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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Wilbert Avery

circa 31 July 1859 (computed from age at death) – 4 Jan 1890

30 years 5 months 4 days · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

4 Jan 1890

Date of birth

circa 31 July 1859 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

30 years 5 months 4 days

Plate found in

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Wilbert Avery
Died Jan 4th 1890
Aged 30 yrs 5 mos 4 days
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Record submitted by

Thomas Roberts — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
Submitted by Thomas Roberts to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
Permalink
/records/coffin-plates/avery-wilbert-1890/
Image vs transcription
Transcription only — no photograph of the plate survives.

Citation: "Coffin plate of Wilbert Avery (abt 1859 – 4 Jan 1890)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/avery-wilbert-1890/ : accessed [your access date]).

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