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Coffin plate · primary-source record

David Gay

circa 4 February 1800 (computed from age at death) – 19 Mar 1872

72 years 1 mo 15 ds · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

19 Mar 1872

Date of birth

circa 4 February 1800 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

72 years 1 month 15 days

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

David Gay
Died March 19. 1872
Aged 72 yrs 1 mo 15 ds
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

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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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Image vs transcription
Both — original photograph and transcription on this page

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