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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Robert Smith

circa 8 November 1850 (computed from age at death) – 10 Jan 1928

77 years 2 mon 2 dys · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

10 Jan 1928

Date of birth

circa 8 November 1850 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

77 years 2 months 2 days

Plate found in

New York, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Robert Smith
Died Jan 10th 1928
Aged 77 yrs 2 mon 2 dys
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate was found in New York city.

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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
2026-07-01
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Transcription only — no photograph of the plate survives.

Citation: "Coffin plate of Robert Smith (10 Jan 1928)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/smith-robert-1928/ : accessed [your access date]).

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