Coffin plate · primary-source record
Mary M Atherton
Plate undated · transcribed from the original coffin plate
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Mary M Atherton
AE 33 yrs
Researcher's notes
This coffin plate for Mary M Atherton was found in New England. From the shape of this Coffin Plate we can tell it was most likley made in the 1850s 60s or 70s. The ingraved flowers would sugest the 1860s. This tells us that Mary M Atherton was most likly born in the 1820s or 1830s.
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Norwalk, Fairfield, CT 30 abt 1830 Connecticut Female
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA · abt 1830, Connecticut
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Ann Atherton Hartford District 1, Hartford, CT 24 abt 1836 England Female
Hartford District 1, Hartford, Connecticut, USA · abt 1836, England
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton New Haven Ward 3, New Haven, CT 23 abt 1837 New York Female
New Haven Ward 3, New Haven, Connecticut, USA · abt 1837, New York
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton York, Carroll, IL 40 abt 1820 New York Female
York, Carroll, Illinois, USA · abt 1820, New York
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Savanna, Carroll, IL 41 abt 1819 New York Female
Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, USA · abt 1819, New York
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Vermont, Fulton, IL 38 abt 1822 Ohio Female
Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, USA · abt 1822, Ohio
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Seward, Kendall, IL 42 abt 1818 England Female
Seward, Kendall, Illinois, USA · abt 1818, England
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Township 11 S Range 1 W, Union, IL 35 abt 1825 Female
Township 11 S Range 1 W, Union, Illinois, USA · abt 1825, Female
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Janie Atherton Connersville, Fayette, IN 22 abt 1838 Indiana Female
Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, USA · abt 1838, Indiana
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Washington, Washington, IN 35 abt 1825 Pennsylvania Female
Washington, Washington, Indiana, USA · abt 1825, Pennsylvania
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary B Atherton Dayton, Cedar, IA 23 abt 1837 Ohio Female
Dayton, Cedar, Iowa, USA · abt 1837, Ohio
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary A Atherton Fort Dodge, Webster, IA 25 abt 1835 Ohio Female
Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA · abt 1835, Ohio
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Blandville, Ballard, KY 22 abt 1838 Tennessee Female
Blandville, Ballard, Kentucky, USA · abt 1838, Tennessee
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Blandville, Ballard, KY 52 abt 1808 Kentucky Female
Blandville, Ballard, Kentucky, USA · abt 1808, Kentucky
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary W Atherton Cobbs, Ballard, KY 24 abt 1836 Virginia Female
Cobbs, Ballard, Kentucky, USA · abt 1836, Virginia
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary M Atherton Not Stated, McLean, KY 21 abt 1839 Kentucky Female
Not Stated, McLean, Kentucky, USA · abt 1839, Kentucky
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary A Atherton Not Stated, McLean, KY 23 abt 1837 Kentucky Female
Not Stated, McLean, Kentucky, USA · abt 1837, Kentucky
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary A Atherton Hodgdon, Aroostook, ME 29 abt 1831 New Brunswick Female
Hodgdon, Aroostook, Maine, USA · abt 1831, New Brunswick
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary E Atherton Houlton, Aroostook, ME 38 abt 1822 New Brunswick Female
Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA · abt 1822, New Brunswick
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary A Atherton Bethel, Oxford, ME 38 abt 1822 Maine Female
Bethel, Oxford, Maine, USA · abt 1822, Maine
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Gill, Franklin, MA 41 abt 1819 Massachusetts Female
Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1819, Massachusetts
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Gill, Franklin, MA 22 abt 1838 Massachusetts Female
Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1838, Massachusetts
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary J Atherton Watertown, Middlesex, MA 25 abt 1835 Massachusetts Female
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1835, Massachusetts
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Dedham, Norfolk, MA 30 abt 1830 Ireland Female
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1830, Ireland
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary F Atherton Roxbury Ward 4, Norfolk, MA 22 abt 1838 Massachusetts Female
Roxbury Ward 4, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1838, Massachusetts
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary J Atherton Bellevue, Eaton, MI 31 abt 1829 Vermont Female
Bellevue, Eaton, Michigan, USA · abt 1829, Vermont
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary A Atherton St Louis Ward 8, St Louis (Independent City), MO 40 abt 1820 Ohio Female
St Louis Ward 8, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA · abt 1820, Ohio
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary C Atherton Franklin, Merrimack, NH 32 abt 1828 New Hampshire Female
Franklin, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA · abt 1828, New Hampshire
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Durham, Strafford, NH 33 abt 1827 New Hampshire Female
Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA · abt 1827, New Hampshire
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary A Atherton Belfast, Allegany, NY 41 abt 1819 Pennsylvania Female
Belfast, Allegany, New York, USA · abt 1819, Pennsylvania
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Little Falls, Herkimer, NY 24 abt 1836 England Female
Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, USA · abt 1836, England
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Brooklyn Ward 2 District 2, Kings, NY 30 abt 1830 New York Female
Brooklyn Ward 2 District 2, Kings, New York, USA · abt 1830, New York
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton New York Ward 11 District 4, New York, NY 26 abt 1834 New Jersey Female
New York Ward 11 District 4, New York, New York, USA · abt 1834, New Jersey
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Hornellsville, Steuben, NY 33 abt 1827 New York Female
Hornellsville, Steuben, New York, USA · abt 1827, New York
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary J Atherton Wheeling, Guernsey, OH 25 abt 1835 Ohio Female
Wheeling, Guernsey, Ohio, USA · abt 1835, Ohio
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary E Atherton Caldwell, Noble, OH 28 abt 1832 Pennsylvania Female
Caldwell, Noble, Ohio, USA · abt 1832, Pennsylvania
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary J Atherton Lackawanna, Luzerne, PA 31 abt 1829 New York Female
Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1829, New York
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Charleston, Tioga, PA 31 abt 1829 Pennsylvania Female
Charleston, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1829, Pennsylvania
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Colchester, Chittenden, VT 30 abt 1830 Vermont Female
Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, USA · abt 1830, Vermont
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Duxbury, Washington, VT 41 abt 1819 Vermont Female
Duxbury, Washington, Vermont, USA · abt 1819, Vermont
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Duxbury, Washington, VT 25 abt 1835 New York Female
Duxbury, Washington, Vermont, USA · abt 1835, New York
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Waterbury, Washington, VT 42 abt 1818 Vermont Female
Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA · abt 1818, Vermont
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary F Atherton District 3, Mathews, VA 26 abt 1834 Virginia Female
District 3, Mathews, Virginia, USA · abt 1834, Virginia
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Essex, Chittenden, VT abt 1834 Vermont
Essex, Chittenden, Vermont, USA · abt 1834, Vermont
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton District 2, Ohio, KY abt 1831 Kentucky
District 2, Ohio, Kentucky, USA · abt 1831, Kentucky
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Not Stated, Mathews, VA abt 1834
Not Stated, Mathews, Virginia, USA · abt 1834
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Hallowell, Kennebec, ME abt 1830 Maine
Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA · abt 1830, Maine
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Kingston, Luzerne, PA abt 1832
Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1832
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton District 11, Cocke, TN abt 1831 Tennessee
District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA · abt 1831, Tennessee
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Charleston, Tioga, PA abt 1830 Pennsylvania
Charleston, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1830, Pennsylvania
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Atherton Royalton, Cuyahoga, OH abt 1828 Vermont
Royalton, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA · abt 1828, Vermont
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary A Atherton Lowell, Middlesex, MA abt 1827 Massachusetts
Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1827, Massachusetts
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary A Atherton Leominster, Worcester, MA abt 1830 Rhode Island
Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1830, Rhode Island
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Ann Atherton Not Stated, Pulaski, IL abt 1831 Illinois
Not Stated, Pulaski, Illinois, USA · abt 1831, Illinois
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Ann Atherton Mount Desert, Hancock, ME abt 1834
Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA · abt 1834
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary B Atherton Lowell, Middlesex, MA abt 1834 Massachusetts
Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1834, Massachusetts
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary D Atherton Harvard, Worcester, MA abt 1834 Massachusetts
Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1834, Massachusetts
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary E Atherton Jackson, Morgan, OH abt 1830 Pennsylvania
Jackson, Morgan, Ohio, USA · abt 1830, Pennsylvania
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary E Atherton Caneadea, Allegany, NY abt 1837 New York
Caneadea, Allegany, New York, USA · abt 1837, New York
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary E Atherton Jackson, Morgan, OH abt 1829 Maryland
Jackson, Morgan, Ohio, USA · abt 1829, Maryland
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary F Atherton North Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA abt 1837 Massachusetts
North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1837, Massachusetts
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary I Atherton Lackawanna, Luzerne, PA abt 1830 New York
Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1830, New York
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary J Atherton Wheeling, Guernsey, OH abt 1834 Ohio
Wheeling, Guernsey, Ohio, USA · abt 1834, Ohio
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary Jane Atherton Gillead, Calhoun, IL abt 1837 Missouri
Gillead, Calhoun, Illinois, USA · abt 1837, Missouri
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary M Atherton District 2, Daviess, KY abt 1837 Kentucky
District 2, Daviess, Kentucky, USA · abt 1837, Kentucky
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1860 US Federal Census
Mary N Atherton Hodgdon, Aroostook, ME abt 1830 New Brunswick
Hodgdon, Aroostook, Maine, USA · abt 1830, New Brunswick
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Source & citation
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- Provenance
- From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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- Last verified
- 2026-05-12
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