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Captain Selah Lovejoy

abt 1789 – 29 April 1862

Transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

29 April 1862

Date of birth

abt 1789

Age at death

72 or 73 years (only the birth year is recorded, not the exact date)

Plate found in

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Capt. Selah Lovejoy
Died April 29th 1862
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

Provenance

This coffin plate for Capt Selah Lovejoy 1789 ~ 1862 was found in Boston, Mass USA. Submitted by Thomas Roberts.

1860 United States Federal Census

I went and had a hunt for Capt Selah Lovejoy 1789 ~ 1862 in the 1860 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I think I found him as you can see below.

NameLocationAgeBirth YearBirthplace
Selah LovejoyRindge, Cheshire, NH451815New Hampshire
Selah LovejoyRindge, Cheshire, NH711789New Hampshire

Sources consulted

  • 1860 United States Federal Census

Record submitted by

Thomas Roberts — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Possible matches in the 1860 US Federal Census

⚠ Candidate matches — unverified. Researcher to confirm.

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  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Selah Lovejoy, Rindge, Cheshire, NH, Age 45, Born 1815, New Hampshire

    1860 US Federal Census

    Selah Lovejoy, Rindge, Cheshire, NH, Age 71, Born 1789, New Hampshire

    Search this candidate match on Ancestry →

    Unverified — opens a search, not a confirmation.

Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
Submitted by Thomas Roberts to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-08-11
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Citation: "Coffin plate of Selah Lovejoy (abt 1789 – 29 Apr 1862)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/lovejoy-selah-1862/ : accessed [your access date]).

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