Mrs Benoni Paine
1749–
Rhode Island, United States
The Life of Benoni
Mrs Benoni Paine was born about 1749, in Rhode Island, United States. She had at least 1 daughter with Benoni Paine.
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Family Time Line
Mrs Benoni Paine
1749–
Benoni Paine
1749–
Lydia Paine
1773–1812
Spouse & Children
1749–Female
1749–Male
children
(1)
1773–1812Female
World Events (3)
1776
Age 27
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Age 27
Rhode Island was first to declare its independence from Britain on May 4, 1776.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 27
"""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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