Rhode Island State Vital Records Office

Rhode Island Dept of Health 3 Capitol Hill, Rm. 101 Providence, RI 02908-5097 (401) 222-2811

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Family History Center
Church Latter Day Saints
1000 Narragansett Blvd
Warwick RI, 02888
(401) 463-8150

The Family History Center has all vital records on microfilm from the colonial times to the present except divorce records, Arnold's Vital Record of Rhode Island

Rhode Island State Archives
337 Westminster Street
Providence, RI, 02903

The repository maintains the original statewide manuscript filings for birth and marriage records that are over 100 years old (since 1853) and death records that are over 50 years old (since 1853). Alphabetical indices for these records include 1852 - 1900 (birth and marriage); 1853 - 1945 (deaths). Additionally, there are also original reported out-of-state deaths recordings for the period 1900 - 1948 (alphabetical index available) and records of delayed birth filings, 1846 - 1898 (index available). Aside from these original manuscripts the archives also maintains an extensive collection of pre-1852, municipal vital record filings (microfilm copies) dating from the earliest recordings in Providence, Westerly, Protsmouth, etc.
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  Record		Cost	Dates	Ordering
  Birth		$20.00	1899 to present	Order Online	Mail Order
  	Please be advised that in most cases you will receive your records more quickly from the City andTown locations than from the State Dept of Health
  Death		$20.00	1949 to present	Order Online	Mail Order
  	Please be advised that in most cases you will receive your records more quickly from the City andTown locations than from the State Dept of Health Click here to search the Social Security Death Index
  Marriage		$20.00	1899 to present	Order Online	Mail Order
  	Please be advised that in most cases you will receive your records more quickly from the City andTown locations than from the State Dept of Health
  Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce			since colonial periods	Order Online
  	Contact town clerk's office in the town where the event occurred. Click here to search the Social Security Death Index
  Birth & Marriage Death			1853 - 1898 1853 - 1948	Order Online
  	Rhode Island State Archives Click here to search the Social Security Death Index
  Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce			1853 - ~1900	Order Online
  	Rhode Island Historical Society 121 Hope Street Providence, RI 02906 (401)331-8575 Has computerized indexes of marriages and deaths to 1900. Click here to search the Social Security Death Index
  Divorce			prior to 1962
  	RI Supreme Court Judicial Records Center
  Divorce			1962 to present
  	Family Court Garrahy Judicial Complex 1 Dorrance Plaza Providence, RI  02903
  Census			1790 through 1930	Search U.S. Federal Census Records Online

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Index to Rhode Island County & Town Vital Records Offices

For vital records dating back to Colonial times, contact town clerk's office in the town where the event occurred. For court and census records contact the County Office.

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