 Benedict Arnold , his wife , and many of his family are buried in the Arnold Burying Ground located on Pelham Street in Newport . For many years the cemetery was buried under a garden in the back yard of a residence , but in 1949 a major renovation began whereby all the stones were unearthed , cleaned , and returned to their original positions . While there is no inscription on the slabs covering the graves of the governor and his wife , his grave is marked with a governor 's medallion . 
