Cemetery Records & Monument Inscriptions, Moshassuck Cemetery, Central Falls, Providence, Rhode Island

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Below are inscriptions from monuments in Moshassuck Cemetery, Central Falls, Providence, Rhode Island, and extracts of the corresponding records. There are also transcriptions from the Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project.

On this page are:

LEGGE records & inscriptions
SCANLON records & inscriptions
BARLOW records & inscriptions
FLETCHER records & inscriptions
MASSEY records & inscriptions

Surnames Appearing Here

BARLOW, FLETCHER, GERECKE, LEGGE, MASSEY, SCANLON, SCOTT, THORNLEY, TOUGAS, WOODWORTH

Notes

I transcribed the inscriptions on 01 September 2001, 19 October 2001, 18 September 2002, 25 September 2002.

Contact information, as of September 2002:

Moshassuck Cemetery Corp. and Crematory
978 Lonsdale Ave.
Central Falls, RI 02863
(401) 723-1087

History of this Document

04 September 2001, revision 1.: Initial publication.
20 October 2001, revision 2.: Added Fletcher and Barlow inscriptions.
24 February 2002, revision 3.: Added cemetery records.
26 September 2002, revision 4.: Added Massey records and inscriptions.
30 January 2003, revision 5.: Added Tougas entry from Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project, updated Fletcher and Massey relationships.
05 February 2007, revision 6.: Routine maintenance.

LEGGE Records & Inscriptions

Edwin G. Legge, Louisa Ann Scanlon, Frances Legge Thornley, Mary Massey, and Elizabeth M. Fletcher are Herbert and Elizabeth's children.

Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project dates:

LEGGE EDWIN G. 1875c - 20 JUL 1932 CF001 LEGGE HERBERT 1843c - 27 NOV 1914 CF001

Section Ave. Lot No. Date Purchased Price

EE Aspen Path 269 Dec. 31, 1914 $30.00

Burial Grave Date

Herbert Legge 1

Elizabeth Legge (Wife) 2

Edwin G. Legge 3 July 22, 1932

Frances Legge Thornley over H. #1 Aug. 16, 1944

Emma Legge Cement Vault #4 November 12, 195[]

Section	Ave.	Lot No.	Date Purchased	Price
EE	Aspen Path	269	Dec. 31, 1914	$30.00

Burial	Grave	Date
Herbert Legge	1
Elizabeth Legge (Wife)	2
Edwin G. Legge	3	July 22, 1932
Frances Legge Thornley over H.	#1	Aug. 16, 1944
Emma Legge Cement Vault	#4	November 12, 195[]

HERBERT LEGGE
1843-1914
HIS WIFE
ELIZABETH LEGGE
1846-1919
EDWIN G. LEGGE
1875-1932
HIS WIFE
EMMA T. LEGGE
1883-1953

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LEGGE

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SCANLON Records & Inscriptions

William Scanlon died in England and is buried there. His wife Bessie immigrated, died in Attleboro, and is buried here. James Scanlon, Elizabeth Woodworth, and Lucy M. (Barlow) Gerecke are the children of William and Bessie.

Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project dates:

SCANLON BESSIE 1842c - 6 JUN 1916 CF001

Section Ave. Lot No. Date Purchased Price

EE Aspen Path 283 June 30, 1916 $30.00

Burial Grave Date

William Scanlon buried in England

Bessie Scanlon (wife)

Louisa Scanlon #3 Jan. 14, 1936

James Scanlon #4 Mar. 4, 1948

Elizabeth Woodworth Ct. Vt. #2 Nov. 13, 1951

Section	Ave.	Lot No.	Date Purchased	Price
EE	Aspen Path	283	June 30, 1916	$30.00

Burial	Grave	Date
William Scanlon buried in England
Bessie Scanlon (wife)
Louisa Scanlon	#3	Jan. 14, 1936
James Scanlon	#4	Mar. 4, 1948
Elizabeth Woodworth Ct. Vt.	#2	Nov. 13, 1951

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WILLIAM SCANLON
DIED
OCT. 11, 1878
HIS WIFE BESSIE
DIED JUNE 6, 1916

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PERPETUAL CARE
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JAMES SCANLON
1866-1948
LOUISA A. HIS WIFE
1866-1936
ELIZABETH WOODWORTH
1872-1951

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BARLOW Records & Inscriptions

Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project dates:

BARLOW HENRY 1865c - 13 OCT 1919 CF001

Section Ave. Lot No. Date Purchased Price

EE Aspen Path 285 Oct. 18, 1919 $40.00

Burial Grave Date

Henry Barlow #1 Oct. 1919

Jessie Barlow #4 July 2, 1948

Lucy M. Gerecke CEMENT VAULT #2 Jan. 21, 1956

Henry Barlow Ct. Vt. #3 July 15, 1961

Section	Ave.	Lot No.	Date Purchased	Price
EE	Aspen Path	285	Oct. 18, 1919	$40.00

Burial	Grave	Date
Henry Barlow	#1	Oct. 1919
Jessie Barlow	#4	July 2, 1948
Lucy M. Gerecke CEMENT VAULT	#2	Jan. 21, 1956
Henry Barlow Ct. Vt.	#3	July 15, 1961

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LEAD KINDLY LIGHT

HENRY
1865-1919
HIS WIFE
LUCY
HENRY JR.
1885-1961
HIS WIFE
JESSIE M.

BARLOW

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PERPETUAL CARE

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FLETCHER Records & Inscriptions

Hazel Tougas, Edith Fletcher, and Ernest Fletcher are children of Samuel Fletcher and Elizabeth Legge.

Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project dates:

FLETCHER ELIZABETH M 1868c - 1 NOV 1916 CF001 TOUGAS HAZEL (FLETCHER) - 22 JAN 1995 CF001

Section Ave. Lot No. Date Purchased Price

EE Aspen Path 287 Nov. 25, 1916 $30.00

Burial Grave Date

Elizabeth M. Fletcher #2 Nov. 4, 1916

Samuel Fletcher #1 April 9, 1945

Edith Fletcher CEMENT VAULT #4 March 31, 1958

Ernest Fletcher Lamont gr. bx. #3 Jan. 15, 1981

Hazel Tougas ct. vt. over #1 Jan. 26, 1995

Section	Ave.	Lot No.	Date Purchased	Price
EE	Aspen Path	287	Nov. 25, 1916	$30.00

Burial	Grave	Date
Elizabeth M. Fletcher	#2	Nov. 4, 1916
Samuel Fletcher	#1	April 9, 1945
Edith Fletcher CEMENT VAULT	#4	March 31, 1958
Ernest Fletcher Lamont gr. bx.	#3	Jan. 15, 1981
Hazel Tougas ct. vt. over	#1	Jan. 26, 1995

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FLETCHER

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1866 SAMUEL FLETCHER 1945
HIS WIFE
1868 ELIZABETH M. LEGGE 1916

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MASSEY Records & Inscriptions

Wilfred Massey is son of Edmund Massey and Mary Legge; Marian and Charles Scott are children of their daughter Ethel and Charles Scott.

Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project dates:

SCOTT MARION 1930c - 7 AUG 1931 CF001

Section Ave. Lot No. Date Purchased Price

D O 429-C April 5, 1923 $95.00

Burial Grave Date

Mary Massey #2 April 2, 1923

Marion Scott ex. deep #1 Aug. 10, 1931.

Charles Scott (baby) over Marion #1 Aug. 19, 1937

Edmund Massey #3 Dec. 19, 1943

Section	Ave.	Lot No.	Date Purchased	Price
D	O	429-C	April 5, 1923	$95.00

Burial	Grave	Date
Mary Massey	#2	April 2, 1923
Marion Scott ex. deep	#1	Aug. 10, 1931.
Charles Scott (baby) over Marion	#1	Aug. 19, 1937
Edmund Massey	#3	Dec. 19, 1943

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MASSEY

EDMUND MASSEY
1869-1943
MARY HIS WIFE
1864-1923
MARIAN SCOTT
1929-1931

AT REST

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PERPETUAL CARE

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1896    WILFRED MASSEY    1959
1895    EVELYN HIS WIFE    1970
1922    WILFRED JR. THEIR SON    1945
KILLED IN THE SERVICE OF THE U.S. NAVY OFF OKINAWA
APRIL 16, 1945.
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*
MASSEY

LOVED AND REMEMBERED ALWAYS

* Engraved medallion: "WORLD WAR II VETERAN 1941-1945 / ARMY / NAVY/ R.I. / U.S."

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