Laura was born at Jay, Maine about 1821, the daughter of Thatcher Paine and Rebecca Harding.
The 1850 US census report for Jay, Maine conducted on 31 Jul 1850 shows Laura (25) living with her father Thatcher (77), and an "unknown Paine" female aged eight months. Laura is noted as "idiot" and the child a "pauper". They live next door to her brother Ephraim and his family.
In 1860, the US census report for Jay, Maine shows Laura (35) labeled as "idiotic" living with her brother Ephraim (52), his wife Temperance (51), his daughter Viola (24), a school teacher, and son Eugene (11). Also, farm laborer Charles Cram (23) lives with the family. Her father Thatcher died in 1855.
This profile was originally created showing her parents as Ephraim and Temperance (Ludden) Paine. The single attached source was the 1860 US census report showing her residing in their home. She is the sister of Ephraim, previously living next door to them with her father Thatcher.
Her birthdate at Family Search is listed as 3 Aug 1821, however that date is unsourced.
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