Saint Francis Cemetery in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Also known as Pawtucket Historical Cemetery Number 3
About Saint Francis Cemetery
Saint Francis Cemetery is a cemetery near Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island. It lies about 1.7 mi northeast of Pawtucket. The grounds sit at about 43 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 10 notable people buried here, including J. Howard McGrath, Dennis J. Roberts and Jeremiah E. O'Connell. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1219599. The nearest other listed cemetery is North Burial Ground, about 1.0 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is A.A. Mariani & Son Funeral Home in Providence, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 631 cemeteries we list in Providence County, and 363 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 12 of the 631 listings in Providence County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Pawtucket. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Francis Cemetery
Among them: 4 governors, 4 US representatives, 1 football player, 1 US senator, 1 World War II veteran.
- J. Howard McGrath1903-1966American politician
- Dennis J. Roberts1903-1994American politician
- Jeremiah E. O'Connell1883-1964American politician
- William S. Flynn1885-1965American politician
- Charles Risk1897-1943American politician
- Harry Sandager1887-1955American politician
- John A. Notte, Jr.1909-1983American politician
- George F. O'Shaunessy1868-1934American politician
- James G. Connolly1886-1952American politician and lawyer
- Joe McGee1902-1958American football player
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Francis Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Saint Francis Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- North Burial GroundProvidence, RICemetery1.0 mi
- Old Saint Mary's CemeteryPawtucket, RIChristian cemetery1.2 mi
- Mineral Spring CemeteryPawtucket, RICemetery1.2 mi
- Riverside CemeteryPawtucket, RICemetery1.4 mi
- Swan Point CemeteryPawtucket, RICemetery1.5 mi
- Saint Patrick's CemeteryProvidence, RICemetery1.8 mi
- Providence College CemeteryProvidence, RICemetery1.9 mi
- Moshassuck CemeteryCentral Falls, RICemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Johns Episcopal CemeteryProvidence, RIChristian cemetery2.2 mi
- Mount Saint Mary CemeteryPawtucket, RICemetery2.2 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Francis Cemetery
- A.A. Mariani & Son Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Providence · (401) 861-5432
- Keefe Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Lincoln · (401) 725-4253
- Pontarelli-Marino Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Providence · (401) 331-7390
- Manning-Heffern Funeral Home and Cremation Services1.7 miFuneral home · Pawtucket · (401) 723-1312
- Charles Coelho Funeral Home and Cremation Services1.7 miFuneral home · Central Falls · (401) 724-9440
- Sugarman Sinai Memorial Chapel1.7 miFuneral chapel · Providence · (401) 331-8094
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