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''[[United States|United States]] > [[ | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[Rhode Island ]] > Rhode Island History'' | ||
==Brief History== | ==Brief History== | ||
The following important events in the history of [[ | The following important events in the history of [[Rhode Island ]] affected political jurisdictions, family movements, and record keeping. | ||
*'''1636: '''Religious dissenters from [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] founded Providence. Settlements soon followed at Portsmouth, Newport, and Warwick. Each town kept deed, probate, and vital records. | *'''1636: '''Religious dissenters from [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] founded Providence. Settlements soon followed at Portsmouth, Newport, and Warwick. Each town kept deed, probate, and vital records. | ||