Cemetery record
North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Transcribed inscriptions of 327 people in North Burial Ground, Providence
Transcription only — inscriptions transcribed from the headstones; no photographs in this record.
The following is a partial list of family names that appear on gravestones in the North Burial Ground in Providence, Rhode Island. North Burial Ground dates back to 1700 and covers 110 acres. It is the oldest surviving burial ground in Providence. Partial list of family names only (surname index).
Inscription transcription
North Burial Ground, The oldest cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island, old section
Note: Submited By Daren Banks, NY.
Indexed names
327 names
| Adams |
|---|
| Aldrich |
| Allen |
| Amsbury |
| Andrews |
| Angell |
| Annis |
| Anthony |
| Antram |
| Aplin |
| Arnold |
| Atkinson |
| Bacon |
| Bailey |
| Baker |
| Balch |
| Ballou |
| Barker |
| Barnes |
| Barney |
| Bartlett |
| Batcheller |
| Bates |
| Beckwith |
| Bennett |
| Benson |
| Bezeley |
| Bicknall |
| Blanding |
| Bliven |
| Bogman |
| Bosworth |
| Bowen |
| Bradford |
| Bragg |
| Bridgham |
| Briggs |
| Britton |
| Brown |
| Brownell |
| Bucklin |
| Budlong |
| Bullock |
| Burgess |
| Burlingame |
| Burr |
| Burroughs |
| Burt |
| Butts |
| Cady |
| Calder |
| Campbell |
| Capron |
| Capwell |
| Carpenter |
| Carr |
| Chace, /Chase |
| Chafee, /Chaffee |
| Chandler |
| Chappell |
| Child |
| Church |
| Clapp |
| Clarke |
| Clemence |
| Cleveland |
| Clifford |
| Coggeshall |
| Cogswell |
| Cole |
| Comstock |
| Congdon |
| Cooke |
| Cozzens |
| Crandall |
| Crawford |
| Cross |
| Crowley |
| Currie, /Curry |
| Curtis |
| Cushman |
| Dailey |
| Daniels |
| Davis |
| Dean |
| Deming |
| Dexter |
| Dodge |
| Dorrance |
| Dunham |
| Dunwell |
| Dyer |
| Earl, /Earle |
| Easton |
| Eaton |
| Eddy |
| Ely |
| Emerson |
| Fairbanks |
| Fenner |
Inscriptions transcribed by the original Ancestors at Rest contributor. Individual names were extracted into the searchable index below; the verbatim inscription is shown alongside each.
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Attribution
Headstone inscription transcription contributed by Daren Banks, NY, preserved from the Ancestors at Rest archive.
Source & Citation
Transcribed headstone inscriptions of North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. 327 names preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive.
Last verified: 2026-06-10