Coffin plate · primary-source record
Silas Hanchet
circa 20 June 1780 (computed from age at death) – 29 Oct 1848
Transcribed from the original coffin plate
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At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
29 Oct 1848
Date of birth
circa 20 June 1780 (computed from age at death)
Age at death
68 Years 4 Months & 9 Days
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Silas Hanchet Died
Oct. 29. A.D. 1848
Aged 68 Years 4 Months & 9 Days
About this record
This coffin plate is notable in recording that Silas was a mason.
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Possible matches in the 1840 US Federal Census
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1840 US Federal Census
Silas Hanchet in Marshall, Oneida, New York
1840 US Federal Census
Silas Hanchett in Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York
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.
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- Last verified
- 2026-05-12
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