Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850

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Vital Record of Rhode, Island, 1636-1850. (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002), (Orig. Pub. Narragansett Historical Publishing Company Providence, RI. James N. Arnold, Vital records of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the
people
, 21 vols., 1891)


In 1891, James N. Arnold began publishing a series of vital records books for the towns of Rhode Island. The series would go on to include church records and newspaper records, ultimately filling twenty-one volumes with information.

These volumes are available for viewing at the NEHGS Research Library, call number REF F78/A75.

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