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Coffin plate · primary-source record

James Banks

abt 1826 – 10 Jun 1868

Transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

10 Jun 1868

Date of birth

abt 1826

Age at death

42 or 43 (only the birth year is recorded, not the exact date)

Plate found in

Maine, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

James Banks
Died June 10th 1868
AE 42
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
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Image vs transcription
Transcription only — no photograph of the plate survives.

Citation: "Coffin plate of James Banks (abt 1826 – 10 Jun 1868)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/banks-james-1868/ : accessed [your access date]).

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