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James Mitchell Varnum was born in Dracut, Province of Massachusetts Bay.As a young man he matriculated at Harvard College only to transfer to the college in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly known as "Rhode Island College" (the college later named Brown University), [7] He graduated with honors in the college's first graduating class in September 1769.
Rhode Island College, East Campus, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave. 41°50′38″N 71°27′24″W / 41.8438°N 71.4566°W / 41.8438; -71.4566 ( State Home and School for Dependent and Neglected
This list of cemeteries in Rhode Island includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
Osborne's family will be hosting visitations on Sunday, April 14 from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Brant Funeral Home, located at 422 Harding Avenue, in the Sciotoville neighborhood of Portsmouth ...
State flag of Rhode Island Location of Rhode Island on the U.S. map This is a list of prominent people who were born in the state of Rhode Island or who spent significant periods of their lives in the state. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Academia Elizabeth Buffum Chace ...
Boetticher is a familiar speaker on the History of Presidential State Funerals at industry conferences and events, with past appearances at the Wilbert, Inc. annual meeting in Santa Fe, NM in 1996; the Tri State Funeral Directors Convention in Kansas City, MO in 2005; the New York Funeral Directors Convention in Saratoga, NY in 2011; the South ...
St. Mary's Church, officially the Church of the Holy Name of Mary, Our Lady of the Isle, [2] is a historic Catholic parish church complex at 14 William Street, the corner of Spring Street and Memorial Boulevard, in Newport, Rhode Island within the Diocese of Providence. It is the church of the oldest Catholic parish in the state. [3]
Tanya Donelly, musician; vocalist for Rhode Island–based bands Belly and Throwing Muses; guitarist for the band The Breeders; Charlie Fern, White House speechwriter, journalist; Van Johnson, actor, known best for "all-American" roles in MGM films during World War II; Lawson Little, 1940 U.S. Open golf champion; Lillian Richter, lithographer