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Towns and Cities in Washington County, Rhode
Island: Kingstown, Narragansett and
Wickford.
Washington
County, Rhode Island Genealogy
Washington County was created June 3, 1729
from Newport 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. |
1790 U.S. Census
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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 |
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
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1930 U.S. Census
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History
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pub. 1988
The old court house at Kingston where the legislature used to meet when it held sessions in Washington County
- online at Ancestry.com |
Libraries |
Washington Co,, RI
Washington County
Rhode Island USGenWeb - free online
One of the volunteer genealogy internet organizations
is USGenWeb. Volunteer web masters host sites that provide transcribed
genealogy records and other information. |
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State
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 (Washington County, Rhode Island) - free online |
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 |
Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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Cemetery |
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pub. 1909
Inscriptions on the grave-stones in the old churchyard of St. Paul's Narragansett: North Kingston, Rhode Island:
with a record of the inscriptions in the graveyard of the old church at Wickford.
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Church |
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pub. 1988
History of the Episcopal Church in Narragansett, Rhode Island
- online at Ancestry.com |
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History |
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pub. 1904
Narragansett Bay: its historic and romantic associations and picturesque setting.
- online at Ancestry.com |
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pub. 1935
The early history of Narragansett: with an appendix of original documents, many of which are now for the first time published.
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Land |
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1659-1688
Rhode Island Colonial Gleanings: The Records of the Proprietors of the
Narragansett, Otherwise Called the Fones Record, by James N. Arnold. -
book by Heritage Books |
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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
Narragansett 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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Periodical |
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pub. 1884-1885
The Narragansett Historical Register, Volume 5 - book by Heritage Books |
pub. 1889
The Narragansett Historical Register, Volume 7 - book by Heritage Books
Articles include lineages for the Power, Weeden,
Wilcox, Torrey, Hopkines, Arnold, Ballou, Potter and Farnham families as
well as other historical papers. |
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pub. 1884-1885
The Narragansett Historical Register, Volume 8 - book by Heritage Books |
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