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Adoptee Rights Law Center - Rhode Island

Summary of the laws in this state for adoptees and their original birth certificates.

Ancestors at Rest - Death Records for Rhode Island

Coffin plates, funeral cards, death cards, wills, memorial cards, cemeteries, vital stats, obituaries, church records, family bibles, cenotaphs and tombstone inscriptions.

Ancestry.com - Search Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Including baptisms, christenings, divorces, burials, cemeteries and obituaries. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Archives.com - Search For Rhode Island Death Records $

Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

Archives.com - Search For Rhode Island Divorce Records $

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Archives.com - Search For Rhode Island Marriage Records $

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Arnold's Rhode Island Vital Records

Links for all 21 volumes of James N. Arnold's Vital Records of Rhode Island with a full table of contents.

FamilySearch - Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914 ^FREE

Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Rhode Island compiled from a variety of sources including family and church and civil records. The index is not complete for any particular place or region. Many records predate Rhode Island statehood.

FamilySearch - Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950 ^FREE

Name index to death and burial records from the state of Rhode Island. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 846,069 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

FamilySearch - Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916 ^FREE

Name index to marriage records from the state of Rhode Island. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 235,690 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

FamilySearch Wiki - Rhode Island Vital Records

An overview of vital records for this state and information for getting them by mail or online.

Online Rhode Island Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

A Genealogy Records Guide by Joe Beine.

Polish American Marriage Database

The Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast has posted a Polish-American Marriage Database on their website. This database contains the names of couples of Polish origin who were married in select locations in the Northeast United States. The information was taken from marriage records, newspaper marriage announcements, town reports, parish histories or information submitted by Society members. The time period generally covered by these lists is 1892-1940. It includes the States of Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont. Connecticut and Jersey City, NJ will be added at a later date. Please read the introduction before using this database for a complete description of its contents.

Search Free James N. Arnold Collection of Rhode Island Vital Records Online: 1636-1850

Search Free James N. Arnold Collection of Rhode Island Vital Records: 1636-1850, including birth, marriage and death records online.

USGenWeb Archives

Vital Records US - Rhode Island Vital Records

Information and guidelines on acquiring vital records information in the United States. Includes state and county contact and pricing information.

VitalChek Network - Rhode Island

vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Rhode Island

Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.

Where to Write for Vital Records - Rhode Island

From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).