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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Margaret Boothby

Plate undated · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Age at death

72 Years

Plate found in

Maine, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Margaret Boothby
Aged 72 Years
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate for Margaret Boothby was found in Maine. It was with the coffin plate of Benjamin Boothby. Submitted by Jill Grant. Thanks Jill.

From the style of this Coffin Plate we can tell it is most likely from the 1860s or 1870s. This would give Margaret a birth date of 1788 ~ 1808.

Record submitted by

Jill Grant — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Possible matches in the 1850 US Federal Census

⚠ Candidate matches — unverified. Researcher to confirm.

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Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
Submitted by Jill Grant to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — contributed by Jill Grant.
Last verified
2026-05-12
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Both — original photograph and transcription on this page

Citation: "Coffin plate of Margaret Boothby (undated)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/boothby-margaret/ : accessed [your access date]).

Found in Maine with the coffin plate of Benjamin Boothby, submitted by Jill Grant. Style suggests the 1860s or 1870s, giving Margaret an estimated birth year of 1788–1808.

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