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Mrs. Sophia Hosford Phelps

Plate undated · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Age at death

87 Years

Plate found in

United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Mrs Sophia Hosford Phelps
Aged 87 Years
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate for Mrs Sophia Hosford Phelps was found in the USA. This style of Casket Plate was in use from about 1890 to 1920, which would give Sophia a birth date of about 1800 to 1833.

1880 United States Federal Census — candidate matches for Sophia Phelps

The following records were found on Ancestry.com as possible matches. None are confirmed as the subject of this plate.

NameAgeEst. Birth YearBirthplaceOccupationRelationship to HeadHome in 1880Marital StatusSpouse's NameFather's BirthplaceMother's Birthplace
Sophia Phelps731807MassachusettsAt HomeMother-in-lawWilliamstown, Berkshire, MassachusettsWidowed—MANY
Sophia Phelps611819New YorkKeeping HouseWifeColumbus, Warren, PennsylvaniaMarriedLyman PhelpsMAMA
Sophia Phelps461834New YorkSchool TeacherSomething other than a direct relationshipChicago, Cook, IllinoisSingle—NYNY
Sophia Phelps631817New YorkKeeping HouseWifePavilion, Genesee, New YorkMarriedSamuel PhelpsNYCT
Sophia Phelps871793ConnecticutBoardingMotherBrockport, Monroe, New YorkWidowed—CTCT
Sophia Phelps461834New YorkAt HomeMother-in-lawNew York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, New YorkMarried—NYNY
Sophia Phelps601820New YorkHouse KeeperWifeCamden, Oneida, New YorkMarriedRanny PhelpsCTCT
Sophia E. Phelps561824ConnecticutKeeping HouseWifeHartford, Hartford, ConnecticutMarriedSylvanus D. PhelpsCTCT

Sources consulted

  • 1880 United States Federal Census

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Possible matches in the 1880 US Federal Census

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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
    Permalink
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    Image vs transcription
    Both — original photograph and transcription on this page

    Citation: "Coffin plate of Sophia Hosford Phelps (undated)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/phelps-sophia-hosford/ : accessed [your access date]).

    The plate itself carries no inscribed dates; the era estimate above is stylistic, drawn from Lorine McGinnis Schulze’s notes.

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