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US TERRITORY OR
COLONY SETTLED
1636

STATEHOOD
1790

AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
(OR SIMILAR)
Colonial, 1730, 1747, 1774, 1777, 1782;
State, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1905, 1915, 1925, 1936

FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS
1790

PUBLIC-LAND OR
STATE-LAND STATE
State

BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
BEGIN
1853

MARRIAGE RECORDS
BEGIN
1853

CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS
Rhode Island Department of Health
Office of Vital Records
3 Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-2811