Thomas Paine By ero1222001 Jan 29, 1737 Birthdate Period: Feb 9, 1737 to Jun 8, 1809 Thomas Paine May 20, 1744 goes to school Sep 27, 1759 Marries Mary Lambert May 20, 1760 Starts work as excise officer Sep 20, 1760 Wife dies in childbirth, baby dies too Mar 26, 1771 Marries Elizabeth Ollive May 19, 1774 met ben franklin, went to america went to america May 20, 1774 Fired for writing "The Case of the Officers of Excise" Demanded better pay Nov 30, 1774 Paine landed at Philadelphia May 20, 1775 American Revoloution begins May 20, 1776 Published "Common Sense" Jul 4, 1776 Independence Day May 20, 1779 He works hard to help Washington's army May 20, 1787 Goes to France May 20, 1791 Publishes "The Rights Of Man" May 20, 1793 Put in prison for supporting King Louis XVI May 20, 1794 Finishes "age of reason" in prison. then released from prison May 20, 1795 "Age Of Reason" disliked b/c attacks organised religion May 20, 1801 Leaves France b/c he dislikes Napoleon Jun 8, 1809 Thomas' death from age and sickness