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Abigail Paine 1689–1731

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Born 5 Nov 1689 · Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Died 13 Jul 1731 · Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father Thomas Paine

Mother Hannah Shaw

Spouse Ebenezer White (1698–1772)

Children Abigail White, Beriah White, Ebenezer White, Edward White, Experience White, Hannah White, John French Iv, Martha White, Patience White, Thankful White, Thomas French

Siblings Abigail Paine, Barnabas Paine, Elkanah Paine, Hannah Paine, Hugh Paine, Jonathan Paine, Joshua Paine, Lydia Paine, Moses Paine, Phebe Paine, Thomas Paine

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Geneanet Community Trees Index U.S., Find a Grave® Index, … S968340820

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In 1689, Abigail Paine entered the world in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA, born to thomas paine and hannah shaw. Abigail Paine married ebenezer white, john french iii, and had children including abigail white, beriah white, ebenezer white, edward white, experience white, hannah white, john french iv, martha white, patience white, thankful white, thomas french. Abigail Paine passed away in 1731 in Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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1689

Birth of Abigail Paine in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

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1731

Death of Abigail Paine in Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Abigail Paine

This ancestor line traces from Upper Clatford, Hampshire, England (1550) to Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (1689) across 6 generations.

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: Abigail Paine (1689–1731) was born in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA and died in Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America. 3 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
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