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East Bayside in Portland in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Joseph Coffin Boyd

1760 - 1823

 
 
Joseph Coffin Boyd Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2011
1. Joseph Coffin Boyd Marker
Inscription.
District Paymaster
US Army, War of 1812

First Maine State Treasurer
[Served 1820-1823, died in office]

 
Erected 2011 by Veterans Administration and City of Portland.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesIndustry & CommerceWar of 1812.
 
Location. 43° 39.751′ N, 70° 15.04′ W. Memorial is in Portland, Maine, in Cumberland County. It is in East Bayside. It can be reached from Congress Street. Marker is in Eastern Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 224 Congress Street, Portland ME 04101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Reverend William I. Reese (here, next to this marker); Rear Admiral James Alden (within shouting distance of this marker); Hallowed Spot Under the Old Pine Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Eastern Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Christopher Christian Manuel (within shouting distance of this marker); Alonzo P. Stinson (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Eastern Cemetery
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(within shouting distance of this marker); War of Independence Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.
 
Also see . . .  Former Maine State Treasurers. Office of the Maine State Treasurer website entry (Submitted on December 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.) 
 
Joseph Coffin Boyd Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2011
2. Joseph Coffin Boyd Marker
Looking north, with houses along Mountfort Street in background right of photo
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 870 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 10, 2026