Ballou Cemetery - Cumberland RI
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N 41° 56.320 W 071° 25.840
19T E 298498 N 4645824
Also known as Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Cumberland #9 is located on Mendon Rd
Waymark Code: WM12GX1
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2020
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Bounded by Scott Road and St. John's Church at the corner of Mendon Road and Scott Road. The cemetery is also known as Ashton Cemetery. It abuts CU010. Ira B Peck transcribed cemetery in the mid 1800's and described it as follows: "From the Burying Ground near the Absalom Ballou Tavern so called in Cumberland, RI" Grace G Tillighast transcribed lot on August 18, 1932. Her transcription is found in Volume 8 pp64-82. Transcribed by Sylvia Bartholomy and Alice Riel on Sept 18, 1995 and May 18, 1996 Transcribed by Ethel M White who described it as: "Ballou Cemetery - Ashton"
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City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Cumberland / RI / USA
Approximate number of graves: 789
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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