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Coffin plate · primary-source record

William Cochran

circa October 1804 (computed from age at death) – 18 Aug 1881

76 years 10 months · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

18 Aug 1881

Date of birth

circa October 1804 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

76 years 10 months

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

William Cochran
Died August 18th 1881
Aged 76 years 10 months
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

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  • 1880 US Federal Census

    William P. Cochran, Eliza G. South River, Marion, Missouri abt 1804 Pennsylvania

    Eliza G. South River, Marion, Missouri, USA · abt 1804, Pennsylvania

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  • 1880 US Federal Census

    William Cochran, Anna Wood, West Virginia abt 1805 Ireland

    Anna Wood, West Virginia, USA · abt 1805, Ireland

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  • 1880 US Federal Census

    William Cochran, Christiana Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts abt 1805 Scotland

    Christiana Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1805, Scotland

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  • 1880 US Federal Census

    William Cochran, Elizabeth Worth, Mercer, Pennsylvania abt 1805 Pennsylvania

    Elizabeth Worth, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1805, Pennsylvania

    1880 US Federal Census

    William Cochran, Lewistown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania abt 1805 Pennsylvania

    Lewistown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1805, Pennsylvania

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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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Both — original photograph and transcription on this page

Citation: "Coffin plate of William Cochran (abt 1804 – 18 Aug 1881)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/cochran-william-1881/ : accessed [your access date]).

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