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Coffin plate · primary-source record

John Lindsay

abt 1804 – 23 Dec 1880

76 Years · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

23 Dec 1880

Date of birth

abt 1804

Age at death

76 Years

Plate found in

Ontario, Canada

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

John Lindsay
Died 23rd December 1880
Aged 76 Years
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate for John Lindsay 1804 ~ 1880 was found in Ontario Canada.

Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869–1932

A search in the Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869–1932 on Ancestry.com found him in Wentworth County:

NameEstimated Birth YearDeath DateDeath Location
John Lindsayabt 180423 Dec 1880Wentworth County, Ontario

Sources consulted

  • Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869–1932

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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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