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| E. M. Bannister, 1828 - 1901
Friends of this pure and ... soul freed from the form which lies beneath the ... have placed this stone to mark the grave of him .. portrayed nature, walked with God. [Edward Bannister was a well-known African-American painter who lived in Providence] |
Patience Borden, commonly called Sterry,
a free woman of colour, and humble disciple of Jesus, she gave to the First Baptist Church in this town, of which she was a member, 230 dollars as a fund for the relief of the Poor of Colour at that church, She died April 1, 1811, in the 53d year of her age. [stone signed by J.J.F.] |
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In Memoriam
Gen. Alfred Nattee Duffie born in Paris, May 1, 1835 Lieutenant in the French Army Colonel in the 1st R. I. Cavalry and General in U.S. Army 1861 - 1865 died Nov. 8, 1880 This tribute erected by the 1st R.I. Cavalry Veteran Association 1889 |
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