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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Charles Caswell

circa 30 September 1817 (computed from age at death) – 9 Sep 1891

73 years 11 months 9 days · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

9 Sep 1891

Date of birth

circa 30 September 1817 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

73 years 11 months 9 days

Plate found in

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Charles Caswell
Died Sept 9 1891
Aged 73 yrs 11 mos 9 days
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Record submitted by

Thomas Roberts — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Possible matches in the 1880 US Federal Census

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  • 1880 US Federal Census

    Charles Caswell, Sophia Chicopee, Hampden, MA abt 1816, Canada

    Sophia Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1816, Canada

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  • 1880 US Federal Census

    Charles Caswell, Saint George, Knox, ME abt 1820, New Hampshire

    Saint George, Knox, Maine, USA · abt 1820, New Hampshire

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  • 1880 US Federal Census

    Charles G. Caswell, Sarah Quincy, Branch, MI abt 1816, New York

    Sarah Quincy, Branch, Michigan, USA · abt 1816, New York

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Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
Submitted by Thomas Roberts to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
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Citation: "Coffin plate of Charles Caswell (abt 1817 – 9 Sep 1891)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/caswell-charles-1891/ : accessed [your access date]).

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