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Cemetery NumberCU009
TownCUMBERLAND
Cemetery NameBALLOU CEMETERY
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LocationMENDON ROAD
StateRI
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Pole Number109
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Page Number39
Plat Number0115
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Size in Feet200
Size in Feet265
Burials789
Inscriptions789
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Exist?YES
Last seen date?2013
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Commentbounded 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" GPS coordinates 41 deg. 56' 20.27"N x 71 deg. 25' 50.15"W
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