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Coffin plate · primary-source record

James Carvill

circa 22 May 1803 (computed from age at death) – 6 Nov 1879

76 years 5 mo 15 days · transcribed from the original coffin plate

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

6 Nov 1879

Date of birth

circa 22 May 1803 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

76 years 5 mo 15 days

Plate found in

Twin Falls, Idaho

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

James Carvill
Died Nov 6th 1879
Aged 76 yr 5 mo 15 days
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

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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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