Coffin plate · primary-source record
Lydia L Farr
Plate undated · transcribed from the original coffin plate
Editorially verified
At-a-glance facts
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Lydia L Farr
Aged 75 yrs 3 mos
Researcher's notes
Provenance
This coffin plate for Lydia L Farr was found in New Hampshire. Submitted by Thomas Roberts.
1870 United States Federal Census
I went and had a hunt for Lydia L Farr in the 1870 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below.
| Name | Home in 1870 (City, County, State) | Est. Birth Year | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Farr | Sugar Creek, Vigo, IN | abt 1856 | Illinois |
| Lydia Farr | Union, Union, IA | abt 1840 | Pennsylvania |
| Lydia Farr | Brunswick, Cumberland, ME | abt 1836 | Maine |
| Lydia A Farr | Harpswell, Cumberland, ME | abt 1842 | Maine |
| Lydia Farr | Harpswell, Cumberland, ME | abt 1853 | Maine |
| Lydia Farr | Boston Ward 12, Suffolk, MA | abt 1786 | Maine |
| Lydia Farr | Harvard, Worcester, MA | abt 1800 | Massachusetts |
| Lydia Farr | Solon, Kent, MI | abt 1869 | Michigan |
| Lydia S Farr | Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH | abt 1816 | New Hampshire |
| Lydia Farr | Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH | abt 1796 | New Hampshire |
| Lydia Farr | Wilna, Jefferson, NY | abt 1855 | New York |
| Lydia J Farr | Montour, Schuyler, NY | abt 1865 | New York |
| Lydia Farr | Charleston Ward 6, Charleston, SC | abt 1860 | South Carolina |
| Lydia Farr | Enosburg, Franklin, VT | abt 1835 | Vermont |
Sources consulted
- 1870 United States Federal Census
Record submitted by
Thomas Roberts — to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Possible matches in the 1870 US Federal Census
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1870 US Federal Census
Lydia Farr Sugar Creek, Vigo, IN abt 1856 Illinois
Sugar Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA · abt 1856, Illinois
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1870 US Federal Census
Lydia Farr Union, Union, IA abt 1840 Pennsylvania
Union, Union, Iowa, USA · abt 1840, Pennsylvania
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1870 US Federal Census
Lydia Farr Brunswick, Cumberland, ME abt 1836 Maine
Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA · abt 1836, Maine
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1870 US Federal Census
Lydia A Farr Harpswell, Cumberland, ME abt 1842 Maine
Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, USA · abt 1842, Maine
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1870 US Federal Census
Lydia Farr Harpswell, Cumberland, ME abt 1853 Maine
Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, USA · abt 1853, Maine
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1870 US Federal Census
Lydia Farr Boston Ward 12, Suffolk, MA abt 1786 Maine
Boston Ward 12, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1786, Maine
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1870 US Federal Census
Lydia Farr Harvard, Worcester, MA abt 1800 Massachusetts
Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1800, Massachusetts
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1870 US Federal Census
Lydia Farr Solon, Kent, MI abt 1869 Michigan
Solon, Kent, Michigan, USA · abt 1869, Michigan
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1870 US Federal Census
Lydia S Farr Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH abt 1816 New Hampshire
Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA · abt 1816, New Hampshire
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1870 US Federal Census
Lydia Farr Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH abt 1796 New Hampshire
Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA · abt 1796, New Hampshire
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1870 US Federal Census
Lydia Farr Wilna, Jefferson, NY abt 1855 New York
Wilna, Jefferson, New York, USA · abt 1855, New York
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1870 US Federal Census
Lydia J Farr Montour, Schuyler, NY abt 1865 New York
Montour, Schuyler, New York, USA · abt 1865, New York
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1870 US Federal Census
Lydia Farr Charleston Ward 6, Charleston, SC abt 1860 South Carolina
Charleston Ward 6, Charleston, South Carolina, USA · abt 1860, South Carolina
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1870 US Federal Census
Lydia Farr Enosburg, Franklin, VT abt 1835 Vermont
Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont, USA · abt 1835, Vermont
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Source & citation
- Source type
- Original photograph
- Provenance
- Submitted by Thomas Roberts to the Ancestors at Rest archive
- Transcribed by
- Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
- Last verified
- 2026-05-12
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- Both — original photograph and transcription on this page
Citation: "Coffin plate of Lydia L Farr (undated)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/farr-lydia-l/ : accessed [your access date]).
The plate itself carries no inscribed dates; the era estimate above is stylistic, drawn from Lorine McGinnis Schulze’s notes.
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