Amos, Lydia and Caroline Whitford - Pine Grove Cemetery

Amos Whitford
Died Aug. 28, 1867
Aged 77 yrs
& 7 mo.
_____

He shall return no more to
his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
John VII, 103

In memory of
Mrs. Lydia
wife of Amos Whitford, Esq.
who died Feb. 1, 1843
aged 47 years & 2 mo.
_____

Mother thou has gone and left us
Here thy loss we deeply feel

Caroline W.
daughter of
Amos & Lydia Whitford

who died
Sept. 28, 1842
aged 16 years & 5 mo.
_____

Kind friends don't weep I lay asleep
My sun went down at noon
And you must my companions be
God only knows how soon

Williams

Reuben Taylor

Reuben A. Taylor

Born May 23, 1858
Died March 5, 1903
_____________
Sleep on dear one
and take thy rest
God called thee home
He thought it best.

Corey-Carr - Historic Cemetery No. 22

George W. Corey

April 26, 1842

Sept, 16, 1924

Jessie Carr

His wife

Oct. 22, 1856

Dec. 26, 1910

Then shall the righteous shine forth

As the sun in the kingdom of their fathers

Silas Wells - Historic Cemetery No. 22

Capt. Silas Wells

Died

Jan 27, 1863

Aged 80 years

& 22 days

__________

The angels are guarding

Thy slumbering rest

Till the grave shall give up

its hallowed trust

Oliver and Anstrus Mattison - Pine Grove Cemetery

Anstrus Wife of Oliver Mattison
Died Feb. 5, 1851 Aged 62 years 3 mos. & 28 days=
_________

Rest fond wife and mother
For thou were good and kind
Though gone from earth forever
Thy memory is in our mind.

Oliver Mattison
Died Sept. 26, 1882
Aged 91 yrs, 5 mo. & 3 days
_______

Dear Father thou art gone to rest
Thy toils and cares are o'er
And sorrow, pain and suffering now
Shall never distress thee more

Michael Metcalf - Swan Point

Michael Pierce Metcalf
1 Sept. 1933-20 Sept. 1987

Had no man more friends
in truth

Sheffield and Ruth Sherman - Historic Cemetery No. 22

Sheffield L. Sherman

Co. A

1 R.I. Lt. Arty.

1839-1920

Ruth H.

wife of

Sheffield L. Sherman

Died Jany 31, 1883

Aged 37 years, 8 mos

& 28 days

______

Parted on earth may we

meet in heaven.

George W. Remington and Olive Dexter - Historic Cemetery No. 22

Father

Geo. W. Remington

Born

May 22, 1817

Died Aug. 24, 1902

____

"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord."

 Mother

Olive Dexter

wife of

Geo. W. Remington

Born Feb 27, 1818

Died Mar 1, 1890

______

A model Christian wife

and mother

Arlond and Barton Clark - Pine Grove Cemetery

Home is lonely without thee

Arlond S. Clark
Born Aug. 19, 1841,
Died May 24, 1905
___

Resting in the everlasting arms

Gone but not forgotten

Barton Clark
Died Jan. 28, 1881
in the 69th year of his age
_____
He has gone away to the Silent land
Gone from all sickness and pain;
He is out of reach of the tempter's snare
And never will suffer again.
______

For what is your life James ix, 11

Capt. George Hudson - Swan Point

Sacred to the memory of

Capt. George F. Hudson

commander of S.S. Norman Bridge

who died at Tampico, Mexico Mar 8 1916

aged 43 years

This stone was erected

by his colleagues

in the Mexican Petroleum Company

as a mark of esteem for one

who has won the love and respect of all

Mary Phillips - Historic Cemetery No. 22

Mary Phillips

wife of

Christopher C. Greene

Died December 20, 1883

in the 83rd year

of her age

_________

"I have fought the good fight

I have finished my course

I have kept the faith"

Daniel and Susan Knight - Historic Cemetery No. 22

Daniel R. Knight

Died

April 27, 1877

In the 72nd year

of his age

______

Experienced religion March

1828. Went forward in baptism

and joined the church in Scituate

RI on the 19 of the same month

Ordained Deacon Jan. 1, 1831

Ordained Elder Oct. 18, 1849

____

I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course. I have kept the faith

Susan Knight

wife of

Rev.Daniel R. Knight

and daughter of

Moses and Olive Colvin

Sep. 28, 1806

July 2, 1858

____

"I shall be satisfied when I

awake, with thy likeness."

Joslin - Historic Cemetery No. 22

A good name is rather to be chosen

than great riches, and loving

favour rather than silver and gold

Byron Read - Pine Grove Cemetery

Job Danforth - Swan Point

Mr. Job Danforth

died in this City,

Nov. 23, 1838,

aged 93 years 7 months

& 2 days.

______________

He descended to the grave, venerable

in years, and highly respected for a

conscientious, and cheerful discharge

of all the duties of a Husband, Father,

citizen, and Christian.

The native vigour of his intellect was
much improved by reading; and from a
daily perusal of the Scriptures for many years,
his heart was imbued with the truths of the
Christian Revelation, of which he was, for a
long period, to his decease, an active professor,
striving always, by precept ad example, "to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things."

Sally Joslin - Historic Cemetery No. 22

Sally Joslin

Wife of

Thomas G. Corey

Born Mar 1, 1816

Died Feb. 12, 1896

_____

Asleep in Jesus blessed sleep

Holberton - Historic Cemetery No. 22

Gone but not forgotten

Mary C.

wife of

Geo. W. Holberton

& widow of

Wm. R. Potter

Died Jan. 19, 1874

Aged 50 years, 8 mos

& 11 days.

_______

Past her suffering, past her pain

Cease to weep for tears are vain:

Calm the tumult of your breast,

She who suffered is at rest.

Mary E. and Mary Olive Brown - Historic Cemetery No. 22

Mary E. Brown

wife of

George T. Brown

Born Oct. 11 1847

Died Dec. 8, 1883

______

Yes dear mother thou art gone

Gone from this world of sin & pain

Forever there with Christ to reign

Mary Olive

daughter of

George T. & Mary

Brown

Born Feb. 17, 1864

Died June 6, 1884

_______

Sister thou art gone to rest

We will not weep for thee

For thou art now where often ____

Thy spirit longed to be

Swan Point - Providence

Looking across the Seekonk River toward Massachusetts from the Gazebo



The quiet of the water at the foot of the cemetery. . .