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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Mary E Chase

Plate undated · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Age at death

38 Years 6 months

Plate found in

Massachusetts, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Mary E Chase
Aged 38 Years 6 Mos
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

About this record

The plate carries no date. From its style it was most likely made in the 1870s or 1880s, which would give Mary a birth date between about 1830 and 1850.

I went and had a hunt for Mary E Chase Aged 38 Years in the 1870 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found over 400 individuals of interest. I put a few of the best candidates below.

1870 United States Federal Census

NameHome in 1870 (City, County, State)Estimated Birth YearBirthplaceRaceGender
Mary E ChaseBattle Creek, Tehama, CAabt 1848VermontWhiteFemale
Mary E ChaseDarien, Fairfield, CTabt 1835New YorkWhiteFemale
Mary E ChaseColchester, New London, CTabt 1831ConnecticutWhiteFemale
Mary E ChaseWashington Ward 3, Washington, DCabt 1850MaineWhiteFemale
Mary E ChaseWashington Ward 3, Washington, DCabt 1839MarylandColoredFemale
Mary E ChaseDover, Bureau, ILabt 1850IllinoisWhiteFemale
Mary E ChaseOswego, Kendall, ILabt 1845MassachusettsWhiteFemale

Sources consulted

  • 1870 United States Federal Census

Record submitted by

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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
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Both — original photograph and transcription on this page

Citation: "Coffin plate of Mary E Chase (undated)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/chase-mary-e/ : accessed [your access date]).

The plate itself carries no inscribed dates; the era estimate above is stylistic, drawn from Lorine McGinnis Schulze’s notes.

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