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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Peter J Milkins

circa 13 March 1825 (computed from age at death) – 21 Nov 1885

60 years 8 months 8 days · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

21 Nov 1885

Date of birth

circa 13 March 1825 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

60 Years 8 Months 8 Days

Plate found in

Lunenburg, Massachusetts, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Died Nov 21st 1885
Peter J. Milkins
Aged 60 Years, 8 Mos
8 Dys
Transcribed from the plate as photographed.

About this record

Provenance

Found in Lunenburg, Massachusetts together with the plates of Suzannah Milkins and Fredrick H Rosekrans — see related records.

Plate reading

The plate carries the middle initial "J." and a final small line reading "8 Dys".

Census research

The archive's census research found Peter and Suzannah Milkins married, living in Westerlo, Albany County, New York.

Record submitted by

From the Ancestors at Rest archive

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
Last verified
2026-08-14
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Image vs transcription
Both — original photograph and transcription on this page

Citation: "Coffin plate of Peter J Milkins (abt 1825 – 21 Nov 1885)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/milkins-peter-j-1885/ : accessed [your access date]).

One of three coffin plates found together in Lunenburg, Massachusetts and transcribed on a single Ancestors at Rest archive page; see related records for the others.

Related records

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