Coffin plate · primary-source record
Flora May McAlpine
circa 5 November 1884 (computed from age at death) – 21 May 1887
2 years 6 months 16 days · transcribed from the original coffin plate
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At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
21 May 1887
Date of birth
circa 5 November 1884 (computed from age at death)
Age at death
2 years 6 months 16 days
Plate found in
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Flora May McAlpine
Died May 21st 87
Aged 2 yrs 6 mts 16 days
Researcher's notes
The three coffin plates in the photo were all found together. I would think that there may be some connection between them. They were found in the U.S.A.
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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.
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- 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 Flora May McAlpine (abt 1885 – 1887)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/mcalpine-flora-may-1887/ : accessed [your access date]).
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