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Welcome to AncestorSpy's description of Genealogical Records for Kent County, Rhode Island.
Our goal is to help you find your ancestors. The table below lists what we have found so far.
Towns and cities in Kent County, Rhode Island:
Coventry,
East Greenwich (county seat),
Warrick, and WestGreenwich.
Kent County, Rhode Island Genealogy
Bristol County was created
June 11, 1750 from Providence
County.
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Census
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
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1790 U.S. Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1800 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1810 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1820 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1830 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 U. S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890 Veterans Schedules
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
Libraries |
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The
Rhode Island Historical Society Library will
launch their online catalog on September 27, 2007. Some of the
Resources are
family histories, vital records, probate records, census, immigration and
naturalization, military records, religious records, cemetery records, city
directories, tax records, phone books, newspapers and periodical, and maps. Patrons
are encouraged to visit the library where microfilm readers and
copy machines are available.
A list of Independent
Researchers is available on their web site. |
World-wide
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. The
catalog lists Rhode Island records by town. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
Map |
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1895
U.S. Atlas (Kent County, Rhode Island) - free online |
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Newspaper |
1892-1895
The Kent County Daily Times Name Index - free online by West Warwick
Public Library
The Kent County Daily Times was first published as The
Pawtuxet Daily Times on July 20, 1892 and is still being published. The West
Warwick Public Library has it on microfilm from the first issue to the
present. When you find your name listed, you can order a photocopy of the
article for a very low fee. To understand the index read
How To Use the
Index. |
Vital Records |
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1636-1850
Vital record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, first series, births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people
- online at Ancestry.com |
West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
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Library |
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The Family History Library is the largest
genealogy library in the world. The catalog of records for
West
Warwick, Kent,
Rhode Island can be viewed online free. Microfilms can be rented, then
viewed at your local
Family History Center. Access is open to everyone. |
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