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Coffin plate · primary-source record

W.L. Steele

circa July 1784 (computed from age at death) – 4 Mar 1860

One of 2 plates in the same photograph · transcribed from the original

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

4 Mar 1860

Date of birth

circa July 1784 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

75 years 8 months

Plate found in

New Hampshire, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Mr, W,L, Steele
Died March 4. 1860
Aged 75 Years 8 Mths
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

These coffin plates for W.L. Steele 1784 ~ 1860 and Dolly Steele 1795 ~ 1861 were found in New Hampshire.

I went and had a hunt for W.L. Steele 1784 ~ 1860 and Dolly Steele 1795 ~ 1861 in the 1850 and 1860 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found them in Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire as you can see below.

1850 United States Federal Census

FieldValue
NameWilliam L Steele
Age66
Estimated Birth Yearabt 1784
Birth PlaceNew Hampshire
GenderMale
Home in 1850Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Sources consulted

  • 1850 United States Federal Census

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    Source & citation

    Source type
    Original photograph (multi-name plate)
    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
    /records/coffin-plates/steele-w-l-1860/
    Image vs transcription
    Both — original photograph and shared transcription on this page

    Citation: "Coffin plate of W.L. Steele (abt 1784 – 1860), part of a multi-plate photograph," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/steele-w-l-1860/ : accessed [your access date]).

    This plate is one of several recording members of the same family; see related records below for the others in the same photograph.

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