William Paine M.D. (1750 - 1833)

Born 5 Jun 1750 in Worcester, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Died 19 Apr 1833 at age 82 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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William Paine M.D. served with United Empire Loyalists during the American Revolution.

William Paine was a United Empire Loyalist.
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William Paine M.D. is Notable.

William was a member of the 1st Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.

William was a physician.

William Paine was born on June 5, 1750 in Worcester, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, son of Timothy Paine (1730–1793) and Sarah Chandler (1725–1811).^[1]

His siblings were:

1. Hannah Paine (1755–1841)
2. Sarah Paine (1764–1841)

William married Lois Orne (born on February 18, 1756 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay). ^[2]

William lived in Scotland in 1774 when the American Revolution broke out in full force. In that same year, he obtained an Hon. M.D. from Marischal College and was appointed by the British Government as an apothecary to British troops.^[1]

In the year 1782, near the end of that most recent war, William was admitted to the Royal College of Physicians of London and returned to New York. The British were close to losing the war by that time, New York being one of their final strongholds. He was appointed by Sir Guy Carleton as Physician to the Army, and later evacuated with British troops to British colonies further North.^[1]

He landed in Halifax, which was then a major British military city, and retired on half-pay from the Army.^[1]

He was granted an island called "La Tête" in Passamaquoddy Bay in 1784, but only remained a brief time. He complained that he struggled financially and his wife complained about the remoteness of the homestead, wanting for her children to have a proper education.^[1]

In 1785, they moved to the new City of Saint John where Dr. Paine became one of the City's first aldermen. He represented Sidney Ward on that council.^[1]

At the same time, the new colony of New Brunswick was busy organizing it's first Legislative Assembly. Dr. Paine became one of it's first members, representing Charlotte County where his land on La Tête Island was.^[1] He became the first Speaker of that Assembly when it met in Saint John.^[3]

Dr. Paine was among the petitioners who called for a Provincial Academy of Arts and Sciences to be founded in the new colony, voicing the concern of many Loyalists who lamented the lack of educational opportunities available to their children. That petition would lead to the creation of King's College, which later became the University of New Brunswick.^[1]

One of the more controversial posts held by Dr. Paine, at least by today's terms, was his appointment to the New England Company for Educating and Christianizing the Indians of New Brunswick. That organization, among others, gave rise of a system of residential schools in New Brunswick which are today recognized as instruments of cultural genocide.^[1]

In 1785, he was also made a Deputy Land Surveyor for New Brunswick by Sir John Wentworth, Surveyor-General of Forests in the Province of Nova Scotia and other His Majesty's Territories in America.^[1]

Much changed for Loyalist New Brunswickers in 1787, when the United States repealed the Banishment Act. Dr. Paine, having received permission from the British government which allowed him to keep his military half pay and moved back to Massachusetts.^[1]

In a reversal of his loyalty to the Crown, he refused military service with tbe British Army at the outbreak of the War of 1812. He resigned his commission, gave us his half pay and became a naturalized citizen of the United States.^[1] Dr. Paine resided at Worcester until his death on April 19, 1833 at the age of 83.^[1] He was interred at the Worcester Rural Cemetery.^[4]

Known Children

1. Esther Orne (Paine) Tucker 1774-1854
2. Frederick William Paine (1775–1869)
3. Harriet (Paine) Rose (1779–1860)
4. Elizabeth Putnam Paine 1786-1810

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} Collections of the New Brunswick Historical Society, Volume 1, Published 1894.
2. ↑ "New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMX-QXJV : Tue Nov 28 08:49:54 UTC 2023), Entry for William Paine and Lois Orne, 24 Sep 1772.
3. ↑ Paine Family Records, Henry D. Paine. Retrieved from Google Books February 7, 2024
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #9036761, Dr. William Paine (1750-1833)

See Also:

• Gary Boyd Roberts. Title: Notable Kin, Volume One. Publication: Name: Name: Carl Boyer, 3rd; Location: Santa Clarita, California; Date: 1998. Published in cooperation with the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
• Wikipedia contributors. (2023, January 21). William Paine (physician). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:32, February 6, 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Paine_(physician)&oldid=1134972128

Acknowledgments

• This profile was created through the import of fitzmaster032511.ged on 27 March 2011.