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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Mary A Matteson

abt 1834 – 14 Jul 1871

One of 4 coffin plates transcribed on a single archive page

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

14 Jul 1871

Date of birth

abt 1834

Age at death

in her 38th year

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Mary A. Matteson
DIED
July 14th 1871.
In her 38th Year
Transcribed from the original coffin-plate photograph.

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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 shared transcription on this page

Citation: "Coffin plate of Mary A Matteson (14 Jul 1871)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/matteson-mary-a-1871/ : accessed [your access date]).

One of several separate coffin plates transcribed together on a single Ancestors at Rest archive page; see related records below for the others.

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Related records

These coffin plates were transcribed together on one archive page. They are separate plates, not one shared plate, each with its own photograph.

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