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| === Rhode Island Research Strategies ===
| | == Rhode Island Research Strategies == |
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| Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Rhode Island<br> | | Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Rhode Island<br> |
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| *[[How to Find Rhode Island Death Records|How to find Rhode Island Death Records]] | | *[[How to Find Rhode Island Death Records|How to find Rhode Island Death Records]] |
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| === Rhode Island Research Tips ===
| | == Rhode Island Research Tips == |
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| These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Rhode Island. | | These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Rhode Island:<br> |
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| | '''Birth and Death information:'''<br> |
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| | *'''''Statewide registration:''''' Birth and Death records in Rhode Island on the state level start in 1853 and registration was generally complied with by 1915. |
| | *'''''Town Records:''''' Town records starting as early as the 1630s included information about birth, marriage, and death. |
| | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Connecticut Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Connecticut. |
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| | '''Substitute Records:''' |
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| | *'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event. |
| | *'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help verify information. |
| | *'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Connecticut Substitute Records|Connecticut Substitute Records]] for more information. |
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| | '''Finding Parents:''' |
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| | *'''''Death records:''''' Death records often include information about the deceased's birth and parents. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. |
| | *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Connecticut Newspapers]] and [[Connecticut Obituaries]] for more information. |
| | *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Connecticut Church Records]] for more information. |
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| | *'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Connecticut Census|Connecticut Census Records]] for more information. |
| | *'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. |
| | *'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. |
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| *'''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 For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
| | == Further Rhode Island Research == |
| *'''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. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Rhode Island death records]]
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| *'''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. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
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| === Rhode Island Record Finder ===
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| 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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| *[[How to Find Rhode Island Birth Records|Birth records]]
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| *[[How to Find Rhode Island Death Records|Death records]]
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| *[[Rhode Island Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Rhode Island Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| *[[Rhode Island Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[How to Find Rhode Island Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
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| *[[Rhode Island Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Rhode Island Probate Records|Probate records]]
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| *[[How to Find Rhode Island Death Records|Death Records]]
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| *[[How to Find Rhode Island Birth Records|Birth records]]
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| *[[Rhode Island Census|Census]]
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| *[[Rhode Island Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| === Further Rhode Island Research ===
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| *'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Rhode Island Record Finder]].''' | | *'''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|'''Rhode Island Online Genealogy Records.''']] | | *For online record collections, go to [[Rhode Island Online Genealogy Records|'''Rhode Island Online Genealogy Records.''']] |
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| {{FSC|216515|item|disp=Ralph J. Crandall. ed. ''Genealogical Research in New England.'' Baltimore,Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. FS Library 974 D27gr}} | | {{FSC|216515|item|disp=Ralph J. Crandall. ed. ''Genealogical Research in New England.'' Baltimore,Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. FS Library 974 D27gr}} |
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| [[Category:Rhode Island Research Strategies]] | | [[Category:Rhode Island Research Strategies]] |
| [[Category:United States Research Strategies]] | | [[Category:United States Research Strategies]] |
| [[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | | [[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] |