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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Urban Matteson

circa March 1861 (computed from age at death) – 7 Feb 1866

4 years 11 months · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

7 Feb 1866

Date of birth

circa March 1861 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

4 years 11 months

Plate found in

Coventry, Rhode Island, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Urban Matteson
DIED Feb 7th 1866
Aged 4 years 11 mos
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

About this record

Urban lived in Coventry, Rhode Island, and was related to the Matteson family of the Bennington, Vermont area. The plate measures 3 3/4" x 5 1/2".

Record submitted by

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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

Citation: "Coffin plate of Urban Matteson (abt 1861 – 7 Feb 1866)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/matteson-urban-1866/ : accessed [your access date]).

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