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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Joseph Montgomery

circa 2 October 1848 (computed from age at death) – 15 Aug 1915

66 years 10 months 13 days · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

15 Aug 1915

Date of birth

circa 2 October 1848 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

66 years 10 months 13 days

Plate found in

Stratford, Ontario, Canada

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Joseph Montgomery
Died Aug 15th 1915
Aged 66 yrs, 10 mon, 13 days,
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

Provenance

This coffin plate was found in Stratford, Ontario, Canada together with two other plates: Viola Montgomery and Ann Montgomery.

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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Related records

These three plates were found together in Stratford, Ontario, Canada; the family relationship between them is not stated in the source.

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