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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Amanda Shepard

circa 6 July 1836 (computed from age at death) – 21 Dec 1866

30 years 5 months 15 days · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

21 Dec 1866

Date of birth

circa 6 July 1836 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

30 years 5 months 15 days

Plate found in

New Hampshire, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Amanda Shepard
Died Dec 21st 1866
AE 30 yrs 5 mos 15 dys
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Record submitted by

Thomas Roberts and Sandy Shepard — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Possible matches in the 1860 US Federal Census

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  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Amanda Shepard, Harmony, Posey, IN 22 abt 1838 Indiana

    Harmony, Posey, Indiana, USA · abt 1838, Indiana

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    Unverified — opens a search, not a confirmation.

  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Amanda Shepherd, Hamburg, Calhoun, IL 25 abt 1835 New York

    Hamburg, Calhoun, Illinois, USA · abt 1835, New York

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    Unverified — opens a search, not a confirmation.

  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Amanda Shepherd, Jackson, Washington, IN 23 abt 1837 Indiana

    Jackson, Washington, Indiana, USA · abt 1837, Indiana

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    Unverified — opens a search, not a confirmation.

  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Amanda Shepherd, Maysville East, Mason, KY 22 abt 1838 Kentucky

    Maysville East, Mason, Kentucky, USA · abt 1838, Kentucky

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  • 1860 US Federal Census

    Amanda Shepherd, Bangor Ward 5, Penobscot, ME 24 abt 1836 Maine

    Bangor Ward 5, Penobscot, Maine, USA · abt 1836, Maine

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Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
Submitted by Thomas Roberts and Sandy Shepard 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 Amanda Shepard (abt 1836 – 21 Dec 1866)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/shepard-amanda-1866/ : accessed [your access date]).

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