Robert (the Elder) Paine

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Robert (the Elder) Paine

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Birthplace: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: November 13, 1811 (41)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Robert Treat Paine, signer of the "Declaration of Independence" and Sarah Paine
Brother of Sally Paine; Thomas Robert Treat Paine Jr.; Charles C. Paine; Henry Paine; Mary Antoinette Paine and 2 others
Half brother of Emily Strange Paine

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About Robert (the Elder) Paine

i. Robert Paine, b. May 14, 1770; d. July 28, 1798, unmarried. graduate of Harvard College, 1789.

  • Robert's brother Thomas legally changed his own name to his deceased brother Robert after his brother died, in honor of his father*

Poet and critic - Read complete biography in "American Authors 1600-1900" by Kunitz and Haycraft;publisher is The H.W.Wilson Company, New York - Richard Blunk

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Robert (the Elder) Paine's Timeline

1770
May 14, 1770
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
1811
November 13, 1811
Age 41
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States