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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Mr Abel Lawrence

abt 1797 – 17 Mar 1844

47 Years · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

17 Mar 1844

Date of birth

abt 1797

Age at death

47 Years

Plate found in

New Hampshire, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Mr Abel Lawrence
Died March 17, 1844
Aged 47 Years
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

About this record

The plate is in poor condition and parts of the inscription are worn.

I am not 100% on the last name. It looks like Lanrence but it could also be Leanrence.

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

Citation: "Coffin plate of Abel Lawrence (abt 1797 – 17 Mar 1844)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/lawrence-abel-1844/ : accessed [your access date]).

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