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*'''1636-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4262 Rhode Island Birth Index, 1636-1930] at Ancestry — index ($) | *'''1636-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4262 Rhode Island Birth Index, 1636-1930] at Ancestry — index ($) | ||
*'''1639-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2297208|Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932}} at FamilySearch — [[Rhode Island Town Births Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | *'''1639-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2297208|Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932}} at FamilySearch — [[Rhode Island Town Births Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | ||
*'''1800-1855''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61781/ Rhode Island and Pawtucket, Massachusetts Birth Index, 1800-1855] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | *'''1800-1855''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61781/ Rhode Island and Pawtucket, Massachusetts Birth Index, 1800-1855] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | ||
*'''1636-1850''' [http://www.americanancestors.org/searchresults/results?database=Rhode+Island+Vital+Records%2C+1636%E2%80%931850+-+Town+and+Church+Records+(V.1-V.12)&page=1&category=Vital+Records+(incl.+Bible%2C+Cemetery%2C+Church+and+SSDI) American Ancestors Rhode Island Vital Records, 1636–1850] ($) | *'''1636-1850''' [http://www.americanancestors.org/searchresults/results?database=Rhode+Island+Vital+Records%2C+1636%E2%80%931850+-+Town+and+Church+Records+(V.1-V.12)&page=1&category=Vital+Records+(incl.+Bible%2C+Cemetery%2C+Church+and+SSDI) American Ancestors Rhode Island Vital Records, 1636–1850] ($) | ||
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*'''1630-1945''' {{RecordSearch|2146229|Rhode Island Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945}} at FamilySearch — [[Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1630-1945''' {{RecordSearch|2146229|Rhode Island Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945}} at FamilySearch — [[Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1636-1899''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3897 Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | *'''1636-1899''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3897 Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | ||
*'''1636-1850''' [http://www.americanancestors.org/searchresults/results?database=Rhode+Island+Vital+Records%2C+1636%E2%80%931850+-+Town+and+Church+Records+(V.1-V.12)&page=1&category=Vital+Records+(incl.+Bible%2C+Cemetery%2C+Church+and+SSDI) American Ancestors Rhode Island Vital Records, 1636–1850] ($) | *'''1636-1850''' [http://www.americanancestors.org/searchresults/results?database=Rhode+Island+Vital+Records%2C+1636%E2%80%931850+-+Town+and+Church+Records+(V.1-V.12)&page=1&category=Vital+Records+(incl.+Bible%2C+Cemetery%2C+Church+and+SSDI) American Ancestors Rhode Island Vital Records, 1636–1850] ($) | ||
*'''1724-1916''' {{RecordSearch|1675538|Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916}} at FamilySearch - [[Rhode Island Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | *'''1724-1916''' {{RecordSearch|1675538|Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916}} at FamilySearch - [[Rhode Island Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | ||
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*'''1636-1899''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3897 Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | *'''1636-1899''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3897 Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | ||
*'''1639-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2301758|Rhode Island Town Deaths and Burials Index, 1639-1932}} at FamilySearch - [[Rhode Island, Town Deaths Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index These records contain some marriages and births. | *'''1639-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2301758|Rhode Island Town Deaths and Burials Index, 1639-1932}} at FamilySearch - [[Rhode Island, Town Deaths Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index These records contain some marriages and births. | ||
*'''1802-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1675536|Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Rhode Island Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | *'''1802-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1675536|Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Rhode Island Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | ||
*'''1846-1953''' {{RecordSearch|1935767|Rhode Island Vital records}} at FamilySearch — [[Rhode Island, Vital records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1846-1953''' {{RecordSearch|1935767|Rhode Island Vital records}} at FamilySearch — [[Rhode Island, Vital records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
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*'''1636-1899''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=15395 Vital record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, first series, births, marriages and deaths a family register for the people]($) | *'''1636-1899''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=15395 Vital record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, first series, births, marriages and deaths a family register for the people]($) | ||
===Order Original Records=== | ===Order Original Records=== | ||
*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/ Rhode Island Certificates] online - $ | *Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/ Rhode Island Certificates] online - $ | ||
==Town Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths== | |||
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. | 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. | ||
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*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Rhode Island couple's marriage is not in their home town, search for it in alternate places like [[Cecil County, Maryland Genealogy|Elkton, Cecil, Maryland]], or [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County, VA]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | *'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Rhode Island couple's marriage is not in their home town, search for it in alternate places like [[Cecil County, Maryland Genealogy|Elkton, Cecil, Maryland]], or [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County, VA]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | ||
==Divorce Records== | |||
Early divorce records were recorded in the supreme court records. Divorce records 1905 to present are at: | Early divorce records were recorded in the supreme court records. Divorce records 1905 to present are at: | ||
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Clerk of Family Court<br>1 Dorrance Plaza<br>Providence, RI 02903<br>Telephone: 401-277-3340<br>[http://www.health.state.ri.us/chic/vital/index.php Office of Vital Records] | Clerk of Family Court<br>1 Dorrance Plaza<br>Providence, RI 02903<br>Telephone: 401-277-3340<br>[http://www.health.state.ri.us/chic/vital/index.php Office of Vital Records] | ||
==Inventory of Vital Records== | |||
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; {{WorldCat|3804660|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|366088|item}} book 974.5 V2h; film 982351; fiche 6046673 | 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; {{WorldCat|3804660|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|366088|item}} book 974.5 V2h; film 982351; fiche 6046673 | ||
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