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== Finding Rhode Island Marriage Records  ==
== Finding Rhode Island Marriage Records  ==


*1805 Rhode Islandlaws required counties to record marriages  
*1805 Rhode Island laws required counties to record marriages  
*1 April 1867, the county clerk began to forward marriage records to the secretary of state  
*1 April 1867, the county clerk began to forward marriage records to the secretary of state  
*An additional 1905 law resulted in greater statewide compliance  
*An additional 1905 law resulted in greater statewide compliance  
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== '''Next Step: When did the marriage occur? '''  ==
== '''Next Step: When did the marriage occur? '''  ==


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