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•	Rhode Island Census, 1774 9,000 records of 1774 Rhode Island Census categorized by town
•	Rhode Island Pensioners, 1835 Rhode Island soldiers covered under various pension acts in the early nineteenth century
•	Rhode Island Census, 1740-1890 U.S. Federal Census indexes (and other related census indexes) for Rhode Island from 1740 to 1890.
•	Rhode Island Colonial War Servicemen, 1740-62 Listing of over 3800 men who served Rhode Island between 1740 and 1762
•	Rhode Island Births, 1636-1930 Collection of birth records from Rhode Island between 1636 and 1930
•	Rhode Island Marriages, 1636-1930 Collection of marriage records from Rhode Island between 1636 and 1930
•	Rhode Island Deaths, 1630-1930 Collection of death records from Rhode Island between 1636 and 1930
•	Providence, Rhode Island Directory, 1890 Directory listing of nearly 74,600 residents of Providence, Rhode Island in 1890.
•	Pawtucket, Rhode Island Directories, 1890-92 Directories listing over 50,600 names for Pawtucket, Rhode Island from 1890 to 1892
•	Woonsocket, Rhode Island Directories, 1890-93 Directories listing over 36,200 names for Woonsocket, Rhode Island from 1890 to 1893
•	Westerly, Rhode Island Directories, 1888-90, 1892 Directories listing over 12,000 names for Westerly, Rhode Island from 1888 to 1890, and 1892
•	Newport, Rhode Island Directories, 1887-92 Directories listing over 50,300 names for Newport, Rhode Island from 1887 to 1892
•	Johnston, Rhode Island Directory, 1892 Directory listing more than 3,700 names for Johnston, Rhode Island in 1892.
•	Westerly, Rhode Island City Directory 1879
•	1790 United States Federal Census 1790 United States Federal Census with links to images of the original surviving population schedules.
•	Ancestry World Tree Millions of references to lineage linked individuals and families identifying research on given family lines.
•	PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) Index to articles written in over 5,000 genealogical publications
•	Social Security Death Index Social Security Administration Death Master File
•	American Civil War Soldiers Military records of individual Civil War soldiers
•	Slave Narratives Impressive collection of interviews of former slaves in the United States
•	Civil War Pension Index Index to and images of pension cards of Civil War veterans in the United States.

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Rhode Island Genealogy Help

Vital records, as their name suggests, are connected with central life events: birth, marriage, and death. Maintained by civil authorities, these public records are prime sources of genealogical information. These records are critically important in genealogy research, often supplying details on family members well back into the nineteenth century.

There are many sources for birth, death and marriage events that are not in the Rhode Island vital records office. Cemeteries, church records, newspapers, military records, immigration and naturalization records, as well as family records in letters and Bibles, are all places where evidence of vital events might be found. Once Rhode Island vital records have been researched, and especially if none are available for the location and time period required, a good procedure would be to try to locate your Rhode Island ancestors using Rhode Island census records.

Every state has a division charged with the responsibility of maintaining and dispersing public information from its vital record holdings. Each state page on this website indicates the availability of birth records, marriage records, death records, and divorce records and the agencies responsible for maintaining them.

Rhode Island Vital Records Information
(How to contact the Vital Records Department of Rhode Island)

Event: Birth or death

Cost of copy: $15.00

Address:
Division of Vital Records
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908-5097

Remarks: State office keeps birth and marriage records for 100 years and keeps death records for 50 years. For earlier records, write to the city/town clerk where the event occurred or to the Rhode Island State Archives, 337 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $10.00 each.

Check or money order should be made payable to General Treasurer, State of Rhode Island. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (401) 222-2811. This will be a recorded message.

Event: Marriage (State)

Cost of copy: $15.00

Address:
Division of Vital Records
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908-5097

Event: Divorce (court)

Cost of copy: $3.00

Address:
Clerk of Family Court
1 Dorrance Plaza
Providence, RI 02903