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Coffin plate · primary-source record

J Frederick Seugling

January 9, 1831 (computed from age at death) – 20 Jan 1894

Transcribed from the original coffin plate

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

20 Jan 1894

Date of birth

January 9, 1831 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

63 years 11 days

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Died Jan 20, 94
J Frederick Seugling
Aged 63 Yrs 11 days
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

About this record

About the plate

The way the name "Frederick" is engraved on this coffin plate is a little strange — the engraver may have had a hard time making the name fit.

1880 United States Federal Census — Little Falls, New Jersey

Looking for more information on John Frederick Seugling, I found the family in the 1880 United States Federal Census, Little Falls, New Jersey.

NameBirth YearBirthplace
John Frederick SeuglingGermany
Elsa (or something like it)abt 1835
Christianabt 1863Germany
Augustabt 1867Germany
Maryabt 1868Germany
Augustaabt 1871New Jersey
Charles
Edward
Louis
Lizzie
Anna

Sources consulted

  • 1880 United States Federal Census — Little Falls, New Jersey

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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
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