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Rhode Island - Established May 29, 1790 - State Capital: Providence

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Biographies (29) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Abraham Lincoln, lawyer
Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography
Archive.org
Biographical Review
Bristol, Rhode Island a town biography
Charles D'Wolf of Guadaloupe, his ancestors and descendants being a complete genealogy of the Rhode Island D'Wolfs, the descendants of Simon De Wolf, with their common descent from Balthasar De Wolf, of Lyme, Conn. (1668) with a biographical introduction and appendices on the Nova Scotian De Wolfs
Dictionary of National Biography Vol. 1-63 and supplements
Directory of Open Access Journals
Historical and genealogical record of the descendants as far as known of Richard and Joan Borden who settled in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, May 1638 with historical and biographical sketches of some of their descendants
Jews in America
Library of Congress
List of members of the First Baptist Church in Providence, R.I. with biographical sketches of the pastors
Memoirs of the Wilkinson family in America comprising genealogical and biographical sketches of Lawrance Wilkinson of Providence, R.I., Edward Wilkinson of New Milford, Conn., John Wilkinson of Attleborough, Mass., Daniel Wilkinson of Columbia Co., N.Y. andc. andc. andc., and their descendants from 1645-1868
Men of progress biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations
Midwest Genealogy Center suggested links
NARA Archival Research Catalog
New England Families Genealogical and Memorial
New England Historical Genealogical Register
Perkins Research Biographical Sketches
Randall Lewis of Hopkinton, Rhode Island and Delaware County, New York and some of his descendants a biographical and genealogical record
Stephen Hopkins, a Rhode Island statesman a study in the political history of the eighteenth century
The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy
The American Genealogist Magazine Vol 1-85
The Ladd family a genealogical and biographical memoir of the descendants of Daniel Ladd, of Haverhill, Mass., Joseph Ladd, of Portsmouth, R.I., John Ladd, of Burlington, N.J., John Ladd, of Charles City Co., Va
The diary of Thomas Vernon a loyalist, banished from Newport by the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1776 with notes
Who's Who in America
William Almy of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1630, Joris Janssen de Rapaljé of Fort Orange (Albany), New Amsterdam and Brooklyn, 1623
William Coddington in Rhode Island colonial affairs an historical inquiry
Your Ancestors Magazine
Cemetery Records (8) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Census Records (11) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Church Records (42) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
175th anniversary of the organization of the United Congregational Church Little Compton, R.I. celebrated June 2d, 1880
A discourse delivered at the dedication of the new church edifice of the Baptist Church and Society in Warren, R.I. May 8, 1845
A history of the Unitarian Church in Newport, Rhode Island
A sermon preached November 26, 1829 being the day of Thanksgiving containing a history of the origin and growth of the Second Baptist Church in Newport (R.I.)
American Baptist Historical Society
American Catholic Historical Society
An account of the churches in Rhode Island
An historical discourse delivered at the celebration of the second centennial anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Providence November 7, 1839
An historical discourse delivered in St. John's Church, Providence, R.I. on St. Barnabas's Day, June, 11, 1872, in commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the parish
An historical discourse delivered on the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the First Congregational Church in Providence, R.I. and the ordination of Josiah Cotton, the first minister Sunday evening, Nov 1, 1878
An historical sermon on the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of the foundation of St. John's Church in Providence St. Barnabas' Day, June, 11, 1922
An old New England meeting house a sermon
An old church in a new world a sermon, commemorative of the two hundredth anniversary of the founding of the First Congregational Church in Providence
Annals of Trinity Church Newport, Rhode Island, 1698-1821
Centennial of the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in America, (formerly Ref. Prot. Dutch Church) 1784-1884
Directory of churches and religious organizations of Rhode Island
Discourse delivered in the First Baptist Meeting House Providence, Sunday morning, May 28, 1865, ninety years after its first dedication
Discourses comprising a history of the First Congregational Church in Providence
Early American Churches
Hand-book of the High Street Congregational Church, Providence, R.I. containing the constitution, confession of faith, covenant, rules, officers, calendar, list of members and items of history
Historical discourse delivered in St. Mark's Church, Warren, R.I. Sunday evening, November 10, 1878, being the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the parish
Historical discourse in commemoration of the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of the dedication of the First Baptist Meeting-House Providence, R.I., Sunday, May 27, 1900
Historical sketch of the Baptist Church in Exeter, Rhode Island (Chestnut Hill) prepared for the one hundredth anniversary of the meeting house, dedicated October 4th, 1838 owing to the hurricane September 21st, 1938, the rededication was postponed 1938-1939
Historical sketch of the Narragansett Baptist Association Rhode Island, 1860-1884
Historical sketches of the First Congregational Church Bristol, R.I., 1687-1872
Historical sketches of the churches of Warwick, Rhode Island
History of the Episcopal Church in Narragansett, Rhode Island including a history of the other Episcopal churches in the state
Inscriptions on the grave-stones in the old churchyard of St. Paul's Narragansett North Kingstown, Rhode Island with a record of the inscriptions in the graveyard of the old church at Wickford
List of members of the First Baptist Church in Providence, R.I. with biographical sketches of the pastors
Midwest Genealogy Center suggested links
Providence Church Records
Providence Town and Church
Rhode Island Friends and Ministers
Seekonk (and East Providence), Pawtucket and Newman Congregational Church
The American Genealogist Magazine Vol 1-85
The Catholic Church in Rhode Island
The First Church in Providence not the oldest of the Baptists in America
The centennial discourse on the one hundredth anniversary of the First Baptist Church, Warren, R.I. November 15, 1864
The first hundred years Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist Church, Westerly, Rhode Island, 1840-1940
The origin and progress of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Warren, R.I. including notices of many clergymen and others who have contributed to its planting and growth
The twentieth anniversary of the Pilgrim Congregational Church, Providence, R.I. sermons
Westerly (Rhode Island) and its witnesses for two hundred and fifty years, 1626-1876 including Charlestown, Hopkinton, and Richmond, until their separate organization, with the principal points of their subsequent history
Immigration Records (13) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
African-American Collections
Chinese Heritage (National Archives)
Cornell Making of America Digital Library
FindMyPast
Leonard Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic & Gulf Ports, 1820-1874
Markings on the Manifest's Left Margin
New England Families Genealogical and Memorial
New England Historical Genealogical Register
On the Trail of the Immigrant
Passengers and immigrants to America
Ship Passenger Lists and Records Online
The Great Migration - Colonial America
Where to find passenger lists
Local Histories (116) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
A Modern city Providence, Rhode Island and its activities
A brief history of the town of Glocester, Rhode Island preceded by a sketch of the territory while a part of Providence
A discourse delivered at Providence, August 5, 1836 in commemoration of the first settlement of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, being the second centennial anniversary of the settlement of Providence
A guide to Providence River and Narragansett Bay from Providence to Newport in which all the towns, villages, islands and important objects on both sides are named in order, with an account of the prominent historic incidents connected with them
A hand-book of Newport and Rhode Island
A historical discourse delivered on the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the planting of Providence
A history of Barrington, Rhode Island
A history of Company A of the Young Republican Regiment of Providence, R.I. in connection with the presidential campaign of 1880
A plea for progress enforced and illustrated by a short dissertation on the habits and characteristics of the Rhode Island clam
Additions and corrections to the first series of Rhode Island historical tracts with an index to the same
Addresses and poem in commemoration of the Captain Michael Pierce fight, March 26, 1676 memorial services at Central Falls, Rhode Island, October 15, 1904 dedication of monument, September 21, 1907
American Association for State and Local History
American Library Association (ALA)
An Address Delivered by William P. Sheffield, Before the Rhode Island Historical Society, in Providence, February, 7, A.D., 1882
An Historical address and poem delivered at the centennial celebration of the incorporation of the town of Barrington, June 17, 1870 with an historical appendix
An Historical sketch of the Sisters of Mercy of Saint Francis Xavier's Convent Providence, Rhode Island, 1851-March twelfth-1901
An historical discourse delivered at the celebration of the second centennial anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Providence November 7, 1839
An historical sketch of Middletown, R.I. from its organization in 1743, to the centennial year, 1876
An old New England meeting house a sermon
Annals of Centerdale in the town of North Providence, Rhode Island its past and present, 1636-1909
Annals of the town of Providence from its first settlement to the organization of the city government in June, 1832
Archival and Manuscript Repositories in the United States
Archive.org
Biographical Review
Burrillville, as it was, and it is (Rhode Island)
Celebration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the settlement of the town of Bristol, Rhode Island September 24th, A.D. 1880
Chronicling America
Colonial families of the United States of America, Vol. VI
Cornell Making of America Digital Library
Early recollections of Newport, R.I. from the year 1793 to 1811
FamilySearch
Four papers delivered before the Westerly Historical Society of Westerly, Rhode Island during the years 1915, 1916, and a list of the members
Gleanings from the judicial history of Rhode Island
Historic Map Works
History of Methodism in Providence, Rhode Island from its introduction in 1787 to 1867
History of Newport County, Rhode Island from the year 1638 to the year 1887, including the settlement of its towns, and their subsequent progress illustrated
History of Providence County, Rhode Island
History, Genealogy, and Archives: Databases and E-Resources
Homestead of Lieut. Governor William West, Scituate, Rhode Island house erected 1775
Industries and wealth of the principal points in Rhode Island being city of Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Woonsocket, Newport, Narragansett Pier, Bristol and Westerly
Internet Public Library: History
Inventory of the town and city archives of Rhode Island
Inventory of the town and city archives of Rhode Island, no. 4. Providence County
JSTOR Journals and Books online
King's pocket-book of Providence, R.I
Library of Congress
Life on the Frontier for the Williams Family
List of persons, copartnerships, and corporations assessed in the city tax ordered by the city council of the city of Providence for the year 1872
Map of the United States in 1800
Memoir concerning the French settlements and French settlers in the colony of Rhode Island
Memoirs of the Rhode Island bar
Midwest Genealogy Center suggested links
Misinterpretation of providence a discourse delivered at Marblehead, December, 1846, on the disasters at sea, Sept. 19, 1846
Negroes on the island of Rhode Island
New England Families Genealogical and Memorial
New England Historical Genealogical Register
New England in Albany
North Providence centennial - A report of the celebration at Pawtucket, North Providence, of the one hundredth anniversary 1865 with matters of local interest
Now and then in Providence Township, 1700-1976
Officers, boards and commissions of Rhode Island
Official gazetteer of Rhode Island
Official souvenir and program Rhode Island Old Home Week
Old Providence a collection of facts and traditions relating to various buildings and sites of historic interest in Providence
Opening of the Hazard Memorial Peace Dale, Rhode Island, 1891, the 90th anniversary of the birth of Rowland Gibson Hazard
Oration delivered at the dedication of the Providence County Court House December 18, 1877
Providence Church Records
Providence Town and Church
Providence illustrated a historical discourse
Randall Lewis of Hopkinton, Rhode Island and Delaware County, New York and some of his descendants a biographical and genealogical record
Re-union of the sons and daughters of Newport, R.I. August 23, 1859
Reminiscences of the Rhode Island bar
Report on the archives of Rhode Island
Rhode Island Historical Society sketch of its history, with list of papers read at its stated meetings
Rhode Island History digital collection
Rhode Island boundaries 1636-1936
Rhode Island court records records of the Court of Trials of the Colony of Providence Plantations, 1647-1662
Rhode Island in the colonial wars a list of Rhode Island soldiers and sailors in King George's war, 1740-1748
Rhode Island privateers in King George's war 1739-1748
Roger Williams of Providence
Seekonk (and East Providence), Pawtucket and Newman Congregational Church
Semi-centennial of the Providence Journal January 3, 1870
Seventeenth century place-names of Providence plantations 1636-1700
Ships and shipmasters of old Providence a brief account of some of the famous merchants, sea captains and ships of the past, together with reminiscences of a few notable voyages made in Providence ships
Sketches of Rhode Island physicians deceased prior to 1850
Some account of the bills of credit or paper money of Rhode Island from the first issue in 1710, to the final issue, 1786
Some papers delivered before the Westerly Historical Society of Westerly, Rhode Island during the years 1916-1927, and a list of the members and committees as of January, 1927
Some papers delivered before the Westerly Historical Society of Westerly, Rhode Island during the years 1927-1932, and a list of the officers, members and committees for the year 1932-1933
Some papers delivered before the Westerly Historical Society of Westerly, Rhode Island during the years 1940-1954
South county studies of some eighteenth century persons, places and conditions in that portion of Rhode Island called Narragansett
Southern Historical Association
Souvenir of the centennial anniversary of Washington's inauguration, April 30, 1789, as first president of the United States the birth of the American republic with the program of ceremonies
Tales of an old sea port a general sketch of the history of Bristol, Rhode Island
Tax lists of the town of Providence during the administration of Sir Edmund Andros and his council, 1686-1689 together with a list of names of all males sixteen years of age and upwards residing in the town of Providence in August, 1688 and liable for a poll tax
The American Genealogist Magazine Vol 1-85
The Centennial celebration of the Battle of Rhode Island at Portsmouth, R.I., 1878
The Hundredth milestone a few pages of Rhode Island history suggested by the coming of the one hundredth anniversary of the Blackstone Canal National Bank of Providence, Rhode Island, 1831-1931
The Irish vanguard of Rhode Island
The New-England Royalls
The controversy touching the Old Stone Mill in the town of Newport, Rhode Island
The diary of Thomas Vernon a loyalist, banished from Newport by the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1776 with notes
The early records of the town of Providence
The history of Warren, Rhode Island, in the War of the Revolution, 1776-1783
The history of Warwick, Rhode Island from its settlement in 1642 to 1875
The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
The life and recollections of John Howland late president of the Rhode Island Historical Society
The old court house at Kingston where the legislature used to meet when it held sessions in Washington County built in the year of independence one
The past and the present Narragansett sea and shore an illustrated guide to Providence, Newport, Narragansett Pier, Block Island, Watch Hill, Rocky Point, Silver Spring, and all the famous sea-side resorts of Rhode Island, with a map of Narragansett Bay
The planting and growth of Providence illustrated in the gradual accumulation of the materials for domestic comfort, the means of internal communication and the development of local industries
The progress of Providence a centennial address to the citizens of Providence, R.I
Three papers delivered before the Westerly Historical Society of Westerly, Rhode Island during the years 1913 to 1915 with record of organization, a copy of charter and a list of the members
Town and city government in Providence
Views of Newport, R.I. and the neighbourhood
Visits of the Northmen to Rhode Island
Westerly (Rhode Island) and its witnesses for two hundred and fifty years, 1626-1876 including Charlestown, Hopkinton, and Richmond, until their separate organization, with the principal points of their subsequent history
Western History Association
Your Ancestors Magazine
Maps (11) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Marriage Records (19) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Military Records (40) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
A history of Company A of the Young Republican Regiment of Providence, R.I. in connection with the presidential campaign of 1880
American Military Records
An historical inquiry concerning the attempt to raise a regiment of slaves by Rhode Island during the War of the Revolution
Biographical Review
Civil War Corporal's Pay
Civil War Music
Civil War Preservation Trust
Civil War Soldiers Index 1861-1865
Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century
Dedication of the Massasoit Memorial at Warren, Rhode Island, October nineteenth, nineteen hundred and seven
Faces of the Civil War
Facts about the Civil War
FamilySearch
Forty-six months with the Fourth R.I. Volunteers in the War of 1861 to 1865 comprising a history of the marches, battles, and camp life
HeritageQuest
HeritageQuest Census Records
HeritageQuest Revolutionary War Records
History, Genealogy, and Archives: Databases and E-Resources
Library of Congress
Midwest Genealogy Center suggested links
National Archives Military Records
Naval Historical Foundation
New England Historical Genealogical Register
Official Army Register for 1863
Portraits of Named Civil War Enlisted Men
Proceedings at the dedication of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Providence to which is appended a list of the deceased soldiers and sailors whose names are sculptured upon the monument
Providence Revolutionary Rolls and Newspapers
Recollections of the Civil War
Rhode Island in the colonial wars a list of Rhode Island soldiers and sailors in King George's war, 1740-1748
Rhode Island privateers in King George's war 1739-1748
Soldiers in King Philip's war
The American Revolution
The Centennial celebration of the Battle of Rhode Island at Portsmouth, R.I., 1878
The Fourteenth Regiment Rhode Island Heavy Artillery (Colored) in the War to Preserve the Union, 1861-1865
The Muster rolls of three companies enlisted by the colony of Rhode Island in May, 1746, for an expedition against Canada proposed by Great Britain
The history of Warren, Rhode Island, in the War of the Revolution, 1776-1783
U.S. Register of Army Enlistments (1798-1914)
Veterans History Project
World War I Draft Registration Cards
World War II Draft Registration Cards
Native American (6) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Newspapers (14) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Photos & Illustrations (8) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Vital Records (51) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Births in Providence 1851-1870
Births in Providence 1871-1880
Births in Providence 1881-1890
Births in Providence 1891-1900 part 1
Births in Providence 1891-1900 part 2
Births in Providence 1901-1910 part 1
Births in Providence 1901-1910 part 2
Births in Providence 1911-1920 Letters A-K
Births in Providence 1911-1920 Letters K-Z
Births in Providence 1921-1930 part 2 Letters K-Z
Births in Providence 1931-1935
Cemetery Records
Deaths in Providence 1851-1870
Deaths in Providence 1881-1890
Deaths in Providence 1891-1900
Deaths in Providence 1901-1910 part 1
Deaths in Providence 1901-1910 part 2
Deaths in Providence 1921-1930 part 2 Letters A-L
Deaths in Providence 1921-1930 part 2 Letters L-Z
Deaths in the Providence Journal and Gazette 1762-1830
FamilySearch
Marriages in Providence 1851-1870
Marriages in Providence 1891-1900
Marriages in Providence 1901-1910 part 1
Marriages in Providence 1901-1910 part 2
Marriages in Providence 1921-1930 part 1 Letters A-K
Marriages in Providence 1921-1930 part 2 Letters K-Z
Marriages in Providence 1931-1935
Midwest Genealogy Center suggested links
New England Families Genealogical and Memorial
New England Historical Genealogical Register
Newport County Births, Marriages and Deaths
Providence Church Records
Providence County Births, Marriages and Deaths
Providence Gazette Marriages 1762-1825
Providence Gazette Marriages and Deaths
Providence Marriages
Providence Marriages and Deaths
Providence Marriages from Multiple Newspapers
Providence Town and Church
Rhode Island Deaths
Rhode Island Marriages and Deaths
Rhode Island Marriages and Deaths (continued)
Rhode Island Vital Records
Rhode Island Vital Records 1896
Seekonk (and East Providence), Pawtucket and Newman Congregational Church
Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
The American Genealogist Magazine Vol 1-85
Vital Records of Providence, Rhode Island
Vital record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, first series, births, marriages and deaths a family register for the people
Washington County Births, Marriages and Deaths
Wills (Loading)
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American History & Genealogy
A godchild of Washington a picture of the past
Abraham Lincoln, lawyer
American Ancestors Jewish Heritage Center
American Association for State and Local History
American Catholic Historical Society
American Historical Association
American Jewish Historical Society
American Studies Electronic Crossroads
Archival and Manuscript Repositories in the United States
Civil War Soldiers Index 1861-1865
Coastal Georgia Genealogical Society
Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century
Cumberland County Affidavits and Estate Inventories of Revolutionary War Pension Applicants
Curt Teich Postcard Archives Digital Collection
Emigrants from Scotland to America, 1774-1775 copied from a loose bundle of Treasury papers in the Public Record Office, London, England
Facts about the Civil War
Famous Mayflower Descendants
Final Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory
Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871
FultonHistory online newspapers and postcards
Genealogy, A Journal of American Ancestry
Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790
Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790. Records of the state enumerations, 1782 to 1785
History Channel
History of Pike County, Illinois
History of Science Society
History, Genealogy, and Archives: Databases and E-Resources
Internet Public Library: History
Latin American Network Information Center
Linkpendium's State by State Search Engine
Lost amid the fogs sketches of life in Newfoundland, England's ancient colony
National Archives and Records Administration
National Endowment for the Humanities
Native American Genealogy Books for Sale
Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
Organization of American Historians
Portraits of Native American Indians
Ray's Place - New England Genealogy and much more
Registers of the Huguenot Society of America
Society of American Archivists
Soldiers of the Civil War
Southern Historical Association
Souvenir of the centennial anniversary of Washington's inauguration, April 30, 1789, as first president of the United States the birth of the American republic with the program of ceremonies
The American Monthly Magazine
The narrative of Colonel David Fanning (A Tory in the Revolutionary war with Great Britain), giving an account of his adventures in North Carolina from 1775 to 1783
Twenty Years among our hostile Indians
U.S. Navy Personnel Research Guide
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Veterans History Project
Western History Association
WorldConnect
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3 of my ancestors married in Rhode Island:

2 of my ancestors buried in Rhode Island

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Cemetery
Damaris Westcott
DECKER
Newport
Arnold Burying Ground
Gov. Benedict Arnold
DECKER
Newport
Arnold Burying Ground

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