Albert Paine (1819 - 1901)

Born 21 Jul 1819 in East Woodstock, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Sargent — married 30 Nov 1849 in South Amesbury, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1901 at age 82 in Roxbury, Massachusetts

Biography

The Record of the Marriage of John Paine Esqr to Betsey Smith the Daughtor of Ebenr Smith Esqr, the sd John & Betsey were married November 13th 1805 and the Names of their Children as follows:^[1]

1. Samuel C Son of John Paine By Betsey his wife Born Febr 21 1807
2. William son of John Paine By Betsey his wife Born April 8 1809
3. John Junr son of John Paine By Betsey his wife Born Janry 12 1812
4. George A son of John Paine By Betsey his wife Born August 6 1814
5. Nancy S Daughter of John Paine By Betsey his wife Born March 6 1817
6. Albert Son of John Paine By Betsey his wife Born July 21 1819
7. Elizabeth Daug. of John Paine By Betsey his wife Born March 5 1822
8. Ellen Daug. of John Paine By Betsey his wife Born Oct' 31 1824

Albert was graduated from Yale in 1841. He studied theology at Andover, Yale and Auburn Seminaries. He was Resident Licentiate in Andover in 1848 and was ordained Sept. 7, 1848. He was pastor at West Amesbury (now Merrimac) Mass., 1848-54, at North Adam 1856-62, and hospital chaplain at Fortress Monroe 1862. From 1864-67 he was editor and proprietor of the Beloil Journal (Wisconsin). Then he was a bookseller at Rockford, Ill., 1867-71. Later he was pastor at Charlestown, Mass., North Falmouth, and Roxbury. Reference: The History of Woodstock, Conn (Genealogies of Woodstock Families) by Clarence W. Bowen 1943 Vol 8

REV. ALBERT PAINE (John, Daniel, Daniel, Samuel, Stephen, Stephen), born at East Woodstock, Conn., July 21, 1819; married Nov. 30, 1849, at So. Amesbury, Sarah Sargent of Merrimac, Mass., daughter of Patten and Dolly (Sargent) Sargent. The old Paine homestead in East Woodstock is now owned by the widow of John Merrick Paine. Tradition claims that Washington once stopped there, host Captain Chandler. As a boy, Albert attended district school. When fifteen years of age he went to Munson Academy, Mass., Sanford Lawton, Master. Later to Dudley Academy; returned to Munson under Rev. Austen. Went to Plainfield, Conn., under John Witter. Then to Yale for four years, graduated at twenty-two. Then to Andover Seminary for one year; to New Haven one year; Auburn, N. Y., one year (Auburn Theological Seminary). Supplied one year near Buffalo at Lancaster. He settled in Merrimac for about five years. Married in 1849, settled in No. Adams, Mass., for six years. Supplied many times. Chaplain at Fortress Monroe in 1862 for several months, then ill and returned home. Chelsea during two war years. Beloit, editor of Beloit Journal, a weekly. Rockford, Ill., three or four years, book store. Charlestown 1870 to 1881. Supplied in Falmouth several years, until sight of eye was lost in 1878. Moved to Roxbury in 1881. Member of Immanuel Congregational Church, valued and beloved. His patience, fortitude and sweetness of resignation under total blindness a lesson, teaching what Christian faith can do. Died May 14, 1901, of pneumonia after eleven years blindness. Reference: Paine Genealogy and Allied Lines by Ruth F. W. Paine, The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc. 193614

Sources

1. ↑ "Vital Records of Woodstock 1686-1854." (Hartford: The Case, Lockwood and Brainard Co., 1914) p. 512

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4WT-74F : 10 March 2021), Albert Paine and Sarah Sargent, 20 Nov 1849; citing Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,257.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9L-9ZS : 22 December 2020), Albert Paine, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W1-TRQ : 28 May 2021), Albert Paine, 1870.

Son's death record names parents: "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXC3-YMG : 27 October 2020), Albert Paine in entry for Edward Sargent Paine, 1851.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Joshua Allen for creating Paine-906 on 19 Aug 13.