Coffin plate · primary-source record
Mary J Brownell
Plate undated · transcribed from the original coffin plate
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At-a-glance facts
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Mary J Brownell
Age 5 yrs 1 mo 23 ds
About this record
From the look of this coffin plate, it dates from the 1840s or 1850s. It is a handmade plate, the kind a local metal worker would have made by hand.
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary Brownell, Florida, Montgomery, NY abt 1840 New York
Florida, Montgomery, New York, USA · abt 1840, New York
1850 US Federal Census
Mary Brownell, Williamson, Wayne, NY abt 1840 New York
Williamson, Wayne, New York, USA · abt 1840, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary Brownell, Hartwick, Otsego, NY abt 1850 New York
Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA · abt 1850, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary Brownell, Laurens, Otsego, NY abt 1845 New York
Laurens, Otsego, New York, USA · abt 1845, New York
1850 US Federal Census
Mary Brownell, Oppenheim, Fulton, NY abt 1845 New York
Oppenheim, Fulton, New York, USA · abt 1845, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary Brownell, District 2, Graves, KY abt 1844 Kentucky
District 2, Graves, Kentucky, USA · abt 1844, Kentucky
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary Brownell, South Slipperyrock, Lawrence, PA abt 1842
South Slipperyrock, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1842
1850 US Federal Census
Mary Brownell, Chesterfield, Essex, NY abt 1842
Chesterfield, Essex, New York, USA · abt 1842
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary Brownell, Southfield, Oakland, MI abt 1842 Michigan
Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA · abt 1842, Michigan
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary A Brownell, Prattsburg, Steuben, NY abt 1843 New York
Prattsburg, Steuben, New York, USA · abt 1843, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary A Brownell, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA abt 1849 Massachusetts
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1849, Massachusetts
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary A Brownell, Hartwick, Otsego, NY abt 1840 New York
Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA · abt 1840, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary Ann Brownell, Wells, Bradford, PA abt 1841 Pennsylvania
Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1841, Pennsylvania
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary C Brownell, Vienna, Kennebec, ME abt 1844 Maine
Vienna, Kennebec, Maine, USA · abt 1844, Maine
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary E Brownell, Caledonia, Livingston, NY abt 1849 New York
Caledonia, Livingston, New York, USA · abt 1849, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary E Brownell, Utica, Oneida, NY abt 1846 New York
Utica, Oneida, New York, USA · abt 1846, New York
1850 US Federal Census
Mary E Brownell, Genoa, Cayuga, NY abt 1846 New York
Genoa, Cayuga, New York, USA · abt 1846, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary E Brownell, Fall River, Bristol, MA abt 1850 Massachusetts
Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1850, Massachusetts
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary E Brownell, Providence Ward 1, Providence, RI abt 1846 Massachusetts
Providence Ward 1, Providence, Rhode Island, USA · abt 1846, Massachusetts
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary E Brownell, Calais, Washington, ME abt 1841
Calais, Washington, Maine, USA · abt 1841
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary E Brownell, Ephratah, Fulton, NY abt 1850 New York
Ephratah, Fulton, New York, USA · abt 1850, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary E Brownell, Providence Ward 4, Providence, RI abt 1845 Rhode Island
Providence Ward 4, Providence, Rhode Island, USA · abt 1845, Rhode Island
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary E Brownell, Malta, Morgan, OH abt 1850 Ohio
Malta, Morgan, Ohio, USA · abt 1850, Ohio
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary E Brownell, Fall River, Bristol, MA abt 1844 Rhode Island
Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1844, Rhode Island
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary E Brownell, Washington, Miami, OH abt 1847 Ohio
Washington, Miami, Ohio, USA · abt 1847, Ohio
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary E Brownell, Bushwick, Kings, NY abt 1841 New York
Bushwick, Kings, New York, USA · abt 1841, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary E Brownell, Colrain, Franklin, MA abt 1842 Massachusetts
Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1842, Massachusetts
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary F Brownell, Schoharie, Schoharie, NY abt 1841 New York
Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA · abt 1841, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary F Brownell, Troy Ward 1, Rensselaer, NY abt 1846 New York
Troy Ward 1, Rensselaer, New York, USA · abt 1846, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary J Brownell, Menomenee, Waukesha, WI abt 1843 Wisconsin
Menomenee, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA · abt 1843, Wisconsin
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary J Brownell, Williamstown, Oswego, NY abt 1845 New York
Williamstown, Oswego, New York, USA · abt 1845, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary J Brownell, Meredith, Delaware, NY abt 1847 New York
Meredith, Delaware, New York, USA · abt 1847, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary J Brownell, Ellery, Chautauqua, NY abt 1842 New York
Ellery, Chautauqua, New York, USA · abt 1842, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary L Brownell, Fairhaven, Bristol, MA abt 1840 Massachusetts
Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1840, Massachusetts
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary L Brownell, Stratford, Fulton, NY abt 1842 New York
Stratford, Fulton, New York, USA · abt 1842, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
Mary R Brownell, Little Compton, Newport, RI abt 1848 Rhode Island
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA · abt 1848, Rhode Island
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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
- Permalink
- /records/coffin-plates/brownell-mary-j/
- Image vs transcription
- Both — original photograph and transcription on this page
Citation: "Coffin plate of Mary J Brownell (undated)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/brownell-mary-j/ : accessed [your access date]).
The plate itself carries no inscribed dates; the era estimate above is stylistic, drawn from Lorine McGinnis Schulze’s notes.
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