The Pickering genealogy : being an account of the first three generations of the Pickering family of Salem, Mass., and of the descendants of John and Sarah (Burrill) Pickering, of the third generation . o the office of apothecary to the Englisliforces in America. He held this position till 1781, when he returnedto England, and also \isited the continent. In 1782, he returned toAmerica, as physician to the English army, and remained on duty atHalifax till the reduction of the forces in 1783, when he was dischargedon half-pay. In tlie sunnner of 1784, Dr. Paine took possession of La Tete, an isl
The Pickering genealogy : being an account of the first three generations of the Pickering family of Salem, Mass., and of the descendants of John and Sarah (Burrill) Pickering, of the third generation . o the office of apothecary to the Englisliforces in America. He held this position till 1781, when he returnedto England, and also \isited the continent. In 1782, he returned toAmerica, as physician to the English army, and remained on duty atHalifax till the reduction of the forces in 1783, when he was dischargedon half-pay. In tlie sunnner of 1784, Dr. Paine took possession of La Tete, an islandin Passamaquoddy Buy, which had been granted to him by the Englisligovernment for his services in the war. He built a house o)i the island ;but his wife could not content herself in such a solitary abode, and he soonafterwards removed to St. John, and practised his profession there. lbwas elected a member of the Assembly of New Brunswick, was appointedclerk of the House, and filled a number of other offices. But when the actof banishment was repealed, in the summer of 1787, he went to Salem. WILLIAM PAIXK.[7. V[ 15] FRUM TIU. P\STEl. PORTR. Miss Su^ Tr IN THE POSSESSION OF )F WORCESIKK, M.\. SIXTH a EXE BAT I OX. 191 After his fatlitrs deatli in 1793, he returned to Worcester, and continued tolive in the paternal mansion till his death. His grandson, the Rev. GeorgeS. Paine, of Worcester, writes that Dr. Paine liked to call himself a farmer,and a great deal of money he spent to keep up the character. Dr. Paine was one of the founders of the American Antiquarian Society,and its first vice-president. In 1815, he delivered an address before thesociety at Kings Chapel, Boston. This address was pinnted. He was aFellow of the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries of Copenhagen, of theAmerican Society of Arts and Sciences, and of several other societies. The following letter, dated May 24, 1892, was written by Ids grand-daughter, Mrs. Henry P. Sturgis : — He was very particular a
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