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    THE PLANTATION STATE

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    The state of Rhode Island was established as part of the United States on May 29, 1790, making it the 13rd to join the union. Rhode Island ranks 50th in size8 with 1,045 sq. miles of land, and Providence is the largest city. Rhode Island also ranks 43rd in population8 with 1,048,319 residents (2000 est.), and Providence is the state capital. The official bird of Rhode Island is the Rhode Island Red, and the official flower is the Violet.

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  • Bristol
  • Kent
  • Newport
  • Providence
  • Washington

     Transcribed Resources
  • R. I. Society of Colonial Wars 1909 Members
  • Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Database Index
  • Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850, by James N. Arnold

     Newspapers & ObituariesADD NEW LISTING  
  • The Brown Daily Herald
  • The Cowl

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     Census Records
  • Rhode Island U.S. Census (1900 - 1930)

     Local History ($) from Arcadia Publishing
  • All Aboard: The History Of Mass Transportation In Rhode Island
  • America's Cup (Images of America)

     Subscription Databases ($) from Ancestry.com
  • Rhode Island Census, 1774
  • Rhode Island Pensioners, 1835
  • Rhode Island Census, 1740-1890
  • Rhode Island Colonial War Servicemen, 1740-62
  • Rhode Island Births, 1636-1930
  • Rhode Island Marriages, 1636-1930
  • Rhode Island Deaths, 1630-1930
  • Rhode Island Business Directory, 1874
  • A gazetteer of the states of Connecticut and Rhode-Island
  • Rhode Island in the colonial wars
  • The Muster rolls of three companies enlisted by the colony of Rhode Isla
  • Official gazetteer of Rhode Island
  • Report on the archives of Rhode Island
  • New index to the civil and military lists of Rhode Island
  • Rhode Island court records
  • The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
  • Negroes on the island of Rhode Island

     Related Web Sites
  • Links to Rhode Island
  • RootsWeb Resources for Rhode Island
  • GenForum Queries for Rhode Island
  • Rhode Island USGenWeb FTP Archive
  • Rhode Island Genealogy Lookup Volunteers
  • Cyndi's List: Rhode Island

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  • Massachusetts & Rhode Island: 1864 Map
  • Rhode Island - State Fact Sheet
  • Rhode Island Passenger Lists

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    8 Statistics obtained from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

     

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