Stephen Tainter (1760 - 1847)

Born 13 Oct 1760 in Westborough, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Gorham) Tainter — married 18 Dec 1791 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1847 at age 86 in Prairie du Chien, Crawford, Wisconsin Territory, United States

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Biography

NCO Stephen Tainter served with Worcester County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Stephen Tainter is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A112447.

Excerpt from History of Dr. Stephen Tainter, at the website for the Wisconsin Society, Sons of the American Revolution:

"Stephen Tainter was born 13 October 1760 in Westborough, Massachusetts,^[1] the son of Benjamin Tainter, of Newfane, Vermont, and Hannah Wood, his wife. ^[2] He married first on 18 December 1791 Elizabeth Gorham, who was born 20 December 1760, at Barnstable, Massachusetts, and died 3 October 1801, at Whitingham, Vermont. Children of his first marriage were Stephen G., Deacon Ezekiel W., Fordice and Elizabeth Tainter. ^[3] Stephen married second on 11 February 1802 Mercy Winslow, ^[4] who was born 11 April 1763, at Rochester, New York, and died 15 March 1822. Children of his second marriage were Clarissa K. W. and Adelia M. Tainter. ^[5]"

"Stephen Tainter began service in the Revolutionary War as a drummer boy at the age of 16. He re-enlisted several times, eventually ending his time in service during the war in 1782. After the signing of the Treaty of Paris on 3 September 1783, which officially ended the Revolutionary War, he served for a short period while stationed at Guilford, Vermont... ^[6]

"After the war Stephen Tainter became a physician, and although moving frequently he resided mainly at Whittingham, Vermont, and Gainesville, New York-the latter where he practiced medicine for twenty-three years. ^[7] He was allowed a pension on his application which was executed 16 October 1832, while a resident of Wethersfield, Genesee County, New York. ^[8] In 1833, Dr. Tainter moved to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Territory, as he stated in a deposition, "for the purpose of enjoying in the decline of life the society of his son and being much afflicted with the rheumatism was in hopes to derive some benefit from the journey and change of climate." ^[9] In 1846, the family moved to Utica, Crawford County, where Dr. Tainter died on 11 July 1847, at the age of 87. His remains were later moved by his grandson, Captain Andrew Tainter, to the Tainter family plot in Evergreen Cemetery in Menomonie... ^[10]

Excerpt from Winslow Memorial, Family Records of Winslow and Their Descendants in America, Volume II, Entry 6288 Mercy Winslow [second wife of Stephen]: "He died 11 July, 1847, aged 87, in Wisconsin, at his son's residence. He served in the Revolution; was drummer boy at the taking of Burgoyne, in 1777, also at the battle of Bennington. He was much given to poetry and music. He practised medicine at G. twenty-three years; was a skillful physician, and a man of much ability and usefulness; member of the Congregational Church." ^[11]

A History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Taynter Tainter Genealogy, p. 36 [entry for Benjamin Tainter and family]: ^[12] Name: Stephen Tainter Gender: Male Birth Date: 13 Oct 1760 Birth Place: Westboro First Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1791 Second Marriage Date: 11 Feb 1802 Death Date: 11 Jul 1847 Death Place: Wisconsin Father: Benjamin Tainter Mother: Hannah Wood Spouse: Elizabeth Gorham Mercy Window [Winslow] Child[ren]: Stephen Gorham Tainter Ezekiel W Tainter Fordice Tainter Elizabeth Tainter Clarissa K W Tainter Adelia M Tainter

• Fact: Burial Evergreen Cemetery, Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Westborough, Massachusetts, "Records of Births, Marriages & Deaths, Town of Westboro [From 1717?]", p. 25, "Stephen Tainter Son of Benj'a Tainter and Hannah his wife was Born october 13: 1760"; digital images, "Massachusetts Town Records, 1620-1988," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 September 2012).
2. ↑ Charles M. Taintor, Genealogy and History of the Taintor Family, From the Period of Their Emigration From Wales, to the Present Time (Greenfield, Mass.: Merriam and Mirick, 1847), 22-23.
3. ↑ Dean W. Tainter, History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Taynter, Who Sailed From England April, A.D. 1638, and Settled in Watertown, Mass. (Boston: David Clapp, 1859), 47.
4. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 September 2012), marriage record, Stephen Taintor-Marcy Winslow, 11 February 1802; Family History Library (FHL) microfilm 27,705.
5. ↑ Dean W. Tainter, Descendants of Joseph Taynter, 47.
6. ↑ Military services for Stephen Tainter were located in Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Boston: Wright and Potter Printing, 1907), 366, 382, 464-65; Also, "Revolutionary War Pensions," digital images, Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 27 September 2012); Stephen Tainter (Pvt. & Drummer, Continental Army, Massachusetts Line), pension file S22006, citing various depositions and pension office letters; imaged from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, M804 (Washington D.C.: National Archives, [no date]), roll 2337; Also, Wisconsin Society Sons of the American Revoltion (WISSAR), Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Wisconsin (n.p.: the Author, 2011), 45.
7. ↑ Dean W. Tainter, Descendants of Joseph Taynter, 47.
8. ↑ "Revolutionary War Pensions," Stephen Tainter (Pvt. & Drummer, Continental Army, Massachusetts Line), pension office letter, 29 April 1935.
9. ↑ ibid., deposition, 6 September 1840.
10. ↑ WISSAR, Soldiers Buried in Wisconsin, 45; Also, Dean W. Tainter, Descendants of Joseph Taynter, 47."
11. ↑ Source Information: Ancestry.com. Winslow memorial, family records of Winslows and their descendants in America, with the English ancestry as far as known [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Holton, David-Parsons,. Winslow memorial : family records of Winslows and their descendants in America, with the English ancestry as far as known : Kenelm Winslow. New York: D.P. Holton, 1877-1888.
12. ↑ Source Citation: Book Title: A History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Taynter Source Information: Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Description: This collection contains genealogical research privately published in family history books.

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988:Name:Stephen Tainter; Event Type:Birth; Birth Date:13 Oct 1760; Birth Place:Westborough, Massachusetts; Father Name:Benja Tainter; Mother Name:Hannah; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
• Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011: (accessed 17 January 2020), marriage entry for Elizabeth Gorham and Stephen Tentor [Tainter]. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts, Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2D-K83 : accessed 2 August 2019), Stephen Tainter, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 834, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 22; FHL microfilm 205,630.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGM-YTP : accessed 2 August 2019), Stephen Tainter, Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 37, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 54; FHL microfilm 193,742.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTX-37N : 15 August 2017), Stephen Tainter, Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 266, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 200; FHL microfilm 14,682.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYG-KKP : 13 September 2017), Stephen L Tainter, Prairie Du Chien, Crawford, Wisconsin Territory, United States; citing p. 11, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 580; FHL microfilm 34,498.
• Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 2 May 2017), memorial #26050730 for Dr Stephen Tainter (1760 - 1847) - Find A Grave Memorial.
• A History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Taynter. Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.