Headstone of Mrs. Sarah Whipple
North Burial Ground, Providence, RI

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Headstone of Mrs. Sarah Whipple

North Burial Ground, Providence, RI

Headstone
	  of Mrs. Sarah Whipple, North Burial Ground, Providence,
	  R.I.

In Memory of Mrs Sarah
Whipple. Wife of Capt.
John Whipple. She was
Born in Dorchester, in
New England & died in
Providence Anno Dona[?]
1666 Aged About 42 years

Sarah Whipple is buried next to her husband, Captain John Whipple, in the Whipple family plot in the North Burial Ground on Main Street in Providence, R.I. Secondary sources indicate that Sarah and John were initially buried in the garden burial site near their home. Their bodies were moved to the North Burial Ground when it was established in 1700.

The headstones of Sarah and John are located approximately 48 feet WSW (west-south-west) of the "Dahlia Path" sign in the cemetery.