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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Nancy E Burnham

circa 9 September 1826 (computed from age at death) – 31 Mar 1871

44 years 6 mo 21 days · transcribed from the original coffin plate

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

31 Mar 1871

Date of birth

circa 9 September 1826 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

44 years 6 mo 21 days

Plate found in

Connecticut, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Nancy E Burnham
Died Mar 31st 1871
Aged 44 yrs 6 mo 21 days
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

About this record

This plate was found in Connecticut with the coffin plate of Sabrina E. Burnham. It measures 4.5" x 3.5" and reads: "Sabrina E. Burnham, Died Aug. 15, 1870, Aged 17 yrs, 2 mo's 3 d's." It is in very good condition.

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  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Census household: Moses P Burnham (35), Nancy E Burnham (34), Sabrina E Burnham (7), Sabra M Burnham (5), Edmund F Burnham (4), Mathew F Burnham (34), Ruth Herrick (78)

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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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Citation: "Coffin plate of Nancy E Burnham (abt 1826 – 31 Mar 1871)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/burnham-nancy-e-1871/ : accessed [your access date]).

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