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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Hannah M. Ward

abt 1847 – 3 Jan 1879

32 years · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

3 Jan 1879

Date of birth

abt 1847

Age at death

32 years

Plate found in

Cape Porpoise, Maine, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Hannah M. Ward
Died Jan 3rd 1879
Age 32 yrs
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

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

Citation: "Coffin plate of Hannah M. Ward (abt 1847 – 3 Jan 1879)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/ward-hannah-m-1879/ : accessed [your access date]).

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These three plates were found together at a Victorian sea captain's estate in Cape Porpoise, Maine and are believed to be related.

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