Abby Brown Francis - Old North Burying Ground

Abby Francis

daughter of

John Brown and Sarah

his wife

Born in Providence

on the 20th of November

1766.

Marred to John Francis

on the 1st of January

1788.

And died ont he 5th of March, 1821.

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A most vigilant and affectionate mother

and in every vicissitude of life a warm

and faithful Friend.

Courteous, hospitable and benevolent,

she was distinguished by the uniform practice of every social virtue and a conscientious performance of every

Christian duty.

Henry H. Moulton - Old North Burying Ground

Henry H. Moulton 1872-1939

George and Phila D. Ross Smithfield Cemetery

George W. Ross and Phila D. Ross

George W. Ross, d. 28 Feb 1869 "Weep not; he is not dead but sleeping"

Phila D. Ross, wife of George Ross, d. 11 Apr 1866

"How much we miss her no tongue can tell 

How much we loved her, O how well, 

God loved her too and thought it best

To take hr home and be at rest."

Robert Aldrich Smithfield Cemetery

Robert H. Aldrich, died 3 Jan 1867, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Thomas Angell Smithfield Cemetery

Smithfield Cemetery Scituate, RI

Looking east

Looking west

Theodore Dexter and Irving Dexter Smithfield Cemetery

Theodore Dexter, Jr, 1924-1944, buried Military Cemetery, Hamm, Luxembourg

Irving Dexter, 31st Infantry, Siberia

Mt. Hope Cemetery August 2011

A return visit to this wonderful cemetery in the wild north woods of Maine yielded some very nice results. But I'll let you be the judge of that:

Memorial to the Second Maine Infantry

Mary Ross, "The Loved One"

Stratton - Worcester, MA

Stratton

Died

June 1, 1886

Ae 39 yrs 3 ms.

There is no death, no darkness

no tears, in that bright world

where thou dost dwell

Thomas Plunkett - Worcester, MA

From Hope Cemetery

Serg't

Thomas Plunkett

Co. E 21 Regt Mass Vol.

who lost both arms

in defence

of his country's flag

at the battle of

Fredericksburg, Va.

Dec. 13, 1862

Died in Worcester, Mass

Mar 10, 1885, Ae. 44.

An honest man, a brave

soldier and a friend

of the poor

Requiescat in pace

Memorial to Worcester Firemen - Worcester, MA

Iver-Johnson- Worcester, MA

Mt. Auburn

Livermore

Frank Coes- Worcester, MA

Side 1:

Sergeant Frank L. R. Coes

Co. A 25th Regt. Mass Vols.

Son of Loring & Harriet N. R. Coes

died Nov. 1872

ae. 35

[base:] Gum Swamp

Side 2:

Roanoke Island

Our cherished son Christ is your anchor

we trust in him to meet again

Side 3:

Fresh roses on your pillow

bright flowers on your breast

by a loving hand strewn o'er you

as peacefully you rest

Slater- Worcester, MA

In memory of four sons of

Capt. Peter and Mrs. Zilpah Slater,

Luther died Aug 21, 1796, aet. 3 years

John, died Sept. 10 1796, aet 4 years & 3 mon

James, died Sept. 30, 1796, aet 11 years & 5 mon

Israel, died July 26, 1806, aet 5 days

So fades the lovely blooming flower,

Frail smiling solace of an hour

So soon our transient comforts fly

And pleasures only bloom to die

In memory of Mrs. Zilpah Slater

wife of Capt. Peter Slater

who died July 18, 1818,

aged 53 years

How blest is our mother, bereft

Of all that could burden her mind!

How easy the soul that hath left

This wearisome body behind.

In memory of Capt. Peter Slater

who died October 13, 1831, aged 72 years

He was one of the number who

threw the Tea overboard in Boston

Harbour 1773 and afterwards

served in the Revolutionary war --

was a brave soldier, valuable citizen,

and an honest man.

Erected on the Slater lot, as a memorial to the members of the Boston Tea party

Leonard Sikes Hudson - Worcester, MA

Bourne - Mt. Auburn

Albee - Worcester, MA

Amos P. Albee

died

Jan 11, 1877

aged 65

He wears the crown, we bear the cross

Susan E.

wife of

Amos P. Albee

died

May 29, 1881

aged 64

Gone home to meet the loved ones

Patience Borden - Old North in Providence

Patience Borden

commonly called Sterry

A free woman of colour, and

humble disciple of Jesus,

She gave to the first Baptist

Church in this Town,

of which she was a member,

230 dollars, as a fund for

the relief of the Poor of Colour

of that church;

She died

April 1st 1811,

in the 53rd year of

her age

Hannah Brown - Old North in Providence

This is stone is erected

to the memory of

Hannah Brown,

wife of the late

Capt. William Sanford

Brown, Senr.

Who died April 15, 1812,

In her 54th year.

Hail happy spirit while thy friends

deplore,

A loss which ages never can restore,

Thy bright example wipes their tears

away

And points their passage to the

realms of day.

Isabella Stewart Gardner - Mt. Auburn

Statuary at Swan Point

If you have ever been in Providence, RI and never been to Swan Point, you've missed an incredible opportunity to see one of the best garden style cemeteries on the East Coast.

Sited on the west bank of the Seekonk River Swan Point is home to Union General Ambrose Burnside, a controversial military figure during the American Civil War, and H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937), whose epitaph reads: "I am Providence." According to the cemetery guide, he wrote these words to a friend in 1927 upon a return from an unpleasant journey to New York City. (Lovecraft was a lifelong resident of Providence.)

The cemetery also possesses some of the finest outdoor sculpture in New England:

Byron Smith

Freeman Rose

Bushiel family

Abell family

Anthony family

Rose-Nestell

When you go to the cemetery be sure and stop in at the office, located to the left as you pass through the impressive rock entrance. Even if the office is closed, a handy map and historical walking tour guide are always available and free.

Harriot Kezia Hunt - Mt. Auburn

"The Goddess Hygeia"

Harriot Kezia Hunt "For forty years a physician in Boston"

Joab Hunt and Kezia Wentworth - Mt. Auburn

Joab Hunt died 1827 Kezia Wentworth Hunt died 1847

Remember me at Burial Hill in Plymouth, MA

There was a time when people were remembered long after they left this mortal coil -- remembered for who they would like you to believe they were. And maybe still are.

William Watson

In Memory of

Hon William Watson,

faithful in public trust,

in every relation

exemplary,

this stone is erected

with grateful recollections

of his kindness and worth

by his surviving children

_____

Born May 6 AD 1750 OS

Died April 27 AD 1813

Patience Turner

In memory of

Miss Patience C. Turner

Daughter of

Cap. Lothrop Turner and Mrs. Susan his wife

who died Nov. 10, 1816

aged 15 years

and 9 months

____________

The pale consumption sure, but lingering power

Nip'd at an early date the tender flower;

She marked is near approach without a sigh

Mildly resigned alike to love or die.

Three children of Ichabod and Rebekah Holmes

To the memory of

3 Children of Ichabod Holmes & Rebekah his wife

1st a son Ichabod died 11 days

2nd a daughter Rebekah died Nov 13, 1780 aged 2 months & 14 days

3rd a son Ichabod Died Jan 13 1799 aged 17 months

_____

Fresh in the morn the summer rose

Hangs withered ere its noon

We scarce enjoy the balmy gift

Deborah Davie

In memory of

Deborah C. Davie

who died

July 13, 1838, aged

28 years, 5 mos. & 27 days

_________

She winged her way to realms above,

Where all is light, and life, and love;

Forever with her Saviour blest.

Her home His bosom, there to rest.