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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Eliza P Barton

circa November 1821 (computed from age at death) – 11 Aug 1897

75 years 9 months · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

11 Aug 1897

Date of birth

circa November 1821 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

75 years 9 months

Plate found in

Maine, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Eliza P Barton
Died Aug 11 1897
Aged 75 yrs 9 mos
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate was found in Maine with the coffin plate of Rufus Barton.

I had a look for Eliza P Barton and Rufus Barton in the 1880 United States Federal Census Record on Ancestry.com.

1880 United States Federal Census Record

FieldValue
NameEliza Barton
Age58
Estimated birth year1822
BirthplaceMAINE
OccupationKeeping House
Relationship to head-of-householdWife
Home in 1880Windsor, Kennebec, Maine
Marital statusMarried
RaceWhite
GenderFemale
Spouse's nameRufus Barton
Father's birthplaceMASS
Mother's birthplaceM.E.

I found lots of Bartons in Kennebec, ME

NameParents or spouseHome in 1880 (City, County, State)Est. birth yearBirthplaceRelation
Martha P. LuntMartha Barton, William K. LuntBenton, Kennebec, ME1824MaineWife
Martha BartonBenton, Kennebec, ME1796MaineMother-in-law
Asher H. BartonElisa S. BartonBenton, Kennebec, ME1819MaineSelf
Elisa S. BartonAsher H. BartonBenton, Kennebec, ME1833MaineWife
Minerva BartonAsher H. Barton, Elisa S. BartonBenton, Kennebec, ME1857MaineDaughter
Asher H. BartonAsher H. Barton, Elisa S. BartonBenton, Kennebec, ME1860MaineSon
James G. BartonAsher H. Barton, Elisa S. BartonBenton, Kennebec, ME1862MaineSon
Martha BartonAsher H. Barton, Elisa S. BartonBenton, Kennebec, ME1868MaineDaughter
George H. BartonChelsea, Kennebec, ME1832MaineSomething other than a direct relationship
Ella BartonAugusta, Kennebec, ME1850MESomething other than a direct relationship
Julia BartonAugusta, Kennebec, ME1858MESomething other than a direct relationship
Fanny BartonAugusta, Kennebec, ME1840MESomething other than a direct relationship
Sumner BartonMaria BartonAugusta, Kennebec, ME1822MaineSelf
Maria BartonSumner BartonAugusta, Kennebec, ME1826MaineWife
Nancy BartonCamden, Knox, ME1815MAINESelf
Greenleaf BartonRhoda BartonSidney, Kennebec, ME1831MAINESelf
George S. BartonSidney, Kennebec, ME1829N BSelf
Rhoda BartonSidney, Kennebec, ME1807MAINEMother
Ella F. BartonGeorge S. BartonSidney, Kennebec, ME1863MAINEDaughter
Elizabeth A. BartonSidney, Kennebec, ME1833MAINESister-in-law
Fred E. BartonSidney, Kennebec, ME1858MAINENephew
Arthur F. BartonSidney, Kennebec, ME1872MAINENephew
J. L. BartonSidney, Kennebec, ME1834MAINESelf
Walter K. BartonJ. L. BartonSidney, Kennebec, ME1864MAINESon
Andrew J BartonVassalboro, Kennebec, ME1858MAINESomething other than a direct relationship
Samuel BartonHarriet BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1811MAINESelf
Harriet BartonSamuel BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1817MAINEWife
Ruel G BartonSamuel Barton, Harriet BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1841MAINESon
Horace C BartonSamuel Barton, Harriet BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1857MAINESon
Lot M. BartonSamuel Barton, Harriet BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1859MAINESon
Cora S MotherwillSamuel Barton, Harriet BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1855MAINEDaughter
Ira D BartonMary J BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1821MAINESelf
Mary J BartonIra D BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1819MAINEWife
Vesta M BartonIra D Barton, Mary J BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1851MAINEDaughter
Robert N BartonIra D Barton, Mary J BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1854MAINESon
Rufus BartonEliza BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1816MAINESelf
Theodore BartonHannah BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1824MAINESelf
Wm. C. BartonSusan C. BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1808MAINESelf
Gideon BartonHarriet BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1819MAINESelf
Hannah BartonTheodore BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1827MAINEWife
Susan C. BartonWm. C. BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1814MAINEWife
Eliza BartonRufus BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1822MAINEWife
Harriet BartonGideon BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1829MAINEWife
Fred W. BartonRufus Barton, Eliza BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1859MAINESon
John H. BartonWm. C. Barton, Susan C. BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1833MAINESon
Nobert BartonGideon Barton, Harriet BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1857MAINESon
Ellen BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1839MAINEDaughter-in-law
Isabel BartonGideon Barton, Harriet BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1852MAINEDaughter
Mary BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1856MAINEDaughter-in-law
Viola M. MosherTheodore Barton, Hannah BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1856MAINEDaughter
Ella BartonWm. C. Barton, Susan C. BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1845MAINEDaughter
Anna BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1879MAINEGranddaughter
Hattie BartonGideon Barton, Harriet BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1858MAINEDaughter
Estella BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1860MAINEGranddaughter
Edith BartonGideon Barton, Harriet BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1872MAINEDaughter
William BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1863MAINEGrandson
Russel BartonGideon Barton, Harriet BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1851MAINESon
Vesta BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1856MAINEDaughter-in-law
Arthur BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1878CALIFORNIAGrandson
Evelyn BartonWindsor, Kennebec, ME1879MAINEGranddaughter
Wm. B. BartonEliza J. BartonWinslow, Kennebec, ME1826MAINESelf
Eliza J. BartonWm. B. BartonWinslow, Kennebec, ME1829MAINEWife
Charles H. BartonWm. B. Barton, Eliza J. BartonWinslow, Kennebec, ME1860MAINESon
Nellie F. BartonWm. B. Barton, Eliza J. BartonWinslow, Kennebec, ME1863MAINEDaughter
Luke BartonNellie H BartonWinslow, Kennebec, ME1834NEW FOUNDLANDSelf
Nellie H BartonLuke BartonWinslow, Kennebec, ME1844MAINEWife
Frank E BartonLuke Barton, Nellie H BartonWinslow, Kennebec, ME1866MAINESon
Joseph BartonWinslow, Kennebec, ME1806MAINESomething other than a direct relationship

Sources consulted

  • 1880 United States Federal Census

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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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