving
the service but the marriage
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took place previous to the first former
Seventeen hundred & ninety four to wit
at the time above stated
He name
before marriage was Migail Thornton
her
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Amel Potter
Abigail Paine
Mark
Attest
Providence Je In Johnston Nov 30 AD 1838
Personally appeared before me subscribed to the above
aforegoing declaration and made oath to the same
and I further certify that said Abigail from age and ┃
infirmities is to feeble to attend Court
Potter to
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Coryton Franklin
I Mary Ann Franklin of the town of Johnston
in the County of Providence State of Rhode
Island being over thirty five years on oath
do testify & say that Abagail who signed the ┃
preceeding declaration by making her mark &
sworn the same is my mother & said Oliver
was my Father and that said Oliver departed ┃
this life on the 29th day of Dec. AD 1848 and ┃
that since that time my mother the said
Abagail has remained in
R
Abel Potter
Attest
Providence Je In Johnston Nov 30th AD 1838
Personally appeared before me Mary Ann Franklin
who signed the above affidavit and made oath
to the same and I further certify that said
affiant is a credible witness
Anne Potter Just C.C. Pleas
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Phillip Paine of the town of Cranston in
the County of Providence State of Rhode
Island &c being now 66 years of age on oath
do testify and say that I have now in my possess
on an old account Book which bears date as early
as March 11th AD 1780 down to May 18th 1793 which
belonged to my late father in law Juriel Waterman
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who departed this life August the 28th AD 1825 which
Book the accounts & transactions of his business &
many other incidents which took place between the ┃
above mention dates, among which I find entered
on the covering of said Book the marriage of
Abigail Thornton who is mother October the 9 day
AD 1791 written word for word & figure for figure in
the following manner viz. October the 9 day AD 1791
Abigail Thornton was married. A part of said covering
which contains the aforesaid words relating to said
Marriage will accompany this affidavit & I further ┃
& say that I was well acquainted with the aforesaid
Juriel Waterman from my boyhood to the day of his
decease having been born & brought up in the same neigh ┃
bourhood that he was a very remarkable man for noting
in an abbreviated way most of the particular incidents
of the day, that I find other marries noted in other
books in the way that the one above is that is
to say but one of the parties is mentioned
and I further certify that said Abigail was the wife of
Oliver Paine who was my father & that the maiden
name of my mother was Abigail Thornton & that my
father the said Oliver departed this life on the 29 day
of Dec. AD 1818
Attest
Philip Paine
Daniel Potter
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5883
Providence Je In Aronston Nov 23d
Personally appeared before me Philip Paine
who signed the within affidavit and made
oath to the same and I further certify that
said affiant is a credible witness
Ariel Potter Just C. Pleas
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top of the
th
the 9 day AD1791
Agail Thornton was me
November
sent to
moved to
other house
1792
Bushel
Cameron
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WIDOW, &c.
1890
Abigail Paine
Widow of
Oliver Paine
Pri Rev War
Act: Feb 2d 48
x:- Vol. M, Page 44-
[Arrange
ent of 1870.)
Miss
for
Jenne
Bedford
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Rhode Island
2544
Abigail Paine
widow of Oliver Paine
who was a Private
in the R. I. line
for 9 months
---
Dollars
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
20
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
31st day of Oct. 1843
and sent to
Benja Cowell
Providence
R.I.
Act of March 3, 1843.)
Vol.
Recorded in Book A
Page 93
Rept Oct 31
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Rhode Island,
Abagail Paine
widow of Oliver Paine
who was a pensioned under the Age of
and who died on the 29th Dec. 1818
of Providence, in the State of R. Island
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Arnold of the Regt commanded
┃ by
in the R. Island.
3939.
line for 9 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island
at the rate of 30 Dollars -
Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Decr
1840
and sent to
Benja Cowell, Providence, R. H.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1840 $35.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 15.00
$150.00
Act July 7,
1838.
Recorded by Wm C. Lantzinger, Clerk,
Book A Vol 2
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3164
Abagail Paine
$30 per ann
Ben Cowell
Providence
R Island
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State of
Rhode Iland &
County of Providence
On this 22
day of March 1843 personally
appeared before me one of the Justices of the count
of Common pleas in said County Abigail
Paine of Johnston in said County aged 70
years who being duly sworn according to
law doth on her oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefits
of the act of Congress passed March 1843
granting pensions to widows of persons
who served during the
Revolutionary War
that she is the widow
Oliver Paine
late of the served
as a private in soldier in said that
that she receied a
pension under the
act
1838 at the
of Congress passed July
rate of $30 per annum payable at the
Agency
in Providence Reid
Attest
Ariel Potter
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her
Abigail
Paine
Mark
Providence Je In Johnston March 22d AD 1843
Personally came before me the above named Abigail
Paine and made oath to the truth of the above declaration
by her signed and I further certify that said Abigail is a
credible witness
by
Muriel Potter Just C.C. Pleas
for said County of Providence
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State of Rhode Island & Renona Randating
Finance Co.
Albert Greene Clerk
of the Municipal Court of the City of
Providence in the County of Pembina in
said State, do hereby certify,
that Daniel
Potter who has signed
the within Certificate,
was on the day of the date thereof a Justice
of the Court of Common Pleas, within
and for said County of Scribence duly deter
In Attestation whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
and have affixed the seal
of said Manasal Court
this 24th day of July AD.
Albert Greene,
Clerk
1843
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Aligai
Paine
all
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Admitted
Franklin Green
Providence
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On this
State of Rhode Island,
COUNTY of Provedon
Twenty Fifth
day of July
personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Providence
a resident of Johnsonin

the county of Providence & state aforesaid
aged Seventy six
years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath
make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress,
passed on the 2d of February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war
: -- That she is the Widow of
Oliver Paine
who was a
Private
dollars
in the war of the Revolution, and that she received a pension of Thirty
per annum, under the act of 17th of June, 1844. She further declares that
she is still a widow.
her
Sworn and subscribed on the day and
year above written, before me,
Robert Wilson
Abigail Paine
Justice of the Peace.
mark
signed in presence of
&
Nathaniel
Bowen
1848,
Charles H Franklin
I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual who
drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit.
Robert Wilson
Justice of the Peace.
of
State of Rhode Island,
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C
County of Providence
John W Smith
Clerk of the Court of
that
Common Pleas in the county aforesaid, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify
Robert Wilson
is a Justice of the Peace
in the county aforesaid, and is fully authorized to act in said capacity, and that his signatures above written are
genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court, at Providence
on this second
day of
August
1848
John W. Smith
a
S
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I Anna Paine of the town of Cranston in the
County of Providence State of Rhode Island being
now 54 years of age on oath do testify and say that I
was well acquainted with Oliver Paine husband of
Abigail Paine now his widow said Abigail lived in
my fathers Daniel Watermans, family when she was
married to said Oliver They were married at my
fathers house on the 9th day of October 1791 by Elder
Samuel Winsor Pastor of the Baptist Church in Johnston
and I was present & in the room when they married ┃
and I further testify that Abigail maiden name
as
Abigail Thornton
Anna Paine
Attest
of
Ariel Potter
Providence Je In Cranston Nov. 23 AD 1838
Personally appeared before me Anna Paine
who subscribed the aforegoing affidavit and ┃
made oath the same and I further certify
that said affiant is a credible witness
Furriel Potter Just C.C. Rear
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I beck Dyer of the town of Cranston in the
County of Providence & State of Rhode Island
being now eighty years of age on oath do testify
& say that soon after I was seventeen years of
age & joined an independent Company called
the Pawtuxet Rangers & served in the same one ┃
year as a private soldier I joined said company
in December 1775 & when I joined Benjamin
Arnold was Capt with the rank of Colonel and
I further testify that I was well acquainted with
Oliver Paine of said Cranston that he
belonged to said company when I joined it
& remained in it when I left the same, we were
what was called minute men & was out in act
at service a great deal in keeping guard along
the shores &c but it was so long ago that I
cannot specify all the service which we did
but I do remember that immediately after
I joined said company that we served one
month at Pawtuxet in guarding the shores
& building entrenchments &c and that said
Oliver was with
and the time & I further
testify that we served one month at said
with in the winter of 1776 and said Oliver was
with us all of said time we came home
together in fore part of March in said
the above is
in
by
Pariel Potter
Son
Attest
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Providence in Cranston Nov 19th AD 1838
Personally appeared before me back Dyer
who signed the aforegoing affidavit and made
oath to the same and I further certify that
said affiant is a credible witness
Pariel Potter Just Peas
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I James Greene of Warwick in the County of
the early part of
Kent & State of Rhode Island being now 81 years
of age on oath do testify & say that in the war
of the Revolution I belonged to an independant
company called the Pawtuxet Rangers and served
in the same through said war as a private soldier
Benjamin Arnold Captain with the rank of Col
William Comanded said Company I well remem
bed Oliver Paine of Cranston in the County of Proe
idence State aforesaid Husband of Abigail Paine
now his widow that said Oliver joined said
Company soon after I did we were out on service
a great deal we served at Newport and in guard
ing the shores & In 1780 in the spring of the year
I think apart of and company was ordered to
Newport & in July and August was ordered
there and went & served two months said
being with us we were also at East Greenwich one
half of a month in December of the same year ┃
said Oliver being with us the above is according to
the best of my revolution
James God
State of Rhode Island
County of Kent S
this 22nd day of November 1838
Personally appeared before the subscriber a
Justice of the Peace within and for said County of
Kent at Warwick in said County James Greene
the above deponent and subscribed and was
duly sworn to the truth of his deposition according to
Law -
And I further certify that I am
personally acquainted with the said James Greene
and that he is a credible witness
Wm Harrison Justice of the Peace
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Jesse Howard of Cranston in the County
of Providence and State of Rhode Island on
oath depose and say that I am Town Clerk
of the said town of Cranston and by virtue
of that office have the custody of the records
of said town for recording marriages that I
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have carefully examined said records and do not
find any record of the marriage of
Oliver Paine to Abigail Thornton
And I further depose and say that I am ┃
well satisfied that many marriages do and have
taken place in said town that are not therein
Seal
the
Jesse Howard
Providence In Cranston October 30th AD 1838
1
Personally appeared before me Jesse Howard
signature is to the is to aforegoing affidavit and made
oath the same and I further certify that said Jesse
is town Clerk for town of Cranston & has been for a
member of years last past, that the records for recording
marriages have in his posession and that he is dead
ble witness
Mill Potrans Pleas
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W
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Abagail Paine
4069
R. I
Act 7. July 38
1918
dom
me pri
308
No deduction
Benja Cowell
Providence
R J.
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I William Waterman of Coventry in the County
of Kent & State of Rhode Island being now 75 years
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of age on oath do depose & say that soon after I
the
was sixteen years old I joined company called
A
the Patrixed Rangers and Independent Corps
chartered by the Legislature & when I joined it
it was commanded by Capt Benjamin
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Arnold who had the rank of Colonel and
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it in July 1779 as a private William
Greene
was first Lieutenant & Abi Field second
Lintenant. The larks consisted of hands of sixty
rank of file when I joined said lurkaman
by the name of Oliver Paine belonged to it as
1
it
a private & had belonged for some years
4
as he was much older than myself then were
several independent
company formed into a
regiment of which Colonel Fryer the com
mandant & the Patuxet
Rangers was one of
them & we used to do a great did of duty
in the army in keeping guard at the fort.
at Patent & when ordered away in times of
duty. The Britute had possession of Newport
when I joined the company & in did
months service at last before the end of the
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year it is my impression one of these months
was on Rhode Island in November do
after the enemy left. The other was at Pattent
In 1780 he did as much as six months service
I
4
recollect said line was with us in March
1
Jane
1
July & August
In March & Jane de
tachments only of said Company went to Rhode
land consisting
4
of
of about one third of the
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I think
Company from 15 to 20 men & said Olive
was one of them according to my but recollection
in July & August all the company went
to Rhode Iland & served, the other ten
service were at Pateret & keeping said in
the shores
In 1781 he served four months
& June detachments from the com
any with to Rhode Island & the said ┃
went with us & we also served two months
in said duty in 1782 in did one
service at Newport. In all the preceding
town
said line served with according to
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my but recollection altho I am not position
such a great length of time has elapsed
Wm Waterman
2
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1830
State of Rhode Island &c
Kent Sc Coventry October the 4th
Personally appeared William
Waterman
Subscriber to the afore written and made oath
to the truth of the same. I also certify that
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the said
William
Witness
Waterman is a Cor
Asa Stone Just Peace
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Sir
Providence Dec
1838
I herewith enclose the application
of Lucy Abel widow of Preserved Mary
Pierce widow of Daniel Huldah Smith
widow of
Exeter & Abagail Paine
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widow of Oliver Paine for pensions
under the act of Congress of July 7
1838.
I am very respetfully
year out at
Benja Cowell
J L Edwards Esq
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BY HIS EXCELLENCY
William Mague
⎬
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief of the State of Rhode-
Island and Providence Plantations.
BE IT KNOWN, That the name, ""HENRY BOWEN."" to the
aforewritten attestion subscribed, is in the proper hand writing of Henry
Bowen, Esquire, who at the time of subscribing the same, was Secretary of
the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified according to law. Wherefore
unto his said attestation full faith and credit are to be rendered
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of said State to be at Providence
this Seventeenth
day of December
in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight
and of Independence the third
Mr Sprague
Her
By His Excellency's Command.
my Bowen Secry
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State of Rhode Island &c
Secretary's Office Decemr 17. 1838
I certify that at the session of the General
Assembly of said State holden on the first
Wednesday in May last, Daniel Potter was
elected associate Justice of the Court of
Common Pleas within the County of Providence,
and William Harrison Justice of the Peace
for the term of Warwick in the County of Kent
for one year:
That at the session on the third Monday of
June last
Asa Stone was elected a Justice of
the Peace for the town of Coventry in said
County of Kent until the first wednesday
in may next, and that they have been
severally commissioned accordingly: as
appears of record
Witness Henry Bowen Secry
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Sir
Providence Nov 23 1840
In answer to so much of your letter
of
June 1839 as respects the pension
Mrs Abagail Paine widow
enclose
of Oliver
Paine, I herewith further evidence of
her husbands service- You observe
that the service of the Pawtuxet Ronges
at
.
Patrixet was decister police the
entered document will shew that it
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was a
military
service in the hay &
supported by the United States Samuel
Abern was one of the U.S. Commissaries
stationed at Pawtuxet & he supplied that ┃
corps with vations &
Oliver Paine
did duty in this Company from the
beginning
1
it is taken into consideration did duty
any third month as required by law
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and in addition to which performed
the
Gard duty at the fort at Pawtuxet
under the authority of the United States, there
can I think be no doubt but my pain
is entitled to a pension. In the east
is
Penelope Williams, widow of Thomas
Williams, you allowed & months & he said
the company in 1777 whereas Elin Paine
Joined it in 1775 & more has been
allowed in such cases; all I ask in
behalf of Mrs Paine that she may
be allowed what
is right, for it is
1
now next to impossible to set any
further paid evidence
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I am respectfully you
Clet
Tut
Baja Cowell
J L Edwards Esq
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of
S
in
years
M
son
Edwards
Commis of peace
pension office
M
in
son
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Washington D.C. April 15. 1840
Col. Edwards
I send you
by the Messinger a
book containing the Record of the
Marriage of Thankful
Cortis formerly widow of pomp Recors deceaed an
applicant for a pensionand
am requested to enquire
whether you have decided on the case of William L
Martin an applicant for a pension for disability incurred ┃
in the late war with Great Britain. Also in regard
to Mrs
Pain widow of Oliver Pain a soldier in the ┃
Revolution both of Rhode Island
Respectfully yours
Knight
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4
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S.
II
P.
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NOV 19 1903
FILES.
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ow
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To the Pension Burean
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen,-
My great
Aunt is about to join
the Daughters of the
1
Revolution, and as she
is a "Real Daughter
of
the society desires all
records relating to her
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S
1903
Nov. 14
father's service.
I have already
mailed those, but they
also ask for her mother's
pension record, will you
kindly send it &
She
was Abigail (Thornton) Paine ┃
of Cranston or Providence, R.I.
widow of Oliver Paine of the
Pawtuxet Rangers. He was born ┃
Dec. 12, 1754 & died Dec. 29, 1819.
(Miss)
Jennie E. Paine
246 Fourth Street ┃
190,
New Bedford, Mass