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Capt Amasa Paine

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Capt Amasa Paine

Birth
Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Death
27 Jul 1863 (aged 59)
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Add to Map
Plot
Location: Group:57 Location:L Lot:0 S PT., Space 11
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Appointed Midshipman on 1 May 1822. He was promoted to Passed Midshipman on 24 May 1828, and Lieutenant on 3 March 1831.

On Friday, 14 December 1832, Lieutenant Paine, late of the frigate Constitution, testified at a court of inquiry in the case of Lieutenant Robert B. Randolph, who was dismissed from the service in 1833. Paine served on the Peacock, at least during 1833.

On 12 April 1853, he was promoted to Commander. On 13 September 1855 he was placed on the reserved list as established by the Law of 1855. He was reactivated during the Civil War, and served in Boston, but soon returned to the Reserved List, as Captain, on 9 June 1862.

Papers regarding Amasa Paine's estate are in the Thomas A. Jenckes Family Papers, RHODE ISLAND Historical Society.
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~Marriage:
Sarah Ann Burgess 22 April 1834
Appointed Midshipman on 1 May 1822. He was promoted to Passed Midshipman on 24 May 1828, and Lieutenant on 3 March 1831.

On Friday, 14 December 1832, Lieutenant Paine, late of the frigate Constitution, testified at a court of inquiry in the case of Lieutenant Robert B. Randolph, who was dismissed from the service in 1833. Paine served on the Peacock, at least during 1833.

On 12 April 1853, he was promoted to Commander. On 13 September 1855 he was placed on the reserved list as established by the Law of 1855. He was reactivated during the Civil War, and served in Boston, but soon returned to the Reserved List, as Captain, on 9 June 1862.

Papers regarding Amasa Paine's estate are in the Thomas A. Jenckes Family Papers, RHODE ISLAND Historical Society.
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~Marriage:
Sarah Ann Burgess 22 April 1834

Inscription

“AMASA PAINE / A CAPTAIN / IN THE NAVY OF THE / UNITED STATES / BORN JULY 26, 1804 / DEPARTED THIS LIFE / JULY 27, 1863 / SLEEPS HERE ?? JESUS”



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