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Cemetery NumberWO011
TownWOONSOCKET
Cemetery NameFRIENDS CEMETERY
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LocationGREAT RD.
StateRI
DirectionNE
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Page Number5b
Plat Number260
Deed Book 
Deed Page 
Size in Feet150
Size in Feet150
Burials99
Inscriptions59
Fieldstones253
Tombs0
Exist?YES
Last seen date?2021
Newest1909
Oldest1795
VandalismN
Veteran1
PoleM
CommentDirectly across from Union Cemetery (N. Smithfield), and adjacent to Quaker meeting house, which is still in use. Congregation dates to 1719. Number of burials recorded is actual number of identified graves. There are an estimated 150 additional unmarked graves. Cemetery is poorly maintained. Sign missing. Gravestone survey completed by Grace G. Tillinghast in May 1932. Gravestone survey completed by Charles P. and Martha A. Benns, ca 1938. Gravestone survey completed by Paul P. Delisle and Roger Beaudry in May 1992. Tax Assessor's file # 11, acct. # 33-00050.
Conditionpoor
Enclosureno enclosure
Gateno gate
Growthovergrown-weeds
Terrainhilly moderate
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Cemetery Burial Map N/A
 
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