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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Olive M Richmond

abt 1845 – 28 Apr 1862

17 years · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

28 Apr 1862

Date of birth

abt 1845

Age at death

17 years

Plate found in

Massachusetts, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Olive M Richmond
Died April 28. 1862
Aged 17 yrs
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate for Olive M Richmond 1845 ~ 1862 was found in Mass USA. Submitted by Thomas Roberts. Thanks Thomas.

I went and had a hunt for Olive M Richmond 1845 ~ 1862 in the 1850 and 1860 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found one individual of interest as you can see below. I also had a look in OneWorldTree on Ancestry.com. I think that Mary Olive Richmond is the girl we are looking for.

1850 United States Federal Census

NameHome in 1850 (City, County, State)Estimated Birth YearBirth Place
Olive RichmondIndependence, Allegany, NYabt 1845New York

1860 United States Federal Census

NameHome in 1860 (City, County, State)Age in 1860Birth YearBirthplaceGender
Olive A RichmondIndependence, Allegany, NY15abt 1845New YorkFemale

OneWorldTree

NameMary Olive Richmond
FatherHenry N Richmond
MotherEmily Davis
Birth7 Feb 1845 — Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, USA
Death28 Apr 1862 — Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, USA

Sources consulted

  • 1850 United States Federal Census
  • 1860 United States Federal Census
  • OneWorldTree (Ancestry.com)

Record submitted by

Thomas Roberts — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Possible matches in the 1850 US Federal Census

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  • 1850 US Federal Census

    Olive Richmond, Independence, Allegany, NY abt 1845, New York.

    Independence, Allegany, New York, USA · abt 1845, New York

    Search this candidate match on Ancestry →

    Unverified — opens a search, not a confirmation.

Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
Submitted by Thomas Roberts to the Ancestors at Rest archive
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 Olive M Richmond (abt 1845 – 28 Apr 1862)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/richmond-olive-m-1862/ : accessed [your access date]).

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