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 The following important events in the history of Rhode Island affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements:
-'''1636:  '''Religious dissenters from Massachusetts founded Providence. Settlements soon followed at Portsmouth, Newport, and Warwick. Each town kept deed, probate, and vital records.
+'''1636:'''Religious dissenters from [[Massachusetts]] founded Providence. Settlements soon followed at Portsmouth, Newport, and Warwick. Each town kept deed, probate, and vital records.
-'''1663: ''' A royal charter created the United Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
+'''1663:''' A royal charter created the United Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
-'''1747: ''' Rhode Island gained the towns of Bristol, Little Compton, Tiverton, and Warren from Massachusetts.
+'''1747:''' Rhode Island gained the towns of Bristol, Little Compton, Tiverton, and Warren from Massachusetts.
-'''1790:'''  Rhode Island was the last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the Constitution and become a state.
+'''1790:''' Rhode Island was the last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the Constitution and become a state.
-'''1830s-1840s:  '''As the factory system developed, thousands of foreign laborers began moving into Rhode Island.
+'''1830s-1840s:'''As the factory system developed, thousands of foreign laborers began moving into Rhode Island.
-'''1861-1865:  '''During the Civil War, 25,000 men from Rhode Island served in the Union armed forces.
+'''1861-1865:'''During the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|Civil War]], 25,000 men from Rhode Island served in the Union armed forces.
-'''1862:'''  Rhode Island gained the town of East Providence and part of the town of Pawtucket from Massachusetts. Massachusetts received Fall River, which earlier had been the northern part of Tiverton.
+'''1862:''' Rhode Island gained the town of East Providence and part of the town of Pawtucket from Massachusetts. Massachusetts received Fall River, which earlier had been the northern part of Tiverton.
 A helpful source for studying the history of Rhode Island is Edward Field, ed., ''State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations at the End of the Century'', Three Volumes. (Boston, Massachusetts: Mason Publishing Co, 1902; FHL book 974.5 H2f; film 1033776; fiche 6046716).
 A bibliography of local histories for Rhode Island is in Roger Parks, ed., ''Rhode Island: A Bibliography of Its History'' (Hanover, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, 1983; FHL book 974.5 H23r).
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