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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Mary Emery

circa May 1783 (computed from age at death) – 4 Mar 1865

81 years 10 months · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

4 Mar 1865

Date of birth

circa May 1783 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

81 years 10 months

Plate found in

New Hampshire, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Mary Emery
Died March 4 1865
Aged 81 years 10 mos
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate for Mary Emery 1783 ~ 1865 was found in New Hampshire USA.

I went and had a hunt for Mary Emery 1783 ~ 1865 in the 1850 and 1860 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below.

1850 United States Federal Census

NameHome in 1850 (City, County, State)Est. Birth YearBirth Place
Mary EmeryGlenburn, Penobscot, MEabt 1782Maine
Mary EmeryWest Troy, Albany, NYabt 1786Canada
Mary EmerySomersworth, Strafford, NHabt 1783Maine

1860 United States Federal Census

NameHome in 1860 (City, County, State)Age in 1860Birth YearBirthplaceGender
Mary EmeryPortsmouth Ward 1, Rockingham, NH75abt 1785New HampshireFemale
Mary EmerySomersworth, Strafford, NH77abt 1783MaineFemale

Sources consulted

  • 1850 United States Federal Census
  • 1860 United States Federal Census

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  • 1850 US Federal Census

    Mary Emery, Glenburn, Penobscot, ME abt 1782 Maine

    Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine, USA · abt 1782, Maine

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  • 1850 US Federal Census

    Mary Emery, West Troy, Albany, NY abt 1786 Canada

    West Troy, Albany, New York, USA · abt 1786, Canada

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  • 1850 US Federal Census

    Mary Emery, Somersworth, Strafford, NH abt 1783 Maine

    Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA · abt 1783, Maine

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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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