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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Abigail Edson

abt 1803 – 7 Mar 1866

63 years · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

7 Mar 1866

Date of birth

abt 1803

Age at death

63 years

Plate found in

New York, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Abigail Edson
Died Mar 7th 1866
Aged 63 years
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate for Abigail Edson 1803 ~ 1866 was found in New York USA.

1860 United States Federal Census

A search was made for Abigail Edson 1803 ~ 1866 in the 1860 United States Federal Census. Several individuals of interest were found:

NameHome in 1860 (City, County, State)Age in 1860Birth YearBirthplace
Abiah EdsonWheatland, Will, IL74abt 1786New Hampshire
Abigail EdsonHolliston, Middlesex, MA67abt 1793Massachusetts
Abigail EdsonMendon, Rutland, VT48abt 1812Vermont

Sources consulted

  • 1860 United States Federal Census

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  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Abiah Edson Wheatland, Will, IL 74 abt 1786 New Hampshire

    Wheatland, Will, Illinois, USA · abt 1786, New Hampshire

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  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Abigail Edson Holliston, Middlesex, MA 67 abt 1793 Massachusetts

    Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1793, Massachusetts

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  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Abigail Edson Mendon, Rutland, VT 48 abt 1812 Vermont

    Mendon, Rutland, Vermont, USA · abt 1812, Vermont

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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 Abigail Edson (abt 1803 – 7 Mar 1866)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/edson-abigail-1866/ : accessed [your access date]).

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