East Providence, Rhode Island

Originally part of Rehoboth, Massachusetts

The area that is now East Providence was the first settlement of Roger Williams, Rhode Islander's founder, in 1636. Since East Providence was founded, it has had three names and been in two states. Once part of Rehoboth and then Seekonk, Massachusetts, East Providence became an independent Rhode Island town in 1862. Today the city consists of five identifiable neighborhoods, each with a distinct character. The first settlers who stayed in the area, (Samuel Newman and his followers) established a huge town common in what is now the Rumford neighborhood, and gave it a distinctive name: "The Ring of the Green."

East Providence lies at a crossroad on water and on land.  This made East Providence important for boat and train transportation in the past.

East Providence Historical Society, http://www.eastprovidence.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Providence,_Rhode_Island

Johnson Direct Line Ancestors who lived in what is now East Providence, RI:

Places to visit in East Providence

  • The home lots of Richard Wright and William Sabin:

    “In 1643 we find Richard Wright and his three sons-in-law and families all settled in the new plantation of Seekonk. [Richard] had a 12-acre home lot in the northwest end of the “ring of the town” on the north side by the present Hoyt Avenue near the Wannamoiset Country Club in the Rumford section of the town of East Providence, R.I., which used to be part of Rehobeth, Mass. His three sons-in-law each had 8-acre home lots. Richard Wright’s lot adjoined Robert Sharpe’s on the east, William Sabin’s on the west and James Clarke’s adjoining William Sabin’s”.

  • The Newman Historical Cemetery, East Providence, RI., on Newman Ave. near the Newman Congregational Church. This cemetery was established in 1643. It is very close to the property of the Wrights and Sabins and may be where they are buried.

    Alternatively, Find A Grave memorials 126866193, 29920669, and 148361671 claim that William Sabin and both of his wives are buried in the Kickemuit Cemetery in Warren, Rhode Island, which is 10 miles away. This cemetery is also known as Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Warren #3. It is at Serpentine Road, Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island. There are no gravestones for the Sabins that are readable, and no references to their burials are cited. Some of the other information in these memorials is speculative.

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