Thank you for your request for information pertaining to John Watson Gilmore and Rebecca Paine. I have been searching Town of Denmark records, along with the records within our society. As you know records before 1892 are minimal, as people were not required to register births/marriages/deaths before that time. And, sadly, when it comes to female documentation there is less information.

I believe I have found a lead, not a complete family line for you. I will include contact information at the end of this message.

I reviewed our cemetery files and did not find citations for either Gilmore or Paine families in Denmark for that time period.

In checking records from the Town of Denmark I find a marriage intention record for John W. Gilmore of Denmark and Rebecca Paine of Standish, Maine filed 02/10/1833. John’s family does not appear in Denmark records before this time.

And birth records for James born 12/02/1834, Antoinette Eliza born 03/25/1837, Helen Paine Gilmore born 01/27/1839 and Susan Maria born 04/29/1841 to John W. & Rebecca Gilmore. All 4 children were born in Denmark. After these records there are no further mention of this family in Denmark’s records.

Interestingly marriage intentions were filed 08/20/1837 for Dominicus Tarbox and Sally Paine of Standish. Could Rebecca and Sally be sisters or cousins?

Readers – Do you have information about John Watson Gilmore and his bride Rebecca Paine?

The Denmark community has suffered many losses of family, friends and neighbors in 2015.

Jens R. Hansen Sr.
Joseph Guidi Sr.
Beverly H. Ramsden
Doris M. Osgood
Margaret A. Pelton
Trafton ‘Skip’ Westleigh
Virginia M. Webber
Jeannette E. Tardiff
Marion Jean Fissel
Marie E. Donato
Phyllis R. Forman
Marvis Grace Batchelder
Sylvia A. Eaton
Nancy Masterton
Pamela J. Allen
Augustus ‘Gus’ T. Espeaignette
Mary Kathy Sanborn
Stasia Renski Stearns
Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ McDermith
Arleene M. Keresztessy
Elsie M. Mowatt
Robert W. Linnell
Ida M. McLeod
Percy W. Lord
Ruth P. Linnell
Florence K. Doe
Eleanor A. Young
Basil C. Tasker Jr.
Robert P. Doyle