His father, Moses Eaton Senior, under whom he trained before setting out on his own, has been called "the most documented stenciler of New England" by the Center for Painted Wall Preservation.

While he still continued to stencil, his focus was on farming, raising corn, Devon cattle and Blue Hen chickens.

In later years, they moved to Dublin, New Hampshire, to live with their daughter and did stenciling in the front parlor of her house, discovered in 1918 under wallpaper.

His stencil kit was found in the attic of his daughter's home in Dublin, which made it easier to identify his work.

[10] A sample box containing ten panels of his stencil designs is held by the American Folk Art Museum.