Coffin plate · primary-source record
Samuel Allen
circa 7 February 1799 (computed from age at death) – 24 May 1874
75 years 3 months 17 days · transcribed from the original coffin plate
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At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
24 May 1874
Date of birth
circa 7 February 1799 (computed from age at death)
Age at death
75 years 3 months 17 days
Plate found in
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Samuel Allen
Died May 24, 1874
Aged 75 yrs 3 mos 17 days
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Possible matches in the 1870 US Federal Census
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1870 US Federal Census
Samuel Allen, Marion, Drew, AR abt 1800 North Carolina
Marion, Drew, Arkansas, USA · abt 1800, North Carolina
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1870 US Federal Census
Samuel Allen, Union, Wells, IN abt 1798 New York
Union, Wells, Indiana, USA · abt 1798, New York
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1870 US Federal Census
Samuel Allen, Shrewsbury, Worcester, MA abt 1798 Massachusetts
Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1798, Massachusetts
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1870 US Federal Census
Samuel Allen, Haddonfield, Camden, NJ abt 1800 New Jersey
Haddonfield, Camden, New Jersey, USA · abt 1800, New Jersey
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1870 US Federal Census
Samuel K Allen, Plumsted, Ocean, NJ abt 1798 New Jersey
Plumsted, Ocean, New Jersey, USA · abt 1798, New Jersey
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1870 US Federal Census
Samuel Allen, Taghkanic, Columbia, NY abt 1800 New York
Taghkanic, Columbia, New York, USA · abt 1800, New York
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1870 US Federal Census
Samuel Allen, Brooklyn Ward 10, Kings, NY abt 1800 Ireland
Brooklyn Ward 10, Kings, New York, USA · abt 1800, Ireland
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1870 US Federal Census
Samuel Allen, Benton, Yates, NY abt 1799 New York
Benton, Yates, New York, USA · abt 1799, New York
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1870 US Federal Census
Samuel Allen, Silver Spring, Cumberland, PA abt 1800 Pennsylvania
Silver Spring, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1800, Pennsylvania
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1870 US Federal Census
Samuel Allen, Philadelphia Ward 14 Dist 41 Philadelphia, PA abt 1800
Philadelphia Ward 14 Dist 41 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1800
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1870 US Federal Census
Samuel P Allen, District 5, Williamson, TN abt 1799
District 5, Williamson, Tennessee, USA · abt 1799
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1870 US Federal Census
Samuel Allen, Chickahominy, Charles City, VA abt 1798 Virginia
Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA · abt 1798, Virginia
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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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- Both — original photograph and transcription on this page
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