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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Rhode Island Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Rhode Island. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Rhode Island Research Strategies

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Rhode Island

Rhode Island Research Tips

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Rhode Island.

Birth information: State wide registration of births in Rhode Island began in 1853. Earlier birth records dating back to 1636 were kept by the towns. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: State wide registration of deaths in Rhode Island began in 1853. Earlier death records dating back to 1636 were kept by the towns. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Rhode Island death records
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Rhode Island Record Finder

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Rhode Island Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) (after 1906)	Biography History

Further Rhode Island Research

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Rhode Island Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to Rhode Island Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on Rhode Island, including research at the county level, visit the Rhode Island page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the Rhode Island record collections at FamilySearch.

Ralph J. Crandall. ed. Genealogical Research in New England. Baltimore,Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. FS Library 974 D27gr

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-=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
+=== Rhode Island Record Finder  ===
-This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Rhode Island Record Finder]].'''
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 Birth information
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Rhode Island Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find Rhode Island Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Rhode Island Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Church Records|Church records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Rhode Island Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Rhode Island Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Bible Records|Bible records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[How to Find Rhode Island Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Rhode Island Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Bible Records|Bible records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Church Records|Church records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Probate Records|Probate records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Death information
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Rhode Island Death Records|Death Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Rhode Island Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Rhode Island Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Bible Records|Bible Records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Parents
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Rhode Island Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find Rhode Island Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Rhode Island Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Rhode Island Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Church Records|Church records]]
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Rhode Island Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+*[[Rhode Island, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Maiden name
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Rhode Island Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Rhode Island Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Probate Records|Probate records]]
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Immigration date
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Rhode Island Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Rhode Island Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Rhode Island Census|Census]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Rhode Island Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Rhode Island Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[Rhode Island History|History]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Naturalization
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Rhode Island Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Rhode Island Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Court Records|Court Records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Voting Records|Voting Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Rhode Island Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Rhode Island Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Physical description
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Rhode Island Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
+*[[Rhode Island Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Rhode Island Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[Rhode Island History|History]]
 |}
-=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
+=== Further Rhode Island Research  ===
-*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Rhode Island Record Finder]].'''
-*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For online record collections, go to [[Rhode Island Online Genealogy Records|'''Rhode Island Online Genealogy Records.''']]
-*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*For more research on Rhode Island, including research at the county level, visit the [[Rhode Island, United States Genealogy|'''Rhode Island''']] page on the Research Wiki.
-*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/24?region=United%20States%20of%20America Rhode Island record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/24?region=United%20States%20of%20America Rhode Island record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
-[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216515 Ralph J. Crandall. ed. ''Genealogical Research in New England.'' Baltimore,Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. FHL 974 D27gr]
+[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216515 Ralph J. Crandall. ed. ''Genealogical Research in New England.'' Baltimore,Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. FS Library 974 D27gr]
 [[Category:Rhode Island Research Strategies]]
 [[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
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