| Name |
Robert Treat Paine |
| Born |
11 Mar 1730/31 |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Group |
Descendant of Mayflower Passenger |
- Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower
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| Group |
Famous Historical Figure |
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| Group |
John Constable Family Research |
- People Associated with the family of Dr. John Davidson Constable
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| Group |
Mayflower - Stephen Hopkins |
- Descendant of Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower
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| FindaGrave Memorial ID |
787 |
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| Book Article |
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005
Name: Robert Treat Paine
Elected Office(s): Representative, Delegate
State: Massachusetts
Country: USA
Biography:
A Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., March 11, 1731; attended the Boston Latin School and was graduated from Harvard College in 1749; studied theology; was chaplain of troops on the northern frontier in 1755; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1757 and commenced practice in Boston; moved to Taunton in 1761; delegate to the State convention at Boston in 1768; member of the colonial house of representatives in 1773; delegate to the Provincial Congress in 1774 and 1775; Member of the Continental Congress 1774-1776; a signer of the Declaration of Independence; member of the State house of representatives in 1777; attorney general of Massachusetts 1777-1790; member of the Governor's council in 1779 and 1780; delegate to the constitutional convention in 1779; moved to Boston in 1781; judge of the Massachusetts supreme court 1790-1804; died in Boston, Mass., May 11, 1814.
Bibliography: Paine, Robert Treat. The Papers of Robert Treat Paine. Edited by Stephen T. Riley and Edward W. Hanson. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1992.
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| Died |
11 May 1814 |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
| Buried |
Aft 11 May 1814 |
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
| Person ID |
I102368 |
New England Hall Families Master Tree |
| Last Modified |
6 Apr 2020 |
| Father |
Rev. Thomas Paine, b. 9 Apr 1694, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts , d. 30 May 1757, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 63 years) |
| Mother |
Eunice Treat, b. 27 Sep 1704, Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts , d. 17 Oct 1747, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 43 years) |
| Married |
21 Apr 1721 |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
| Family ID |
F38332 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Sarah "Sally" Cobb, b. 15 May 1744, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts , d. 6 Jun 1816, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 72 years) |
| Married |
15 Mar 1770 |
Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts |
| Children |
| | 1. Charles Paine, b. 30 Aug 1775, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts , d. 15 Feb 1810, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 34 years) |
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| Last Modified |
15 Jun 2016 |
| Family ID |
F38331 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1731 - 1814 (83 years)
