Coffin plate · primary-source record

Edourd Plante

One of 2 coffin plates transcribed on a single archive page

Editorially verified

Record type

Coffin plate

Age at death

31 years 6 months 16 days

Plate found in

Maine, United States

The free genealogy death record on the coffin plate of Edourd Plante.

Inscription transcription

Edourd Plante
Age de 31 ans 6 no 16 jrs

Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive. French-language plate; "no" in the age line is read as an abbreviation of "mois" (months).

Researcher's notes

Provenance

The coffin plates for Edourd Plante and Joseph Treffle Plante were found in Maine USA.

Plate dating note

From the look of Edourd's coffin plate I would say it was made between 1880 and 1910. That would give Edourd a birth year of about 1849 to 1879.

1880 United States Federal Census

I went and had a hunt for Edourd Plante in the 1880 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below.

Name	Home in 1880 (City, County, State)	Est. Birth Year	Birthplace	Relation
Edward La Plante	Vincennes, Knox, IN	abt 1863	Indiana	Something other than a direct relationship
Edward La Plante	Vincennes, Knox, IN	abt 1864	Indiana	Nephew
Edward Plante	Sheridan, Clare, MI	abt 1848	Canada	Something other than a direct relationship

1900 United States Federal Census

I then had a hunt in the 1900 United States Federal Census.

Name	Home in 1900 (City, County, State)	Est. Birth Year	Birthplace	Race	Relation to Head
Edward Plante	Cohoes, Albany, New York	abt 1854	Canada	French White	Head

1910 United States Federal Census

Then I had a peek in the 1910 United States Federal Census.

Name	Home in 1910 (City, County, State)	Est. Birth Year	Birthplace	Race	Gender
Edward Plante	5-Wd Chicopee, Hampden, MA	abt 1875		White	Male
Edward Plante	Northbridge, Worcester, MA	abt 1877		White	Male

1870 United States Federal Census

I had a look in the 1870 United States Federal Census for all Plantes.

Name	Home in 1870 (City, County, State)	Est. Birth Year	Birthplace	Race	Gender
Andrew Plante	Sprague, New London, CT	abt 1821	Canada	White	Male
Aurelie Plante	Sprague, New London, CT	abt 1854	Canada	White	Female
Delia Plante	Sprague, New London, CT	abt 1868	Connecticut	White	Female
Desire Plante	Sprague, New London, CT	abt 1867	Connecticut	White	Male
Elutieme Plante	Sprague, New London, CT	abt 1855	Canada	White	Female
Henrietta Plante	Sprague, New London, CT	abt 1851	Canada	White	Female
Joseph Plante	Sprague, New London, CT	abt 1850	Canada	White	Male
Louis Plante	Sprague, New London, CT	abt 1854	Canada	White	Male
Mina Plante	Sprague, New London, CT	abt 1858	Canada	White	Female
Misael Plante	Sprague, New London, CT	abt 1855	Canada	White	Male
Nathalie Plante	Sprague, New London, CT	abt 1830	Canada	White	Female
Rose A Plante	Sprague, New London, CT	abt 1863	Canada	White	Female
Catherine Plante	Putnam, Windham, CT	abt 1804	Canada	White	Female
Rosalie Plante	Putnam, Windham, CT	abt 1820	Canada	White	Female
Rose Plante	Putnam, Windham, CT	abt 1810	Canada	White	Female
Bella Plante	Bourbonnais, Kankakee, IL	abt 1869	Illinois	White	Male
Constance Plante	Bourbonnais, Kankakee, IL	abt 1822	Canada	White	Female
Ferdinand Plante	Bourbonnais, Kankakee, IL	abt 1861	Illinois	White	Male
George Plante	Bourbonnais, Kankakee, IL	abt 1866	Illinois	White	Male
Joseph Plante	Bourbonnais, Kankakee, IL	abt 1795	Canada	White	Male
Mary Plante	Bourbonnais, Kankakee, IL	abt 1863	Illinois	White	Female
Mathilde Plante	Bourbonnais, Kankakee, IL	abt 1856	Illinois	White	Female
Elie Plante	Waterville, Kennebec, ME	abt 1837	Canada	White	Male
Elisa Plante	Chicopee, Hampden, MA	abt 1852	Canada	White	Female
Mary Plante	Chicopee, Hampden, MA	abt 1857	Canada	White	Female
Matilda Plante	Chicopee, Hampden, MA	abt 1849	Canada	White	Female
Matilda Plante	Chicopee, Hampden, MA	abt 1823	Canada	White	Female
Paul Plante	Chicopee, Hampden, MA	abt 1860	Canada	White	Male
Rosa Plante	Chicopee, Hampden, MA	abt 1855	Canada	White	Female
Theadore Plante	Chicopee, Hampden, MA	abt 1821	Canada	White	Male
Virginia Plante	Chicopee, Hampden, MA	abt 1852	Canada	White	Female
Adolph Plante	Springfield Ward 1, Hampden, MA	abt 1847	Canada	White	Male
Joseph Plante	Springfield Ward 1, Hampden, MA	abt 1846	Canada	White	Male
Paul Plante	Springfield Ward 1, Hampden, MA	abt 1850	Canada	White	Male
Filios Plante	Springfield Ward 8, Hampden, MA	abt 1857	Canada	White	Male
Josph Plante	Springfield Ward 8, Hampden, MA	abt 1825	Canada	White	Male
Lizzie Plante	Springfield Ward 8, Hampden, MA	abt 1852	Canada	White	Female
Margaret Plante	Springfield Ward 8, Hampden, MA	abt 1825	Canada	White	Female
Mary Plante	Springfield Ward 8, Hampden, MA	abt 1855	Canada	White	Female
George Plante	Lowell Ward 4, Middlesex, MA	abt 1848	Canada	White	Male
George R Plante	Lowell Ward 4, Middlesex, MA	abt 1869	Massachusetts	White	Male
Lizzie Plante	Lowell Ward 4, Middlesex, MA	abt 1847	Canada	White	Female
Madeline La Plante	Warner, Chippewa, MI	abt 1852	Michigan	Indian	Female
Peter La Plante	Warner, Chippewa, MI	abt 1846	Canada West	Indian	Male
Agnes La Plante	Calumet, Houghton, MI	abt 1867	Michigan	White	Female
Eudale La Plante	Calumet, Houghton, MI	abt 1848	Canada	White	Female
Frank La Plante	Calumet, Houghton, MI	abt 1866	Michigan	White	Male
Vital La Plante	Calumet, Houghton, MI	abt 1843	Canada	White	Male
Jeremiah La Plante	Hancock, Houghton, MI	abt 1840	Canada	White	Male
Joseph Le Plante	Schoolcraft, Houghton, MI	abt 1836	Canada	White	Male
Tnsean Le Plante	Schoolcraft, Houghton, MI	abt 1850	Canada	White	Male
Cahterine Plante	Moran, Mackinac, MI	abt 1795	Canada	Indian	Female
Basile Plante	Saint Ignace, Mackinac, MI	abt 1830	Canada	White	Male
Snean Plante	Saint Ignace, Mackinac, MI	abt 1840	Michigan	Indian	Female
Alice Plante	Faribault, Rice, MN	abt 1868	Minnesota	White	Female
Amos Plante	Faribault, Rice, MN	abt 1857	Canada	White	Male
Ida Plante	Faribault, Rice, MN	abt 1861	Canada	White	Female
Lucretia Plante	Faribault, Rice, MN	abt 1859	Canada	White	Female
Matilda Plante	Faribault, Rice, MN	abt 1863	Minnesota	White	Female
Narciser Plante	Faribault, Rice, MN	abt 1834	Canada	White	Male
Philomena Plante	Faribault, Rice, MN	abt 1838	Canada	White	Female
Enma Plante	St Louis Ward 7, St Louis (Independent City), MO	abt 1843	Wurttemberg	White	Female
Henry Plante	St Louis Ward 7, St Louis (Independent City), MO	abt 1836	Prussia	White	Male
Henry Plante	St Louis Ward 7, St Louis (Independent City), MO	abt 1866	Missouri	White	Male
Lena Plante	St Louis Ward 7, St Louis (Independent City), MO	abt 1864	Missouri	White	Female
Calestie Plante	Nashua, Hillsborough, NH	abt 1805	Canada	White	Female
Eliza Plante	Nashua, Hillsborough, NH	abt 1854	Canada	White	Female
Joseph Plante	Nashua, Hillsborough, NH	abt 1805	Canada	White	Male
Joseph Plante	Nashua, Hillsborough, NH	abt 1804	Canada	White	Male
Margaret Plante	Nashua, Hillsborough, NH	abt 1851	Canada	White	Female
Daniel Plante	Concord, Merrimack, NH	abt 1850	Canada	White	Male
Euzebe Plante	Cohoes Ward 2, Albany, NY	abt 1857	Canada	White	Female
Francis Plante	Cohoes Ward 2, Albany, NY	abt 1798	Canada	White	Male
Lucy Plante	Cohoes Ward 2, Albany, NY	abt 1814	Canada	White	Female
Rose Plante	Cohoes Ward 3, Albany, NY	abt 1848	Canada	White	Female
Fanny Plante	Fairfield, Herkimer, NY	abt 1827	New York	White	Female
Philip Plante	Fairfield, Herkimer, NY	abt 1819	New York	White	Male
Edgar Plante	Denmark, Lewis, NY	abt 1856	New York	White	Male
Egbert Plante	Denmark, Lewis, NY	abt 1851	New York	White	Male
Eliza A Plante	Denmark, Lewis, NY	abt 1859	New York	White	Female
Ettie Plante	Denmark, Lewis, NY	abt 1869	New York	White	Male
Gilbert Plante	Denmark, Lewis, NY	abt 1830	New York	White	Male
Sarah Plante	Denmark, Lewis, NY	abt 1828	New York	White	Female
Rosa Plante	Loyalsock, Lycoming, PA	abt 1854	Canada	White	Female
Henry Plante	Cornplanter, Venango, PA	abt 1851	New York	White	Male
Joseph A Plante	Cornplanter, Venango, PA	abt 1846	Canada	White	Male
Joseph A Plante	Cornplanter, Venango, PA	abt 1864	Pennsylvania	White	Male
Margery A Plante	Cornplanter, Venango, PA	abt 1841	Canada	White	Female
Mary G Plante	Cornplanter, Venango, PA	abt 1868	Pennsylvania	White	Female
Elevie Plante	Barrington, Bristol, RI	abt 1848	Canada	White	Male
Eugene Plante	Barrington, Bristol, RI	abt 1852	Canada	White	Male
Francis Plante	Barrington, Bristol, RI	abt 1852	Canada	White	Male
Narcisse Plante	Barrington, Bristol, RI	abt 1853	Canada	White	Male

Sources consulted

1880 United States Federal Census
1900 United States Federal Census
1910 United States Federal Census
1870 United States Federal Census

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Possible matches in the 1880 US Federal Census

⚠ Candidate matches — unverified. Researcher to confirm.

1880 US Federal Census
Edward La Plante, Vincennes, Knox, IN Indiana, Something other than a direct relationship
1880 US Federal Census
Edward La Plante, Vincennes, Knox, IN Indiana, Nephew
1880 US Federal Census
Edward Plante, Sheridan, Clare, MI Canada, Something other than a direct relationship

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: 2026-08-04
Permalink: /records/coffin-plates/plante-edourd/
Image vs transcription: Both — original photograph and shared transcription on this page

Citation: "Coffin plate of Edourd Plante (undated)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/plante-edourd/ : accessed [your access date]).

One of several separate coffin plates transcribed together on a single Ancestors at Rest archive page; see related records below for the others.

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Joseph Treffle Plante
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Edourd Plante

Inscription transcription

Researcher's notes

Possible matches in the 1880 US Federal Census

Source & citation

Joseph Treffle Plante

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At-a-glance facts

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Researcher's notes

Possible matches in the 1880 US Federal Census

Source & citation

Related records

Joseph Treffle Plante

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Susan M. Rice

William Wright

Eliza J Woodman

Clara N Elwell

Edith E Barton

Alva Morrison

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