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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Theophilus Blake

circa September 1774 (computed from age at death) – 3 Nov 1863

89 years 2 mo · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

3 Nov 1863

Date of birth

circa September 1774 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

89 years 2 mo

Plate found in

United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Theophilus Blake
Died Nov 3rd 1863
Aged 89 yrs 2 mo
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

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Possible matches in the 1850 US Federal Census

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  • 1850 US Federal Census

    Theophilus Blake District 2, Henderson, KY abt 1819 England

    District 2, Henderson, Kentucky, USA · abt 1819, England

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  • 1850 US Federal Census

    Theophilus Blake Epping, Rockingham, NH abt 1775 New Hampshire

    Epping, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA · abt 1775, New Hampshire

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  • 1850 US Federal Census

    Theophilus Blake Epping, Rockingham, NH abt 1834 New Hampshire

    Epping, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA · abt 1834, New Hampshire

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  • 1850 US Federal Census

    Theophilus Blake District 13, Wapello, IA abt 1836 New York

    District 13, Wapello, Iowa, USA · abt 1836, New York

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  • 1850 US Federal Census

    Theophilus Blake District 13, Wapello, IA abt 1818 Vermont

    District 13, Wapello, Iowa, USA · abt 1818, Vermont

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  • 1850 US Federal Census

    Theophilus Blake Boscawen, Merrimack, NH abt 1824 New Hampshire

    Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA · abt 1824, New Hampshire

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  • 1850 US Federal Census

    Theopholus Blake Beaver, Pike, OH abt 1776 Virginia

    Beaver, Pike, Ohio, USA · abt 1776, 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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Citation: "Coffin plate of Theophilus Blake (abt 1774 – 3 Nov 1863)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/blake-theophilus-1863/ : accessed [your access date]).

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