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Coffin plate · primary-source record

William Henry Smith

Plate undated · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Age at death

12 years 10 months 7 days

Plate found in

New York, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

William Henry Smith
Aged 12 Yrs 10 Mths 7 Dys
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

Provenance

This silver casket plate for William Henry Smith was found in Rooseveltown, New York.

Record submitted by

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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
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Both — original photograph and transcription on this page

Citation: "Coffin plate of William Henry Smith (undated)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/smith-william-henry/ : accessed [your access date]).

The plate itself carries no inscribed dates.

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