E13 Row E, place 13
HENRY FRAWLEY
7th, 47th & 58th Mass · died 1907-02-05
Name read from the stone; the records not yet searched. Revised November 1, 2026.
The stone reads
HENRY FRAWLEY
7th 4?th 58th Mass Vol.
Died Feb. 5, 1907
Transcription as recorded in the plot register from the photograph; square brackets mark letters not legible or below ground. Photograph by B. Brennan, October 16, 2025. [1]
Life
Henry Frawley lies in grave E13 of the Prescott Post lot. His stone names his unit as 7th, 47th & 58th Mass, and gives his death as February 5, 1907. [1]
The National Park Service's index of Civil War soldiers lists Frawley, Henry, 47th Massachusetts Infantry (Militia), Company C, and 58th Massachusetts Infantry, Company C (filed as Frowly), private in and out, microfilm M544 roll 14. [2] The index files him under both regiments named on the stone.
A 2022 list of Civil War veterans buried at North Burial Ground gives his death as 1907. [3]
His service record, any pension file, and his life before and after the war have not yet been researched. This page will grow as the records are read.
The records
Headstone photograph (shown above) — Headstone of Henry Frawley, grid E13, Prescott Post lot, photographed October 16, 2025. [1]
What we don't know
- Did he serve in all three regiments, and when? The 7th and the 47th (a nine-month militia regiment of 1862–63) and the 58th (raised in 1864) are all named on the stone; his service record will show which enlistments are his.
- The survey sheet had the name as "Henry Frank" and the year as 1902; the photographs read FRAWLEY and 1907. The middle regiment's number reads 42 or 47; the index has him in the 47th. A death in 1907 fits row E's dates, so the earlier doubt about his grid position is withdrawn.
- When and where did he enlist, and what did his company do? His compiled military service record (National Archives, RG 94) will say.
- Did he or his widow apply for a pension? The General Index to Pension Files (NARA T288/T289) has not yet been searched for him.
- Where was he born, and how did he come to Providence?
- Where did he live and work in Providence? The city directories and the censuses of 1870–1920 have not yet been read for him.
- Did he marry, and did he leave children?
- When was he buried here, and what does the City's interment record say? The City lot record has not yet been matched.
Sources
- Gravestone of Henry Frawley, grave E13, Prescott Post plot, North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island. Photograph by Bernard Brennan, October 16, 2025; transcription as recorded in the plot register.
- National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database, search for "Henry Frawley" (7th, 47th & 58th Mass); accessed October 31, 2026, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm.
- James Bessel, list of Civil War veterans buried at North Burial Ground (PV001), 2022, entry for Henry Frawley.
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Credits
Researched by Bernard Brennan. Records courtesy City of Providence, Department of Parks, North Burial Ground. Revised 2026-11-01.