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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Mary E Hayes

circa October 1872 (computed from age at death) – 19 May 1880

7 years 7 Mo · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

19 May 1880

Date of birth

circa October 1872 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

7 years 7 Mo

Plate found in

New Hampshire, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Mary E Hayes
Died May 19 1880
Aged 7 Yrs 7 Mo
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate for Mary E Hayes 1872 ~ 1880 was found in New Hampshire.

I am not sure if Marys middle initial is a E of A. At first i thought it was E but now I think it may be A.

1880 United States Federal Census

I went and had a hunt for Mary E Hayes 1872 ~ 1880 in the 1880 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below.

NameParentsLocationBirth yearBirthplaceRelation
Mary A. HayesJames Hayes, Ann HayesKeene, Cheshire, NHabt 1873New HampshireDaughter
Mary Etta HayesJohn W Hayes, Mary E HayesRochester, Strafford, NHabt 1872New HampshireDaughter
Mary E. HayesPatrick Hayes, Mary HayesWindham, Rockingham, NHabt 1870MassachusettsDaughter
Mary E. HayesJohn S. Hayes, Elizabeth H. HayesExeter, Rockingham, NHabt 1871New HampshireDaughter
Mary E. HayesJohn Hayes, Mary HayesPortsmouth, Rockingham, NHabt 1871New HampshireDaughter

Sources consulted

  • 1880 United States Federal Census

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Source & citation

Source type
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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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