One of my favorite things to do at a local library is to use the index books of Providence Births, Marriages and Deaths that span the period 1850 – 1935+. The indices give a volume and page number for the entry in the Providence city records. If the record is from before 1900, I am usually able to find the record on microfilm at the historical society. If not, it would have to be obtained directly from the city of Providence.
Lately I have been finding some of these volumes online as pdf’s. I have not found them all but I thought they might be useful, in some cases, anyway.
The title is usually given as:
Alphabetical Index of the Births, Marriages and Deaths Recorded in Providence
- [Vol. 1 Births, Marriages, Deaths 1636-1850]
- Vol. 2 Marriages 1851-1870
- Vol. 3 Deaths 1851-1870
- Vol. 4 Births 1851-1870
- [Marriages 1871-1880]
- [Deaths 1871-1880]
- Births 1871-1880
- [Marriages 1881-1890]
- Deaths 1881-1890
- Vol. 10 Births 1881-1890
- Vol. 11 Births 1891-1900
- Vol. 12 Deaths 1891-1900
- Vol. 13 Marriages 1891-1900
- Vol. 14-1 Births 1901-1910 Part 1 A – Koulil
- Vol. 14-2 Births 1901-1910 Part 2 Kourhi – Z
- Vol. 15-1 Deaths 1901-1910 Part 1 A – Labrie
- Vol. 15-2 Deaths 1901-1910 Part 2 Labrie – Z
- [Vol. 16-1 Marriages 1901-1910 Part 1 A - Kingsley]
- Vol. 16-2 Marriages 1901-1910 Part 2 Kingsley – Z
- Vol. 17-1 Births 1911-1920 Part 1 A – Kotuski
- Vol. 17-2 Births 1911-1920 Part 2 Kouffman – Z
- [Vol. 18-1 Deaths 1911-1920 Part 1]
- [Vol. 18-2 Deaths 1911-1920 Part 2]
- [Vol. 19-1 Marriages 1911-1920 Part 1]
- [Vol. 19-2 Marriages 1911-1920 Part 2]
- [Vol. 20-1 Births 1921-1930 Part 1 A - Kopit]
- Vol. 20-2 Births 1921-1930 Part 2 Kopit – Z
- Vol. 21-1 Deaths 1921-1930 Part 1 A – LaMothe
- Vol. 21-2 Deaths 1921-1930 Part 2 LaMothe – Z
- Vol. 22-1 Marriages 1921-1930 Part 1 A – Kelly
- Vol. 22-2 Marriages 1921-1930 Part 2 Kelly – Z
- Vol. 23 Births 1931-1935
- [Vol. 24 Deaths 1931-1935]
- Vol. 25 Marriages 1931-1935
Records for years prior to 1850 can also be found in Arnold’s Vital Records of Rhode Island.
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