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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
