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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Fredrick H Rosekrans

circa 20 April 1803 (computed from age at death) – 9 Jul 1883

80 years 2 months 19 days · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

9 Jul 1883

Date of birth

circa 20 April 1803 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

80 Years 2 Months 19 Days

Plate found in

Lunenburg, Massachusetts, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Died July 9th 1883
Fredrick H. Rosekrans
Aged 80 Years
2 Mos 19 Days
Transcribed from the plate as photographed. The plate spells the given name "Fredrick."

About this record

Provenance

Found in Lunenburg, Massachusetts together with the plates of Peter J Milkins and Suzannah Milkins — see related records.

Census research

The archive's census research found that Suzannah Milkins was born Suzannah Rosekrans, and that in 1880 Fredrick H Rosekrans was living in Schoharie, New York — the family connection that likely explains why the three plates were kept together.

I wanted to see if I could find out some more info on this group of casket plates so I went to Ancestry.com and looked them up in the United States Federal Census. I found the Milkins living in Westerlo, Albany New York. It turns out that Peter and Suzannah were married. I also found that Suzannah Milkins was born Suzannah Rosekrans. In 1880 Fredrick H Rosekrans was living in Schoharie New York.

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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
Last verified
2026-08-14
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Image vs transcription
Both — original photograph and transcription on this page

Citation: "Coffin plate of Fredrick H Rosekrans (abt 1803 – 9 Jul 1883)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/rosekrans-fredrick-h-1883/ : accessed [your access date]).

One of three coffin plates found together in Lunenburg, Massachusetts and transcribed on a single Ancestors at Rest archive page; see related records for the others.

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