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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Viola Montgomery

circa October 1892 (computed from age at death) – 14 Apr 1898

5 yrs 6 months · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

14 Apr 1898

Date of birth

circa October 1892 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

5 yrs 6 months

Plate found in

Stratford, Ontario, Canada

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Viola Montgomery
Died April 14th 1898
Aged 5 yrs 6 months
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

Provenance

This coffin plate was found in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. It was with the plates for Joseph 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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