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Coffin plate · primary-source record

John Becker

5 Nov 1871 – 13 Feb 1898

Aged 26 years · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

13 Feb 1898

Date of birth

5 Nov 1871

Age at death

26 years, 3 months, 8 days

The coffin plate

Plate, photographedCoffin plate of John Becker, photographed before family archival. Original family record.

Inscription transcription

John Becker
Born Nov 5th 1871
Died Feb 13th 1898
Verbatim from the engraved plate above. Ornamental dating style preserved as inscribed; standard genealogical dating appears in the facts above.

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Possible matches in the 1880 US Federal Census

Two individuals named John Becker, born approximately 1871, appear in the 1880 Federal Census. Either may correspond to the man recorded on this coffin plate — or neither.

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  • 1880 US Federal Census

    John Becker, son of John & Louisa

    Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1871, Pennsylvania

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  • 1880 US Federal Census

    John Becker, son of John & Maggie

    Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA · abt 1871, New York

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Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
Submitted by the contributor; held in family record
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-07
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Both — original photograph and transcription on this page

Citation: “Coffin plate of John Becker (5 Nov 1871 – 13 Feb 1898),” transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive; digital image, Ancestors at Rest (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/becker-john-1898/ : accessed [your access date]).

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