Memorial Card · primary-source record
Abby Mapes
circa 1817 (computed from age at death) – March 6, 1898
Died 1898
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At-a-glance facts
Record type
Memorial Card
Date of death
March 6, 1898
Date of birth
circa 1817 (computed from age at death)
Age at death
81 years
The memorial card
From the funeral card
Mrs. Abby Mapes
DIED
Mar 6, 1898
AGED
81 Years
One precious to our hearts has gone
The voice we loved is stilled.
The place made vacant in our home
Can never more be filled.
Contributor's notes
To The Loving Memory Of Mrs. Abby Mapes. Died 1898 Age 81
The original is an 1898 Victorian-era memorial card, black with gold and silver tone lettering and illustrations. The card carries no place of death or burial.
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- Source type
- Photograph & transcription
- 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.
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- Last verified
- 2026-06-12
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- Both — photograph of the card and a transcription on this page
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