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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Sarah L Freeborn

circa 28 September 1849 (computed from age at death) – 20 Jan 1869

19 years 3 months 22 days · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

20 Jan 1869

Date of birth

circa 28 September 1849 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

19 years 3 months 22 days

Plate found in

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Sarah L Freeborn
Died Jan 20th 1869
Aged 19 years 3 mos 22 days
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

Provenance

This coffin plate for Sarah L Freeborn 1849 ~ 1869 was found in Boston, Mass USA. Submitted by Thomas Roberts. Thanks Thomas.

1860 United States Federal Census

I went and had a hunt for Sarah L Freeborn 1849 ~ 1869 in the 1860 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found Sarah in Cazenovia, Madison, New York as you can see below.

FieldValue
NameSarah L Freeborn
Age in 186010
Birth Yearabt 1850
BirthplaceNew York
Home in 1860Cazenovia, Madison, New York
GenderFemale
Post OfficeNew Woodstock

Household members:

NameAge
Rnsselaer Freeborn45
Slence Freeborn44
Benjamin S Freeborn14
Lucy A Freeborn13
Sarah L Freeborn10
William H Freeborn8
Emma Freeborn6
Ella Freeborn6

Lucy A Freeborn age 13 went on to become Lucy A Slocum; she died in 1882. Ella Freeborn age 6 would die in 1870.

Sources consulted

  • 1860 United States Federal Census

Record submitted by

Thomas Roberts — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Possible matches in the 1860 US Federal Census

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  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Census household: Rnsselaer Freeborn (45), Slence Freeborn (44), Benjamin S Freeborn (14), Lucy A Freeborn (13), Sarah L Freeborn (10), William H Freeborn (8), Emma Freeborn (6), Ella Freeborn (6)

    1860 US Federal Census

    Lucy A Freeborn age 13 went on to become Lucy A Slocum she died in 1882. Ella Freeborn age 6 would die in 1870.

    Search this candidate match on Ancestry →

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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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Citation: "Coffin plate of Sarah L Freeborn (abt 1849 – 20 Jan 1869)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/freeborn-sarah-l-1869/ : accessed [your access date]).

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