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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Sophia J Aitchison

circa 22 August 1861 (computed from age at death) – 1 Feb 1904

42 Years · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

1 Feb 1904

Date of birth

circa 22 August 1861 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

42 Years 5 Months 10 Days

Plate found in

Ontario, Canada

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Sophia J Aitchison
Died Feby 1st 1904
Aged 42 Years
5 Months and 10 Days
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate for Sophia J Aitchison 1862 ~ 1904 was found in Ontario Canada.

I went and had a hunt for Sophia J Aitchison 1862 ~ 1904 in the Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934 on Ancestry.com. I found her in Wellington County Ontario as you can see below.

Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934

Sophia Jane Aitchison, Born 1862, Died 1 Feb 1904 in Wellington County Ontario.

Sources consulted

  • Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934

Record submitted by

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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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Citation: "Coffin plate of Sophia J Aitchison (abt 1862 – 1 Feb 1904)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/aitchison-sophia-j-1904/ : accessed [your access date]).

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