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<br> {{Tip|More marriage information is usually found on the '''marriage license application''' or the '''marriage register'''. Less information is found on the '''marriage certificate'''. }}  
{{Tip|More marriage information is usually found on the '''marriage license application''' or the '''marriage register'''. Less information is found on the '''marriage certificate'''. }}  


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== '''Next Step: When did the marriage occur? '''  ==
== '''Next Step: When did the marriage occur? '''  ==


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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''No marriage record for your ancestor?'''  
| align="left" colspan="2" | '''No marriage record for your ancestor?'''  
| [[Substitute Records For United States Marriage Information|Other records with marriage information]]
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==== '''Obtain the Record'''  ====
==== '''Obtain the Record'''  ====


With the approximate birth year and place, you can locate birth records available through the [http://www.health.ri.gov/records/#where city or town]&nbsp; where the birth occurred or from the [http://sos.ri.gov/documents/archives/Unable%20to%20Visit.pdf Rhode Island State Archives.] <br>  
With the approximate marriage date and place, you can locate marriage  records available through the [http://www.health.ri.gov/records/#where city or town]&nbsp; where the marriage occurred or from the [http://sos.ri.gov/documents/archives/Unable%20to%20Visit.pdf Rhode Island State Archives.] <br>  


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| align="center" colspan="4" | '''To Order Birth Certificates'''
| align="center" colspan="4" | '''To Order Marriage Certificates'''
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| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | [http://www.health.ri.gov/records/ From Town of Birth]  
| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | [http://www.health.ri.gov/records/ From Town of the Marriage]  
| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | [http://sos.ri.gov/documents/archives/Unable%20to%20Visit.pdf Rhode Island State Archives]
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==== '''Record Restrictions'''  ====
==== '''Record Restrictions'''  ====


There are no restrictions for obtaining a certificate for a birth that occurred 100 or more years ago. <br>  
There are no restrictions for obtaining a certificate for a marriage record that occurred 100 or more years ago. <br>  


To obtain a record for a birth that occurred less than 100 year ago you must be:  
To obtain a record for a marriage that occurred less than 100 year ago you must be:  


:*person named on the certificate  
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:*person who has been granted a court order instructing the registrar to provide the document
:*person who has been granted a court order instructing the registrar to provide the document


<br> If you do not want to order the birth record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records with birth information]]. <br>  
<br> If you do not want to order the marriage record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records with birth information]]. <br>  
<center>[[How to Find Rhode Island Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center>  
<center>[[How to Find Rhode Island Marriage Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_marriage_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another marriage year]]</center>  
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=== Related Wiki Articles  ===
=== Related Wiki Articles  ===


:*[[How to Find United States Birth Records#Tips_about_Searching_United_States_Birth_Records|Learn more about U.S. birth records]]  
:*[[How to Find United States Marriage Records#Tips_about_Searching_United_States_Marriage_Records|Learn more about U.S. marriage records]]  
:*[[How to Find United States Birth Records|How to find U.S. birth records]]  
:*[[How to Find United States Birth Records|How to find U.S. birth records]]  
:*[[How to Find United States Marriage Records|How to find U.S. marriage records]]  
:*[[How to Find United States Marriage Records|How to find U.S. marriage records]]  
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== '''Marriages 1820 to 1867'''  ==
== '''Marriages 1820 to 1867'''  ==
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