Benjamin Joseph Paine
1703–
Southold, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States
The Life of Benjamin Joseph
When Benjamin Joseph Paine was born on 14 November 1703, in Southold, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States, his father, John Payne, was 57 and his mother, Jemima Alsop, was 33.
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Family Time Line
John Payne
1646–1729
Jemima Alsop
1670–1713
Jemima Lynn Payne
1691–1780
Martha Paine
1692–1767
Elizabeth Ann Payne
1695–1768
John Paine
1697–1762
Lydia Paine
1698–1776
Alsop Payne
1698–1795
Benjamin Joseph Paine
1703–
Martha Payne
1704–
Rebecca Joan Paine
1705–
Eliza Payne
1706–
Richard Lemar Paine
1708–
Mary Paine
1709–1788
Thomas Edward Paine
1711–
Parents & Siblings
1646–1729Male
1670–1713Female
siblings
(13)
1691–1780Female
1692–1767Female
1695–1768Female
1697–1762Male
1698–1776Female
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World Events (3)
1776
Age 73
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Age 73
New York is the 11th state.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 73
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
Name Meaning
English (mainly Kent and Sussex): from the Middle English personal name Pain(e), Payn(e) (Old French Paien, from Latin Paganus), introduced to Britain by the Normans. The Latin name is a derivative of pagus ‘outlying village’, and meant at first a person who lived in the country (as opposed to Urbanus ‘city dweller’), then a civilian as opposed to a soldier, and eventually a heathen (one not enrolled in the army of Christ). This remained a popular name throughout the Middle Ages, but it died out in the 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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