Coffin plate · primary-source record
Geo E Bridges
abt 1844 – 26 Sep 1870
Transcribed from the original coffin plate
Editorially verified
At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
26 Sep 1870
Date of birth
abt 1844
Age at death
25 or 26 (only the birth year is recorded, not the exact date)
Plate found in
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Geo E Bridges
Died Sept 26 1870
Aged 26 yrs ? mon 10 days
About this record
Brian's research identified a strong census match: George E Bridges, fisherman, York, York, Maine, born abt 1844 in Maine.
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Possible matches in the 1870 US Federal Census
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1870 US Federal Census
George E Bridges, age 26, Fisherman, York, York, Maine, born Maine
York, York, Maine, USA · abt 1844, Maine
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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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- Image vs transcription
- Both — original photograph and transcription on this page
Citation: "Coffin plate of Geo E Bridges (26 Sep 1870)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/bridges-geo-e-1870/ : accessed [your access date]).
Found in the U.S.A. with the coffin plate of his father, Benjamin A Bridges.
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