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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Bertha Bownes

20 Jun 1898 – 21 Jan 1905

6 years 7 months 1 day · transcribed from the original plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

21 Jan 1905

Date of birth

20 Jun 1898

Age at death

6 years 7 months 1 day

Plate found in

Meriden, Connecticut, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Our
Bertha
Born June 20 1898
Died Jan 21 1905
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

About this record

The original contributor noted this may be a grave marker rather than a coffin plate. Bertha's parents, Fred and Bertha Bownes, were German immigrants (father originally from Ireland) living in Meriden, Connecticut. After Bertha's death, the family returned to Heidelberg, Germany, taking her remains for reburial there.

The Plaque belonged to a 3 year old girl who died of Yellow Fever in 1905 in Meriden Connecticut. Her parents shortly after moved back to Heidelberg Germany where they where from, The father was originally from Ireland. They took with them Bertha's remains and had her reburied in Heidelberg. Submited by James. Thanks James.

Record submitted by

James — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Possible match in the 1900 US Federal Census

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  • 1900 US Federal Census

    Fred Bownes, Head, age 37, born Germany (immigrated 1889), Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut. Wife: Bertha. Children: Otto, Rudolph, Emil, Mitilda, Bertha

    Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, USA · abt 1863, Germany

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Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
Submitted by James to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — contributed by James.
Last verified
2026-05-12
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Citation: "Coffin plate of Bertha Bownes (20 Jun 1898 – 21 Jan 1905)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/bownes-bertha-1905/ : accessed [your access date]).

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