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Governor Joseph Jencks Lot

Memorials	:	2
Location	:	Pawtucket, Providence County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8790310, -71.3831690
Description	:	Note: This cemetery is considered lost and no trace of it can be found today. The Jencks family selected a 165 ft. square lot to lay their beloved to rest on Broken Back Hill, at that time a pleasant setting overlooking the river. The first burials were probably Joseph Jenks, the founder of Pawtucket, and his wife Esther Ballard in 1717. It remained in active use until the establishment of Mineral Spring Cemetery in 1774. The final recorded burial was Jonathan Jenks in 1781. After time the burial ground was heavily vandalized and it had apparently completely disappeared by 1894, when... Read More	Note: This cemetery is considered lost and no trace of it can be found today. The Jencks family selected a 165 ft. square lot to lay their beloved to rest on Broken Back Hill, at that time a pleasant setting overlooking the river. The first burials were probably Joseph Jenks, the founder of Pawtucket, and his wife Esther Ballard in 1717. It remained in active use until the establishment of Mineral Spring Cemetery in 1774. The final recorded burial was Jonathan Jenks in 1781. After time the burial ground was heavily vandalized and it had apparently completely disappeared by 1894, when William Phinney, one of the older citizens of the Pawtucket, wrote an article for the Pawtucket Gazette & Chronicle about his recollections of the cemetery, which he had lived adjacent to as a child. He recalled that there were about sixty slate stones with angels' heads carved on the face. At that time they were badly leaning, broken and defaced. Mr. Phinney drew a plat of the burying ground indicating the surrounding buildings and the major grave locations including those of Joseph Jenks Sr. and his wife and Governor Joseph Jenks. Then in June of 1925, five gravestones and human remains were unearthed during excavation for construction of a garage on a lot between the Allen House on Read St., the Masonic Temple on High St., and behind the Capt. Ellis House on Roosevelt Ave. The first stone examined was that of Joseph Jenckes, Colonial Governor of Rhode Island 1727-1732. It was one of two slabs used to cover a well behind the Allen House. There were four other stones discovered that day: Martha [Brown] Jenks, Lydia Jenks, William Jenckes, Esq., the foot stone of Governor Joseph Jenks, and an unidentified stone. The map location is approximate.

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Latitude: 41.8790310
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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mineral Spring Cemetery
Pawtucket, Providence County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8756450, -71.3919830

2. Old Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8717117, -71.3885193

3. Oak Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8844910, -71.3709030

4. Walnut Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8803558, -71.3678665

5. Consolation Church Grounds
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Coordinate: 41.8902140, -71.3727310

6. Pierce Park and Riverwalk
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Coordinate: 41.8938300, -71.3833000

7. Moshassuck Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8907089, -71.4024200

8. Riverside Cemetery
Pawtucket, Providence County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8579674, -71.3837128

9. Aldrich Lot
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Coordinate: 41.8579410, -71.3836920

10. Saint Francis Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8633003, -71.4092026

11. Mount Saint Mary Cemetery
Pawtucket, Providence County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8575096, -71.3651657

12. Swan Point Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8526400, -71.3873000

13. Notre Dame Cemetery
Pawtucket, Providence County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8830299, -71.3452148

14. Saint Johns Ukrainian Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9076805, -71.3888626

15. Saint Patricks Church Cemetery
Cumberland, Providence County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9070778, -71.3930817

16. Saint Patricks Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9083290, -71.3900375

17. Arnold Lot
Lincoln, Providence County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8817400, -71.4242600

18. Christ Church Cemetery
Lincoln, Providence County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9070816, -71.4021378

19. Whipple-Northup Lot
Lincoln, Providence County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8995370, -71.4168610

20. Friends Burial Ground
Lincoln, Providence County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9006000, -71.4180000

21. Arnold Lot
Lincoln, Providence County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9009000, -71.4182000

22. Cumberland Cemetery
Cumberland, Providence County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9133072, -71.3879623

23. Old Indian Cemetery
Cumberland, Providence County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9135132, -71.3865662

24. Jencks-Phetteplace-Whipple Lot
Lincoln, Providence County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9017330, -71.4187510

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