Coffin plate · primary-source record
Betsey A Cheney
abt 1824 – 21 Feb 1872
48 years · transcribed from the original coffin plate
Editorially verified
At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
21 Feb 1872
Date of birth
abt 1824
Age at death
48 years
Plate found in
Vetmont
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Betsey A Cheney
Died Feb 21st 1872
Aged 48 yrs
About this record
The photograph that originally accompanied this record is no longer held in the archive. The original contributor, Linda Cheney, may still hold a personal copy.
Record submitted by
Linda Cheney — to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Possible matches in the 1870 US Federal Census
⚠ Candidate matches — unverified. Researcher to confirm.
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1870 US Federal Census
Betsey Cheney, Monroe, GA, abt 1825, Georgia, Black, Female
Monroe, Georgia, USA · abt 1825, Georgia
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Source & citation
- Source type
- Original photograph
- Provenance
- Submitted by Linda Cheney to the Ancestors at Rest archive
- Transcribed by
- Ancestors at Rest archive — contributed by Linda Cheney.
- Last verified
- 2026-07-01
- Permalink
- /records/coffin-plates/cheney-betsey-a-1872/
- Image vs transcription
- Transcription only — no photograph of the plate survives.
Citation: "Coffin plate of Betsey A Cheney (abt 1824 – 21 Feb 1872)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/cheney-betsey-a-1872/ : accessed [your access date]).
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