| Cemetery Number | PW003 |
| Town | PAWTUCKET |
| Cemetery Name | ST. FRANCIS CEMETERY |
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| Graves List | Display Graves List |
| Location | SMITHFIELD AVE |
| State | RI |
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| Pole Number | 19-1 |
| Distance | 25 |
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| Inscriptions | 6081 |
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| Exist? | YES |
| Last seen date? | 2013 |
| Newest | 1999 |
| Oldest | 1871 |
| Vandalism | N |
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| Comment | started in 1871; 105 acres and 125,000 interments
four books of records contain name, burial date, age, sect & lot #
Robert Degnan has been superintendant for 43 years (1999)
book #1 is at the diocese office in Providence
book #2 starts 12 Nov 1898, about 40 names per page
pg 11: 12 Nov 1898 - pg 50 14 Nov 1899 (abt 1600/year)
pg 100 6 Jan 1901
pg 200 24 May 1903
pg 300 17 Nov 1905
pg 400 28 May 1908
pg 500 10 Feb 1911
pg 600 23 Jul 1913
pg 700 7 Feb 1916
pg 800 1 Jun 1918
pg 900 Jul 1919
pg 1000 18 Oct 1921
pg 1100 21 Jul 1924
pg 1103 end about 40,000 entries
Very little of this cemetery has been recorded. There are many late 19th century Irish stones with information on where in Ireland the people came from. We are looking for a volunteer to photograph these.
John Sterling recorded several hundred gravestones, most in section 10 in 1997.
Bill Kelley photographed about 4500 gravestones in 2015 in sections 3,4,7,10,12,14,15. |
| Condition | excellent |
| Enclosure | metal fence |
| Gate | iron gate |
| Growth | grass-well kept |
| Terrain | hilly moderate |
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