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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Elmer A Butler

circa July 1872 (computed from age at death) – 17 Feb 1875

One of 2 coffin plates transcribed on a single archive page

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

17 Feb 1875

Date of birth

circa July 1872 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

2 years 7 months

Plate found in

New York, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Elmer A Butler
Died Feb 17th. 1875
Aged 2 Yrs 7 Mos
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

About this record

These two coffin plates were found in Rochester, New York. Because of the age of these two children and the years of their births and deaths, they will not have been recorded on any census records.

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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
Both — original photograph and shared transcription on this page

Citation: "Coffin plate of Elmer A Butler (17 Feb 1875)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/butler-elmer-a-1875/ : accessed [your access date]).

One of several separate coffin plates transcribed together on a single Ancestors at Rest archive page; see related records below for the others.

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Related records

These coffin plates were transcribed together on one archive page. They are separate plates, not one shared plate, each with its own photograph.

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