Coffin plate · primary-source record
Abigail Perkins
abt 1802 – 16 May 1882
80 years · transcribed from the original coffin plate
Editorially verified
At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
16 May 1882
Date of birth
abt 1802
Age at death
80 years
Plate found in
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Abigail Perkins
Died May 16 1882
Aged 80 yrs
Researcher's notes
This coffin plate for Abigail Perkins 1802 ~ 1882 was found in Boston, Mass USA.
1880 United States Federal Census
I went and had a hunt for Abigail Perkins 1802 ~ 1882 in the 1880 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below. I think the Abigail Perkins, Timothy Barnard, Windsor, VT abt 1802 Vermont is the Abigail we are looking for. There are many thousands of genealogy entries for the Perkins surname.
| Name | Parent or Spouse | Home in 1880 | Birth Year | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail Perkins | Abram | Essex, Essex, MA | abt 1816 | Massachusetts |
| Abigail M. Perkins | William W. | Newbury, Essex, MA | abt 1822 | Massachusetts |
| Abigail Perkins | Norfolk, Norfolk, MA | abt 1835 | Massachusetts | |
| Abigail C. Perkins | Luke | Rochester, Plymouth, MA | abt 1810 | Massachusetts |
| Abigail Perkins | Boston, Suffolk, MA | abt 1858 | New Hampshire | |
| Abigail Perkins | Oliver L. | Pittsfield, Merrimack, NH | abt 1816 | New Hampshire |
| Abigail M. Perkins | Warner, Merrimack, NH | abt 1823 | New Hampshire | |
| Abigail A Perkins | Augustus | Dover, Strafford, NH | abt 1822 | |
| Abigail Perkins | Somersworth, Strafford, NH | abt 1817 | NH | |
| May Abigail Perkins | Anna L. | Newport, Newport, RI | abt 1869 | Missouri |
| Abigail Perkins | Timothy Barnard | Windsor, VT | abt 1802 | Vermont |
Sources consulted
- 1880 United States Federal Census
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Possible matches in the 1880 US Federal Census
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1880 US Federal Census
Abigail Perkins, Abram Essex, Essex, MA abt 1816 Massachusetts
Abram Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1816, Massachusetts
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1880 US Federal Census
Abigail M. Perkins, William W. Newbury, Essex, MA abt 1822 Massachusetts
William W. Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1822, Massachusetts
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1880 US Federal Census
Abigail Perkins, Norfolk, Norfolk, MA abt 1835 Massachusetts
Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1835, Massachusetts
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1880 US Federal Census
Abigail C. Perkins, Luke Rochester, Plymouth, MA abt 1810 Massachusetts
Luke Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1810, Massachusetts
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1880 US Federal Census
Abigail Perkins, Boston, Suffolk, MA abt 1858 New Hampshire
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1858, New Hampshire
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1880 US Federal Census
Abigail Perkins, Oliver L. Pittsfield, Merrimack, NH abt 1816 New Hampshire
Oliver L. Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA · abt 1816, New Hampshire
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1880 US Federal Census
Abigail M. Perkins, Warner, Merrimack, NH abt 1823 New Hampshire
Warner, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA · abt 1823, New Hampshire
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1880 US Federal Census
Abigail A Perkins, Augustus Dover, Strafford, NH abt 1822
Augustus Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA · abt 1822
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1880 US Federal Census
Abigail Perkins, Somersworth, Strafford, NH abt 1817 NH
Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA · abt 1817, NH
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1880 US Federal Census
May Abigail Perkins, Anna L. Newport, Newport, RI abt 1869 Missouri
Anna L. Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA · abt 1869, Missouri
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1880 US Federal Census
Abigail Perkins, Timothy Barnard, Windsor, VT abt 1802 Vermont
Timothy Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, USA · abt 1802, Vermont
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Source & citation
- Source type
- Original photograph
- 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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