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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Mark Burgess

abt 1825 – 3 Apr 1886

61 years · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

3 Apr 1886

Date of birth

abt 1825

Age at death

61 years

Plate found in

Maine, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Mark Burgess
Died April 3 1886
Aged 61 years
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate for Mark Burgess 1825 ~ 1886 was found in Maine, United States.

The Mark Burgess born in Canada in 1820 looks like the best candidate so far.

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Possible matches in the 1880 US Federal Census

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  • 1880 US Federal Census

    Mark Burgess Annie Burgess Panguitch, Iron, UT England Self

    1880 US Federal Census

    Mark Burgess Mary Burgess Fairfield, Somerset, ME CANADA Self

    1880 US Federal Census

    Mark A. Burgess Baltimore, Barry, MI Kansas Brother

    1880 US Federal Census

    Mark Burgess Emma Burgess Bridgeport, Fairfield, CT England Self

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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
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Image vs transcription
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