Coffin plate · primary-source record
Samuel M Fay
circa 28 January 1829 (computed from age at death) – 15 Apr 1870
41 years 2 mo 18 days · transcribed from the original coffin plate
Editorially verified
At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
15 Apr 1870
Date of birth
circa 28 January 1829 (computed from age at death)
Age at death
41 years 2 mo 18 days
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Samuel M Fay
Died April 15th 1870
Aged 41 yrs 2 mo 18 days
Record submitted by
Thomas Roberts — to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Possible matches in the 1860 US Federal Census
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1860 US Federal Census
Sam Fay Nevada, Nevada, CA 30 abt 1830 China
Nevada, Nevada, California, USA · abt 1830, China
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1860 US Federal Census
Samuel Fay Chicago Ward 2, Cook, IL 30 abt 1830 Massachusetts
Chicago Ward 2, Cook, Illinois, USA · abt 1830, Massachusetts
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1860 US Federal Census
Samuel W Fay Southborough, Worcester, MA 31 abt 1829 Massachusetts
Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1829, Massachusetts
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1860 US Federal Census
Samuel Fay Lodi, Washtenaw, MI 30 abt 1830 New York
Lodi, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA · abt 1830, New York
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1860 US Federal Census
Samuel G Fay Zerbe, Northumberland, PA 30 abt 1830 Pennsylvania
Zerbe, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1830, Pennsylvania
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Source & citation
- Source type
- Original photograph
- Provenance
- Submitted by Thomas Roberts to the Ancestors at Rest archive
- Transcribed by
- Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
- Last verified
- 2026-05-12
- Permalink
- /records/coffin-plates/fay-samuel-m-1870/
- Image vs transcription
- Both — original photograph and transcription on this page
Citation: "Coffin plate of Samuel M Fay (abt 1829 – 15 Apr 1870)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/fay-samuel-m-1870/ : accessed [your access date]).
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