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Coffin plate · primary-source record

R.G. Sweet

abt 1869 – 16 May 1903

34 Years · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

16 May 1903

Date of birth

abt 1869

Age at death

34 Years

Plate found in

Ontario, Canada

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

R.G. Sweet
Died May 16th 1903
Aged 34 Years
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate for R.G. Sweet 1869 ~ 1903 was found in Ontario Canada.

I went and had a hunt for R.G. Sweet in the Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932 on Ancestry.com. I found Robt George Sweet and several individuals of interest as you can see below.

Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869–1932

NameEst. Birth YearDeath DateDeath LocationGender
Ambrozia Sweetabt 190011 Aug 1903FrontenacFemale
Florence Bertha Sweetabt 1877Jul 1903YorkFemale
James C Sweetabt 18358 Feb 1903WellandMale
Lucinda Sweetabt 185111 May 1903WentworthFemale
Mary Sweetabt 18315 Oct 1903HaldimandFemale
Mary Velma Sweetabt 190325 Oct 1903HuronFemale
Norman James Sweetabt 189011 Apr 1903SimcoeMale
R J Sweetabt 187216 May 1903FrontenacMale
Robt George Sweetabt 186916 May 1903AddingtonMale
Solomon P Sweetabt 187831 Mar 1903AddingtonMale
Thomas Sweetabt 184721 Aug 1903AddingtonMale

Death registration — Robt George Sweet

FieldValue
NameRobt George Sweet
Death Date16 May 1903
Death LocationAddington
GenderMale
Estimated Birth Yearabt 1869
Birth LocationCamden

Sources consulted

  • Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932

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

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