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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Anna Shattuck

circa 23 April 1778 (computed from age at death) – 15 Apr 1863

84 years 11 months 23 days · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

15 Apr 1863

Date of birth

circa 23 April 1778 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

84 years 11 months 23 days

Plate found in

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Anna Shattuck
Died April 15 1863
Aged 84 Years 11 Months 23 Days
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate for Anna Shattuck 1778 ~ 1863 was found in Boston, Mass USA.

I went and had a hunt for Anna Shattuck 1778 ~ 1863 in the 1850 and 1860 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below.

1850 United States Federal Census

NameHome in 1850 (City, County, State)Est. Birth YearBirthplace
Anna ShattuckGroton, Middlesex, MAabt 1778Massachusetts

1860 United States Federal Census

NameHome in 1860 (City, County, State)Age in 1860Birth YearBirthplaceGender
Anna ShattuckGroton, Middlesex, MA83abt 1777MassachusettsFemale
Anna ShattuckPepperell, Middlesex, MA70abt 1790MassachusettsFemale
Anna ShattuckGreene, Chenango, NY70abt 1790New YorkFemale
Ann ShattuckMakee, Allamakee, IA68abt 1792VermontFemale
Ann ShattuckPortland, Cumberland, ME77abt 1783MaineFemale

I think the Anna Shattuck from Groton, Middlesex, MA is the lady we are looking for so I went and had a look at the record and found her husband was Noah Shattuck. So I went and had a hunt for a marriage record.

Massachusetts Marriages, 1633–1850

NameGenderSpouseMarriage DateCityCounty
Noah ShattuckMaleAnna Sheple25 Nov 1798GrotonMiddlesex

Sources consulted

  • 1850 United States Federal Census
  • 1860 United States Federal Census
  • Massachusetts Marriages, 1633–1850

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  • 1850 US Federal Census

    Anna Shattuck Groton, Middlesex, MA abt 1778, Massachusetts.

    Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1778, Massachusetts

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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.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
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