RI Historical Cemetery #5
Jan 17, 2022 12:52:08 #
BadDog
Loc: Manchester, CT
I was traveling through RI last week when I saw a small Cemetery (20 ft x 30 ft) at the edge of a field. It looked very old, so I had to go take a look. It appears to be the Cemetery of the Barber family late 1700's / turn of the 1800's. Most of the headstones were small, broken and very difficult to read. Time has left very few letters to read on most of the stones. I found the marker for Mrs. Thankful Barber. Sounds like she was a special person.
I tried to research the cemetery but couldn't find any record of this on the RI Historical Cemetery website. There is a #5 site listed in another location
I tried to research the cemetery but couldn't find any record of this on the RI Historical Cemetery website. There is a #5 site listed in another location
Jan 17, 2022 12:53:55 #
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Jan 17, 2022 12:57:50 #
titoeric wrote:
Interesting. Especially her given name!
It was a popular name in those times.
There are three in my first wife's genealogy line.
Jan 17, 2022 14:00:27 #
Jan 17, 2022 14:17:45 #
You might learn a little something from this.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148065726/thankful-barber
Dodie
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148065726/thankful-barber
Dodie
Jan 17, 2022 14:34:39 #
BadDog
Loc: Manchester, CT
luvmypets wrote:
You might learn a little something from this.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148065726/thankful-barber
Dodie
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148065726/thankful-barber
Dodie
Thanks for the information, I didn't come across this while researching. It will be most helpful in the future
Jan 17, 2022 14:36:06 #
BadDog
Loc: Manchester, CT
Longshadow wrote:
It was a popular name in those times.
There are three in my first wife's genealogy line.
There are three in my first wife's genealogy line.
I learned something new. I hadn't heard that name being used before
Jan 17, 2022 14:38:06 #
BadDog wrote:
I learned something new. I hadn't heard that name being used before
Haha - Neither did I until I found them.
Another common name then is Mercy.
Jan 17, 2022 16:49:40 #
BadDog wrote:
I was traveling through RI last week when I saw a ... (show quote)
Beautifully picturesque but also bittersweet
Jan 18, 2022 10:02:22 #
I love those old cemeteries. My ancestors had a private one up the hill from their house. And the neighbor down the road has one in the middle of a field.
Jan 18, 2022 10:23:43 #
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Thankful Maxson married Nathan Barber in abt 1753 and they had 11 children. Nathan Barber was my wife's 2nd cousin, 7 times removed.
Jan 19, 2022 11:17:02 #
BadDog
Loc: Manchester, CT
Vienna74 wrote:
Thankful Maxson married Nathan Barber in abt 1753 and they had 11 children. Nathan Barber was my wife's 2nd cousin, 7 times removed.
Thanks for viewing and getting back to me with her history. It's amazing that your family tree is tied to these photos. I don't often visit cemeteries unless they look old enough to go back to the beginning of our time in the new world. I always try to imagine what their lives entailed. Thanks again......BadDog
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