Thomas Boynton Ives Brown - Old North Burying Ground

Thomas Boynton Ives, only son of

Moses Brown and Ann Allen Ives,

was born in Providence,

January 17, 1834.

He devoted himself

to the service of his country

in the darkest hours

of its fortunes,

and by efficient and

gallant conduct

attained the grade of Lieutenant Commander

in the Navy of the

United States.

He persevered in the

fulfillment of duty until the

restoration of authority

and peace,

and closed a life worn out

in the labours of his calling,

November 17, 1865,

at Havre, France.

_________

Faithful unto death.

Woodland Cemetery in Coventry

OK, so this may or not be Woodland Cemetery (Historic Cemetery 66) in Coventry. There are no signs at what appears to be a cluster of cemeteries around the junction of Routes 116 and 117 in Coventry, most with very old and, in some case, abandoned and neglected stones and lots.

George Corliss - Swan Point

Lynch family - Old North Burying Ground

William H. Lynch July 14, 1823-Nov 24, 1894. "A man of marked fidelity, strictly honorable and nobly generous he was respected and loved by all who knew him/."

Lydia W. Lynch, Jan 27m 1823-Mar 21, 1910. "A faithful wife, a fond mother, a sympathizing and helpful friend, blessed was her life."

William H. Aug 7, 1848-Mar 7, 1849. "A few days here, then paradise."

Ann E. Sept 13, 1846-Jan 29, 1861. "Sweet bud of promise, in bloom above.

William H. d. June 10, 1876. "Just bud."

Willis S. March 23, 1879-Nov, 17, 1886. "Darling, still ours, but in God's keeping."

Willis H. Freeman May 31 1849-Dec 2, 1927. "He hath done what he could"

His wife Annie E. Lynch, June 23, 1853-May 30, 1940.

Dean brothers - Old North Burying Ground

John F. Dean

Born Sept. 9, 1803.

Died in Apalachicola, Fa.

June 15, 1831

in his 31st year.

Simon A. Dean

Born May 17, 1818

Died at Zanzabar, Africa,

on board Bark Montgomery

Feb. 1, 1816,

in his 26th year.

Swan Point in Providence

Torrey Monument revisited - Mount Auburn - updated 1/7/2016

Two views of Edward Torrey's subtle yet powerful monument in Mount Auburn Cemetery. The first is a 1853 daguerreotype by Southworth & Hawes and the second is my photo from 2010.

Epitaphs:

Ch's. T. Torrey.

Born at Scituate Nov. 21 1813,

Graduated at Yale College Aug. 1833.

Ordained at Providence March 1837

Arrested at Baltimore June 24, 1844.

Died in the Penitentiary of that city May 9, 1846.

The friends of the

American Slave

erect this stone

in his memory,

a martyr for Liberty

"Where NOW beneath

his burthen

The toiling slave

is driven.

Where now a tyrant's

mockery

is offered up

to heaven.

THERE shall his praise

be spoken,

redeemed from

falsehood's ban.

When the fetters shall

be broken,

And the slave shall

be a MAN."

According to mountauburn dot org Torrey is buried directly below the monument.

Tripe family - Old North Burying Ground

In Memory of Bernon Tripe

son of Capt. Samuel & Mary Crawford Tripe

Died in Providence, RI

August 14, 1823,

Aged 36 years, 2 mos. & 14 days.

Here rest the remains of

Mrs. Mary Crawford Tripe,

Relict of Capt. Samuel Tripe,

(who was lost at Sea in the year 1778.)

and Daughter of Mr. Gideon

and Mrs. mary Crawford.

She departed this Life

Feb. 12, 1816,

in the 74th year of her Age:

having, through Life, discharged her

various Duties with exemplary Fidelity

and Christian Zeal.

"Mourn not, my friends, I feel no more the smart

Of the afflicted head or aching heart;

Mourn for your sins against a gracious God,

Believe in Christ and taste his precious blood.

This stone is witness that the warning's given;

Choose the good part that safe conducts to heaven."

Old North Burying Ground December 2011

Incredible light and shadows even at midday -- what a cemetery should look like. . .