Coffin plate · primary-source record
Benjamin A Bridges
abt 1808 – July 1860
Transcribed from the original coffin plate
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At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
July 1860
Date of birth
abt 1808
Age at death
52 yrs ??
Plate found in
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Benjamin A Bridges
Died July ? 1860
Aged 52 yrs ??
Researcher's notes
This coffin plate was found with the coffin plate of Geo Bridges.
I beleve that the Benjamin Bridges living in York, York, ME. Who was Born abt 1812 in Massachusetts is the Benjamin we are looking for as he is about the right age. He also has a son George that is the same age as the Geo E Bridges that I have the coffin plate for that was with Benjamins coffin plate.
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1850 US Federal Census
Benjamin Bridges Militia District 514, Bibb, GA abt 1807 Georgia
Militia District 514, Bibb, Georgia, USA · abt 1807, Georgia
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1850 US Federal Census
Benjamin Bridges Northern Division, Carroll, MS abt 1805 Kentucky
Northern Division, Carroll, Mississippi, USA · abt 1805, Kentucky
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1850 US Federal Census
Benjamin Bridges Not Stated, Greenville, SC abt 1812 South Carolina
Not Stated, Greenville, South Carolina, USA · abt 1812, South Carolina
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1850 US Federal Census
Benjamin Bridges York, York, ME abt 1812 Massachusetts
York, York, Maine, USA · abt 1812, Massachusetts
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1850 US Federal Census
Benjamin B Bridges Sandy Creek, Warren, NC abt 1810 North Carolina
Sandy Creek, Warren, North Carolina, USA · abt 1810, North Carolina
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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.
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- Last verified
- 2026-05-12
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Citation: "Coffin plate of Benjamin A Bridges (abt 1808 – 1860)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/bridges-benjamin-a-1860/ : accessed [your access date]).
Found with the coffin plate of Geo E Bridges, who was his son.
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