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 Records of births, marriages, and deaths have been kept by town clerks since the 1630s. In 1700 the laws concerning vital records registration were made more specific, and the records after that time are more complete.
-An index to many pre-1850 births and marriages in Rhode Island is the ''International Genealogical Index'' found at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Also use compiled collections and indexes, such as Calef's and others described in [[Rhode Island Genealogy]]. [[Rhode Island Town Reocrds|Town minutes]] and [[Rhode Island Land and Property|land]] evidences sometimes also give vital statistics information.
+An index to many pre-1850 births and marriages in Rhode Island is the ''International Genealogical Index'' found at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Also use compiled collections and indexes, such as Calef's and others described in [[Rhode Island Genealogy]]. [[Rhode Island Town Records|Town minutes]] and [[Rhode Island Land and Property|land]] evidences sometimes also give vital statistics information.
 Many vital records have been published in genealogical periodicals and other sources, including:
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 The history and availability of vital records is described in ''Guide to the Public Vital Statistics Records: Births, Marriages, Deaths, in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations'' (Providence, Rhode Island: Historical Records Survey, 1941; FHL book 974.5 V2h; film 982351; fiche 6046673).
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