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As families believe they have researched their pedigrees back in time as far as possible, they sometimes choose to gather information on all the descendants of a particular ancestor or even all of their ancestors. This article explains possible steps to take on such a project in STATE online records.  
As families believe they have researched their pedigrees back in time as far as possible, they sometimes choose to gather information on all the descendants of a particular ancestor or even all of their ancestors. This article explains possible steps to take on such a project in Rhode Island online records.  
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:'''[[STATE Descendancy Research#Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.|1. Online census records.]]'''  
:'''[[Rhode Island Descendancy Research#Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.|1. Online census records.]]'''  
:'''[[STATE Descendancy Research#Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.|2. Birth, marriage, and death records online.]]
:'''[[Rhode Island Descendancy Research#Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.|2. Birth, marriage, and death records online.]]
:'''[[STATE Descendancy Research#Step 3:'''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.|3. Obituary and cemetery records online.]]'''  
:'''[[Rhode Island Descendancy Research#Step 3:'''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.|3. Obituary and cemetery records online.]]'''  
:'''[[STATE Descendancy Research#Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants|4. FamilySearch Historical Images online.]]'''  
:'''[[Rhode Island Descendancy Research#Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants.|4. FamilySearch Historical Images online.]]'''  
:'''[[STATE Descendancy Research#Step 5: Search any other online records listed in STATE Online Genealogy Records.|5. STATE Online Genealogy Records.]]
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==Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.==
==Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.==
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.
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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*1950 census: [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA Index] [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?projectId=M9HW-2YP&page=1&fullMap=true&place=1 FamilySearch Images]
*1950 census: [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA Index] [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?projectId=M9HW-2YP&page=1&fullMap=true&place=1 FamilySearch Images]
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'''State Censuses'''<br>
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at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
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|1925
|State, all household members
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1532195 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
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|1915
|State, all household members
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1532188 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
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|1905
|State. all household members
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1542866 FamilySearch]
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|1885
|State, all household members
|at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1794115 FamilySearch]
at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
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|1875
|State, all household members
|at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4721/ Ancestry]
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|1865
|State, all household members
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For more information on census records, see [[STATE Census]] and [[United States Census]].
For more information on census records, see [[Rhode Island Census]] and [[United States Census]].


==Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.==
==Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.==
Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in STATE statewide beginning in XXXX, although counties may have kept earlier records. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. In some states, church records were gathered to provide earlier certificates.<br>
Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in Rhode Island statewide beginning in XXXX, although counties may have kept earlier records. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. In some states, church records were gathered to provide earlier certificates.<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] ($)''
*'''1636-1899''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3897 Rhode Island Vital Extracts] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''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
*'''1600-1935''': [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/rhode-island-births-and-baptisms-1600-1935 Rhode Island Births & Baptisms] at Findmypast - index only ($)
*'''1636-1930''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4262 Rhode Island Birth Index] at Ancestry - index only ($)
*'''1639-1932''': {{RecordSearch|2297208|Rhode Island Town Births Index}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1800-1855''': [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61781/ Rhode Island and Pawtucket, Massachusetts Birth Index] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1819, 1852-1900''': {{RecordSearch|2288409|Rhode Island State Births Index}} at FamilySearch; index & images
<span style="color: black">'''''Marriages'''''</span>
*'''1522-1989''': [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=rhode%20island US Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*'''1724-1916''': {{RecordSearch|1675538|Rhode Island Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only
*'''1851-1920''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4263 Rhode Island Marriages Index] at Ancestry - index only ($)
<span style="color: black">'''''Deaths '''''</span>
*'''1628-1930''': [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/rhode-island-deaths-and-burials-1628-1930 Rhode Island Deaths & Burials] at Findmypast - index only ($)
*'''1630-1930''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4264 Rhode Island Death Index] at Ancestry - index only ($)
*'''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


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For more information on birth, marriage, and death records in STATE, see [[How to Find STATE Birth Records]], [[How to Find STATE Marriage Records]], and [[How to Find STATE Death Records]].
For more information on birth, marriage, and death records in Rhode Island, see [[How to Find Rhode Island Birth Records]], [[How to Find Rhode Island Marriage Records]], and [[How to Find Rhode Island Death Records]].


==Step 3: '''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.==
==Step 3: '''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.==
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'''Obituaries'''<br>
'''Obituaries'''<br>
*'''1980-2014''' {{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/rhodeisland/ Online Rhode Island Death Records &amp; Indexes]
*[http://www.archives.com/GA.aspx?_act=obituaries&aff=90 Archives.com Obituaries for Rhode Island] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/obit/browse.aspx?tp=2&p=42 Newspaper Obituary collection for Rhode Island: about 2003 to 2011] ($)
*[http://obituaries.proquest.com/obitsweb/obits/do/home ProQuest Obituaries for Rhode Island]($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7545 Ancestry.com United States Obituary Collection for Rhode Island] ($)
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/RI/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Rhode Island Obituaries], index
'''Cemeteries'''<br>
'''Cemeteries'''<br>
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]
*{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find a Grave Index}} at FamilySearch - [[Find a Grave Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/ U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current] at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search# BillionGraves]
*{{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] ($)
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*[https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/rhode-island-cemetery-records.htm Rhode Island Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ri/index.htm Rhode Island Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
*[http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/rhode-island-genealogy/rhode_island_cemetery_records.htm Rhode Island Cemetery Records] at [http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/index.html New Horizons Genealogy]
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/2732/rhode-island-historical-cemeteries-1647-2000 Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries] at [https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx American Ancestors] ($)
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70671/ Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008] at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
*[http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/webdatabase.aspx Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Search] at [http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/ Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission]
*[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/stones.html Rhode Island Historical Gravestone Pictures] at [https://rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb.com]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/rhodeisland/rho-isl.html Rhode Island Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/rhodeisland/index.html Online Rhode Island Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=jewish&cemetery-loc=rhode+island&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_42 Jewish Cemeteries in Rhode Island] at [https://www.findagrave.com/ Find-A-Grave]
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/rhode-island-ri/ Rhode Island Jewish Cemetery Project] at [https://iajgscemetery.org/ International Jewish Cemetery Project]
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For more information, see [[STATE Obituaries]] and [[STATE Cemeteries]].
For more information, see [[Rhode Island Obituaries]] and [[Rhode Island Cemeteries]].


==Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants.==
==Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants..==
Records collected and digitized by FamilySearch can all be found through their Historical Images feature.
Records collected and digitized by FamilySearch can all be found through their Historical Images feature.
*[XXXX '''STATE, United States Historical Images, New Version''']  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/beta/search-results?place=341 '''Rhode Island, United States Historical Images, New Version''']  
*[XXXX '''STATE, United States Historical Images, Old Version''']
*[https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?page=1&place=341 '''Rhode Island, United States Historical Images, Old Version''']


==Step 5: Search any other online records listed in STATE Online Genealogy Records.==
==Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Rhode Island Online Genealogy Records.==
The steps given here are intended to list record sources which can most efficiently identify descendants. Many other online records which might or might not mention descendants are listed in the [[STATE Online Genealogy Records|'''STATE Online Genealogy Records''']] page, including '''immigration records, land records, military records, newspapers, and probate records''', and others. These can be records that cover a smaller group within the population, such as men who served in the military, etc.  
The steps given here are intended to list record sources which can most efficiently identify descendants. Many other online records which might or might not mention descendants are listed in the [[Rhode Island Online Genealogy Records|'''Rhode Island Online Genealogy Records''']] page, including '''immigration records, land records, military records, newspapers, and probate records''', and others. These can be records that cover a smaller group within the population, such as men who served in the military, etc.  
*[[STATE Online Genealogy Records|'''STATE Online Genealogy Records''']]
*[[Rhode Island Online Genealogy Records|'''Rhode Island Online Genealogy Records''']]
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