Find A Grave - Providence County

Aldrich, Nelson Wilmarth b. November 6, 1841 d. April 16, 1915
US Congressman, US Senator. He served during the Civil War as a Private in Company D, 10th Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, serving from May 26 to September 1, 1862. He was elected to represent Rhode Island in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1879 to 1881. He was then elected as a Senator from Rhode Island to the United States Senate, serving from 1881 to 1911. He was the father of Congressman ...[Read More]
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Aldrich, Richard Steere b. February 29, 1884 d. December 25, 1941
US Congressman. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of United States Senator Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich, and the brother of Diplomat Winthrop W. Aldrich. Educated in the public schools of Providence Rhode Island, he graduated from the Hope Street High School in 1902 and matriculated at Yale University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1906...[Read More] (Bio by: Matthew Fatale)
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Aldrich, Winthrop Williams b. November 2, 1885 d. February 25, 1974
Financier, US Diplomat. Born to Rhode Island Senator Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich, he was the younger brother of Rhode Island Congressman Richard Steere Aldrich and uncle to 41st United States Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller. He attended Harvard University...[Read More] (Bio by: Matthew Fatale)
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Family plot
Allen, Philip b. September 1, 1785 d. December 16, 1865
US Senator/Rhode Island Governor. Born on a Thursday to prominent merchant Zachariah Allen and his 3rd wife Ann Crawford. He was the oldest son and forth child born to Zachariah. He was the older brother of Inventor/Industrialist Zachariah Allen and uncle to Rhode Island Governor/Rebellion Leader Thomas Wilson Dorr. His education ranged from private tutors and the Taunton Academy to the Robert Rogers School of Newport. In 1803 he graduated from Rhode Island College, which would, in the next...[Read More] (Bio by: Matthew Fatale)
North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Ames, William b. May 15, 1842 d. March 8, 1914
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War first as a Captain in the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, then as Lieutenant Colonel of the 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery. Towards the end of the war he served as Chief of Artillery on the staff of Major General Quincy A. Gillmore. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "meritorious services during the war". (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Group 42, Lot 2
Anthony, Henry Bowen b. April 1, 1815 d. September 2, 1884
Rhode Island Governor, Civil War US Senator. Born, on a Saturday, to wealthy cotton mill owner William Anthony and his wife Mary Kennicut Greene, he was the 4th of 7 children. At the age of 18 he graduated from Brown University at the age of 18. He married Sarah Aborn Rhodes on October 16, 1837. In 1838 his cousin, Providence Journal publisher, George Jackson hired him to be his editor. Within 2 years he would buy a minority stake in the paper. Later on he would become a majority owner. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Matthew Fatale)
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Group 311 Lot 5
Arnold, Lemuel Hastings b. January 29, 1792 d. June 27, 1852
US Congressman, Rhode Island Governor. Elected to represent Rhode Isalnd's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1845 to 1847. Also served as a Member of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives in 1826, and Governor of Rhode Island from 1831 to 1833. (Bio by: K)
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Group FUS Lot 168
Arnold, Louise 'Lou' b. May 11, 1923 d. May 27, 2010
Professional Baseball Player. A pitcher, she spent four seasons with the South Bend Blue Sox of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Raised in Pawtuckett, Rhode Island, she was a stand-out athlete in high school and was signed by the AAGPBL in 1948 at the point when the league was switching to overhand pitching. Lou played her entire career with the Blue Sox, pitching in 1948 and 1949 before sitting out the 1950 campaign; returning in 1951 she had her best season...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Arnold, Peleg b. June 10, 1751 d. February 13, 1820
US Continental Congressman. A Rhode Island lawyer, he figured prominently in the political life of the northern part of the state. He was the first delegate to represent Rhode Island in the Continental Congress in 1787. Arnold was also a founding member of the Providence Society for the Abolition of Slavery, and eventually became Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. (Bio by: Superkentman)
Union Cemetery, North Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Arnold, Richard b. April 12, 1828 d. November 8, 1882
Civil War Union Brigadier General. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1850, placing 13th out of 44 (his class included future Union Generals Gouverneur K. Warren, Eugene A. Carr and Cuvier Grover, as well as future Confederate...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Plot: FUS Group, Lot 168
Arnold, Samuel Greene b. April 12, 1821 d. February 14, 1880
Civil War US Senator. Served as Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island prior to the Civil War, and was a member of the 1861 Peace Convention that attempted to stave off the impending conflict. He faciliated the raising of a 3-month enlistment Light Artillery Battery for the Union Army, which he led until it was mustered into Federal service under Captain (and later Brevet Brigadier General) Charles H. Tompkins. He served on the staff of Governor William Sprauge with the rank of Colonel until he...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Arnold, Warren Otis b. June 3, 1839 d. April 1, 1910
US Congressman. A Republican, he was elected to represent Rhode Island's 2nd District in the US House of Representatives, serving from 1887 to 1891 and from 1895 to 1897. He ran for reelection in 1890, but neither candidate received a majority and he refused to participate in a new election ordered by the general assembly. He did not seek a fourth term in 1896. Arnold was born in Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island. He entered the mercantile industry in 1857 and within a decade owned...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Acotes Hill Cemetery, Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Asten, Michael Charles b. September 14, 1834 d. September 14, 1885
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Although his actual first name was Michael, he served under his middle name of Charles. AS native of Nova Scotia, Canada, he enlisted in the Union Navy during the Civil War and served as a Quarter Gunner on board the "USS Signal". He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery in defending the "Signal" from Confederates on the Red River, Louisiana on May 5, 1864. His citation reads "Proceeding up the Red River, the USS Signal engaged a large force of...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Saint Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Section 22, Lot 111
GPS coordinates: 41.8645134, -71.4086533 (hddd.dddd)
Avery, William Bailey b. September 10, 1840 d. July 19, 1894
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the June 5, 1862 Battle of Tranter's Creek, North Carolina. A native of Rhode Island, he enlisted as a Private in Company A, 1st Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry on May 2, 1861. He served the next several months with the regiment, which saw action at the First Battle of Bull Run (July 21, 1861), before accepting a commission of 1st Lieutenant in Company B, 1st New York Marine Artillery regiment on August...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Plot: BC-05585
Balch, Joseph Pope b. August 9, 1822 d. December 2, 1872
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil war as Major of the 1st Rhode Island Detatched Militia. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "meritorious services". (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Group R
Ballou, Latimer Whipple b. March 1, 1812 d. May 9, 1900
US Congressman. Elected to represent Rhode Island's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1875 to 1881.
Oak Hill Cemetery, Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Plot: N0085
Ballou, Sullivan b. March 28, 1829 d. July 28, 1861
Civil War Union Army Officer. He served as Major of the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry. On July 14, 1861, Ballou wrote an eloquent letter to his wife predicting his death. He was wounded at the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, and died from his injuries a week later. His sentiments in the letter became famous, and were quoted in Ken Burns' "Civil War" documentary.
Cause of death: Casualty of war
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Group 205A, Lot 6
GPS coordinates: 41.8540497, -71.3802719 (hddd.dddd)
Bannister, Edward Mitchell b. November, 1828 d. January 9, 1901
Painter. He was born in St. Andrews, New Brunswick to a father from Barbados and a mother who was believed to be of Scottish descent. After the death of his mother, who had encouraged his early artistic interest, he worked several years at sea in Canada before moving to Boston, Massachusetts in 1848. While working a variety of jobs, including as a barber, he took evening classes in art at the Lowell Institute and exhibited his work at the Boston Art Club and Museum. While in Boston he married...[Read More] (Bio by: Jen Snoots)
North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Barton, William b. May 26, 1748 d. October 22, 1831
Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer. Growing up in the small town of Warren, Rhode Island, he was educated to an average level and worked as a miliner. When men were needed against the British was sounded, he left to fight with the local state forces that were called to defend Boston and was in the infantry during the battle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill. He stayed in the Rhode Island militia and advancd well up through the ranks to Lieutenant Colonel . Soon after this last promotion Barton...[Read More] (Bio by: R. Digati)
North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Benedict, Robin Nadine b. July 19, 1961 d. March 5, 1983
Murder Victim. She was a recent graduate of the Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational School. At the time of her death, she was pursuing a freelance a career in graphic arts and had a small contract with Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. Tufts biology professor Dr. William Douglas allegedly "picked her up" as a prostitute in Boston's now highly diminished, but then infamous red light district known as "The Combat Zone" Douglas formed an expensive and lengthy obsession with Benedict...[Read More] (Bio by: R. Digati)
Cause of death: Murdered by hammer
Central Landfill*, Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
*This location is unconfirmed or in dispute.

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