Rhode Island Descendancy Research: Difference between revisions

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:'''[[Rhode Island Descendancy Research#Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Rhode Island Online Genealogy Records.|5. Rhode Island Online Genealogy Records.]]

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Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked.

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'''Federal Censuses'''<br>

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*'''1630-1945''': {{RecordSearch|2146229|Rhode Island Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images

*'''1636-1850''': [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/255736-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-vol-1?offset=1 Vital record of Rhode Island: a family register for the people, Vol. 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/261515-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-vol-2?offset=1 Vol. 2], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/267377-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-vol-3?offset=1 Vol. 3], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/182750-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1900-v-4?offset=1 Vol. 4], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/185099-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1900-v-5?offset=1 Vol. 5], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/270079-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1900-v-6?offset=1 Vol. 6], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/596256-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1900-v-7?offset=1 Vol. 7], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/279590-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1900-v-08?offset=1 Vol. 8], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/148747-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1897-v-09?offset=1 Vol. 9], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/550102-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1898-v-10?offset=1 Vol. 10], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/283402-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1900-v-11?offset=1 Vol. 11], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/557511-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1901-v-12?offset=1 Vol. 12], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/558648-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1903-v-13?offset=1 Vol. 13], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/542419-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1898-v-14?offset=1 Vol. 14], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/556378-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1898-v-15?offset=1 Vol. 15], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/552285-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1898-v-16?offset=1 Vol. 16], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/150762-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1898-v-17?offset=1 Vol. 17], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/533543-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1898-v-18?offset=1 Vol. 18], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/149749-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1898-v-19?offset=1 Vol. 19], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/545912-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1898-vol-20?offset=1 Vol. 20], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/152223-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-1898-v-21?offset=1 Vol. 21], [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/119468-vital-record-of-rhode-island-1636-1850-a-family-register-for-the-people-v-22?offset=1 Vol. 22] at FamilySearch; eBook; ''Also At: [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/532/rhode-island-vital-records-1636-1850 American Ancestors] ($)''

*'''1846-1953''': {{RecordSearch|1935767|Rhode Island Vital records}} at FamilySearch; index & images

<span style="color: black">'''''Births'''''</span>

*'''1600-1914''': {{RecordSearch|1675525|Rhode Island Births and Christenings}} at FamilySearch; index only

*'''1639-1932''': {{RecordSearch|2297208|Rhode Island Town Births Index}} at FamilySearch; index & images

*'''1819, 1852-1900''': {{RecordSearch|2288409|Rhode Island State Births Index}} at FamilySearch; index & images

<span style="color: black">'''''Marriages'''''</span>

*'''1724-1916''': {{RecordSearch|1675538|Rhode Island Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only

<span style="color: black">'''''Deaths '''''</span>

*'''1639-1932''': {{RecordSearch|2301758|Rhode Island Town Deaths Index}} at FamilySearch; index & images

*'''1802-1950''': {{RecordSearch|1675536|Rhode Island Deaths and Burials}} at FamilySearch; index only  

'''Cemeteries'''<br>

*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]  

*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} at FamilySearch - [[BillionGraves Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]

*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-billion-graves-index BillionGraves Index] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($)

*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]

*[https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/rhode-island-cemetery-records.htm Rhode Island Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]

*[http://www.interment.net/us/ri/index.htm Rhode Island Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]

For more information, see [[Rhode Island Obituaries]] and [[Rhode Island Cemeteries]].

Records collected and digitized by FamilySearch can all be found through their Historical Images feature.

*[https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/beta/search-results?place=341 '''Rhode Island, United States Historical Images, New Version''']