Coffin plate · primary-source record
Captain John C Murch
circa April 1807 (computed from age at death) – 26 Mar 1872
64 years 11 months · transcribed from the original coffin plate
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At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
26 Mar 1872
Date of birth
circa April 1807 (computed from age at death)
Age at death
64 years 11 months
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Capt. John C Murch
Died March 26. 1872
Aged 64 Yrs 11 Mos
Researcher's notes
I did a bit of reasearch to see if i could find this person. This is what I found.
1870 > MAINE > HANCOCK > TRENTON
| Surname | Given Name | Age | Sex | Race | Birthplace | State | County | Location | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURCH | JOHN C | 62 | M | W | ME | ME | HANCOCK | TRENTON | 1870 |
(ME=Maine)
several MURCH families on this page - including JOhn C. Murch, master mariner age 62 and wife Jane H, age 50 both born Maine
I suspect the following are his kids:
- Hattie G 23 (m David Marshall) living with John and Jane in 1870, also kids
- Hartford, 29 in 1870 with wife Clara & kids, he is a mariner
- Bryson, 36, in 1870 with wife and kids, he is fisherman
1860 census: 1860 > MAINE > HANCOCK > TRENTON
| Surname | Given Name | Age | Sex | Race | Birthplace | State | County | Location | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURCH | JOHN C | 52 | M | W | ME | ME | HANCOCK | TRENTON | 1860 |
John C, 52 born Maine, with wife Jane. Living with them:
- Anne and Mahala Anderson
- David Marshall, 17 (the dude who later md Hattie who I believe is the daughter Georgianne, age 13 below)
- Georgianne Murch, 13
Looks like a possible brother William Murch, 57, living next door with a wife and tons of kids
Also Bryson and wife and kids again, but now age 26
1850 census same place (Trenton,Hancock, Maine)
- John C,
- Jane, wife
- Ann, 16 - probably the Anne Anderson in 1860 census
- David, 6
Right next door is the Anderson family incl. a 19 yr old boy whose name I can't read - Enoch? Jonathan? He is a good candidate for Ann's future hubby...
Sources consulted
- 1870 United States Federal Census, Trenton, Hancock, Maine
- 1860 United States Federal Census, Trenton, Hancock, Maine
- 1850 United States Federal Census, Trenton, Hancock, Maine
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- 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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- Last verified
- 2026-05-12
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