RI State Archives - cheapest & easiest - You can request by email, but they will send the document by regular mail along with a bill. 15 cents for non certified, 2.00 for certified. Just fill out the form below and email it to reference@sec.state.ri.us Lisa Kenneth S. Carlson Reference Archivist Rhode Island State Archives 337 Westminster Street Providence, R.I. 02903 401-222-2353 401-222-3199 VITAL RECORDS ORDER GUIDELINES 1. All requests must be made on a Vital Records Order Form. 2. Only one type of record (e.g., birth, marriage, or death) for one name may be requested on a Form. 3. No more than two Vital Records Order Forms may be submitted at one time. Please wait for our response before sending further requests. 4. All requests for vital records must include an approximate date for the birth, marriage, or death sought. If you are unsure of the date, we ask that you include a five year period for the search (e.g., 1870-1875) as well as any information that will assist, such as parents' names, town/city of residence, etc. 5. Requests for vital records before 1853 must include the name of the city or town since no statewide index exists to facilitate a search of the early town records. 6. Photocopies of records will be provided at a cost of $.15 per page. Certified copies of state records (births, marriages, deaths recorded from 1853) can be provided at a cost of $2.00 per record. Requests for certification of pre-1853 vital records must be directed to the city or town that holds the original record. ****PLEASE DO NOT SEND MONEY**** **** YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED OF ANY CHARGES*** Note: Rhode Island General Laws stipulate that all records of birth and marriage are closed for a period of one-hundred (100) years. Death records are restricted for a period of fifty (50) years. Records of birth, marriage, and death available at the State Archives are as follows: Town Vitals: Prior to 1853 - microfilm copies only. Original records are maintained by the individual cities and towns. Births and Marriages: 1853-1901 (statewide index available) Deaths: 1853-1951 (statewide index available) Requests for copies of statewide filings of births and marriages after 1901 and deaths after 1951 must be requested from the Department of Health, Division of Vital Records, Three Capitol Hill, Providence, R.I. 02908 (401-222-2812) ****THIS FORM MAY BE COPIED**** VITAL RECORDS ORDER FORM Type of Record: _____ Birth _____ Marriage _____ Death (Select only one) _____ photocopy (.15/pg.) _______ certified copy ($2.00) Name of Individual Sought: First:__________________ Middle: ______________ Last:___________ Date of Birth/Marriage/Death: __________________________________ Place of event: _____________________________________________ Parents' Names: ____________________________________________ Spouse: __________________________________________________ Your Name: ___________________________ Address: ______________________________ _____________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "AHarney" <aharney@exis.net> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 9:28 AM Subject: [RIGENWEB] RI Vital Records... > Thanks for the responses. I used familysearch.org for the marriage. The > others were random notes from the Ancestry CD that I used as a reference > only. > > On the marriage from familysearch.org: It is interesting to take the batch > number that is referred to and look through all the marriages (in this case) > of the period! Many!! > > For example the batch number on this marriage is M501992. If you click on > that number it goes to a search for just that batch or part of the film, and > returns all entries. One part is Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island computer > printout ; marriages, 1851-1882. > > Film or fiche number 0925491 > > Births, marriages, deaths 1649-1883 Warwick > > This includes what is now West Warwick - and the early emigrant mill > workers, and their children. They are not completely alpa listed, and the > spellings are creative! > > PATRICK CONLY > Marriages: > Spouse: MARY KEELEY > Marriage: 22 JUL 1855 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island > > I have a Patrick and Mary and wonder if this is the lady. Time is right. > Hoping her name is Kiely and not Kelly! Where do I find more info on this > marriage...parents / witnesses? > > Cheers, > Ann >