Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries

Cemetery Number	PO047
Town	PORTSMOUTH
Cemetery Name	BRIGHTMAN STONE
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Location	SISSON POND ROAD (BEHIND #77)
State	RI
Direction	S
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Distance	100
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Inscriptions	1
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Newest	1737
Oldest	1737
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Comment	A single stone for Mary Brightman, d. 1737, was unearthed in 1997 during restoration of an old stone wall. Despite its encounter with a backhoe, the stone is only lightly chipped around the edges. It likely is the sole indicator, above ground anyway, of a family cemetery that is now lost and was never recorded. While it is directly across the street from PO023 (perhaps a hundred yards), neither the surname nor the period have any relation to that lot. It was found approximately halfway along the stone wall, but it is now in a relatively safer location, leaning against the eastern end of the wall.
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