Coffin plate · primary-source record
Benjamin Hodgkins
abt 1795 – 29 Aug 1868
73 years · transcribed from the original coffin plate
Editorially verified
At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
29 Aug 1868
Date of birth
abt 1795
Age at death
73 years
Plate found in
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Benjamin Hodgkins
Died Aug 29 1868
Aged 73 yrs
Researcher's notes
Provenance
This coffin plate for Benjamin Hodgkin was found in Richford, Vermont.
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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.
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- Last verified
- 2026-05-12
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