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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Joan A McDonald

abt 1864 – 24 Jan 1918

One of 2 plates in the same photograph · transcribed from the original

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

24 Jan 1918

Date of birth

abt 1864

Age at death

54 years

Plate found in

Florida, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Joan A McDonald
Died Jan 24th 1918
Aged 54 years
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

Provenance

These coffin plates for Henry W McDonald Aged 34 and Joan A McDonald 1864 ~ 1918 were found in Florida USA. Submitted by Thomas Roberts.

1910 United States Federal Census

I went and had a hunt for Henry and Joan in the 1910 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found one lady of interest as you can see below.

NameHome in 1910 (City, County, State)Est. Birth YearRaceGender
Joan Mcdonald21-Wd Boston, Suffolk, MAabt 1868WhiteFemale

Sources consulted

  • 1910 United States Federal Census

Record submitted by

Thomas Roberts — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Possible matches in the 1910 US Federal Census

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  • 1910 US Federal Census

    Joan Mcdonald, 21-Wd Boston, Suffolk, MA abt 1868, White, Female.

    21-Wd Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1868, White

    Search this candidate match on Ancestry →

    Unverified — opens a search, not a confirmation.

Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph (multi-name plate)
Provenance
Submitted by Thomas Roberts to the Ancestors at Rest archive
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 Joan A McDonald (abt 1864 – 1918), part of a multi-plate photograph," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/mcdonald-joan-a-1918/ : accessed [your access date]).

This plate is one of several recording members of the same family; see related records below for the others in the same photograph.

Related records

These records share one multi-plate photograph, and the research narrative is shared across all names on the plate.

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