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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Sophronia Clark

circa May 1822 (computed from age at death) – 30 Apr 1878

55 years 11 months · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

30 Apr 1878

Date of birth

circa May 1822 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

55 years 11 months

Plate found in

Maine, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Sophronia Clark
Died Apr 30 1878
Aged 55 yrs 11 mos
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

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  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Sophronia Clark, Sharon, Norfolk, MA 38 abt 1822 Massachusetts Female

    Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1822, Massachusetts

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  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Sophronia Clark, Roxbury Ward 3, Norfolk, MA 37 abt 1823 Massachusetts Female

    Roxbury Ward 3, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1823, Massachusetts

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  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Sophronia Clark, Barnstead, Belknap, NH 38 abt 1822 Female

    Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA · abt 1822, Female

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  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Sophronia Clark, Lenox, Madison, NY 39 abt 1821 Connecticut Female

    Lenox, Madison, New York, USA · abt 1821, Connecticut

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  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Sophronia Clark, Utica Ward 4, Oneida, NY 38 abt 1822 New York Female

    Utica Ward 4, Oneida, New York, USA · abt 1822, New York

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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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Citation: "Coffin plate of Sophronia Clark (abt 1822 – 30 Apr 1878)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/clark-sophronia-1878/ : accessed [your access date]).

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