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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Thomas R Davis

13 Dec 1833 – 21 Mar 1889

Transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

21 Mar 1889

Date of birth

13 Dec 1833

Age at death

55 years, 3 months, 8 days

Plate found in

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Thomas R Davis
Born Dec 13th 1833
Died March 21 1889
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Record submitted by

James — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
Submitted by James to the Ancestors at Rest archive
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 Thomas R Davis (abt 1833 – 1889)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/davis-thomas-r-1889/ : accessed [your access date]).

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