One Rhode Island Family

33 Comments »

33 Responses

1. on May 15, 2018 at 1:04 pm | Reply Trudy

   I was trying to find my fathers real father, but his birth certificate says delayed, I called Providence city hall and they told me that it was never recorded. I will use this site to try and find him. Thank you for your awsome work !!!

   LikeLike

   
   
2. on April 16, 2018 at 2:06 pm | Reply Kayla Hackman

   You have no idea how helpful this is, and I’m sure it was an insane amount of work. Thank you so much!

   LikeLike

   
   
   • on April 16, 2018 at 2:18 pm | Reply Diane Boumenot, One Rhode Island Family

     Kayla thank you. I have lost several days of my life hunting through all the mis-labeled copies on the internet! I figured no one else should have to do that. I am slowly trying to buy and digitize the remaining volumes myself.

     LikeLike

     
     
3. on February 11, 2018 at 3:51 am | Reply Christina

   Hello! I have a Greek Marriage Certificate from the Orthodox Greek Community in Pawtucket, RI for my great grandparents. I am desperately trying to find if there is an offical RI Marriage certificate. I currently live in the United Kingdom so have no way to get back to the States. Do you have any suggestions of how I could try and find out this information from afar? From what you have said, Pawtucket information would not be in the Providence record Archives??

   LikeLike

   
   
   • on February 11, 2018 at 7:03 am | Reply Diane Boumenot, One Rhode Island Family

     Hi Christine. You need to contact the vital records office, or city clerks office for the city of Pawtucket. If the record is less than 100 years old further steps are required. Good luck with your search.

     LikeLiked by 1 person

     
     
4. on January 27, 2018 at 11:00 am | Reply norm

   vol 1. deaths 1911-20 is not a pdf file. any plans to make it a pdf?

   LikeLike

   
   
   • on January 27, 2018 at 6:46 pm | Reply Diane Boumenot, One Rhode Island Family

     Hi Norm. I have one or two of these volumes on hand in paper, but not that one. If someone finds it digitized online, please alert me so I can post the link here.

     LikeLike

     
     
5. on October 24, 2017 at 1:48 pm | Reply Lillian R

   Hi, I’m a clerk in the Pawtucket City Hall. We handle all the birth death and marriage records of Pawtucket. Our RI records are made public after a number of years so anyone would be able to call or email us with a request for information on certain vital records. Death records are made public information after 50 years, Marriage and Birth records are public after 100 years. Please give us call with questions we’d be more than happy to help with your searches. 401-728-0500

   LikeLike

   
   
   • on October 24, 2017 at 2:06 pm | Reply Diane Boumenot, One Rhode Island Family

     Lillian, what a kind note. Thanks!!

     LikeLike

     
     
   • on October 24, 2017 at 7:24 pm | Reply NB_Roots

     Thanks for the reply, to my original post. Im happy to say most of my Rhode Island Genealogy worked out well thanks to many of the tips I learned from from this site. I did go to Pawtucket for a few records and they were very helpful. I also used the RI State Archive and the Providence Public Library. It all fell into place, the trail only went cold when some cousins moved to California. But this site helped me transition the Massachusetts Records I was used to and Rhode island very well.

     LikeLike

     
     
6. on June 27, 2017 at 9:35 am | Reply NB_Roots

   New to Rhode Island Genealogy and Records. The Providence Index’s are amazing and solved a long standing family mystery. This may be a dumb question, would Pawtucket, RI be part of the providence Index?
   Looking for a death certificate of someone that died in Pawtucket in 1920.

   LikeLike

   
   
   • on June 27, 2017 at 10:36 am | Reply Diane Boumenot, One Rhode Island Family

     Hi. The answer is, no. Try the Rhode Island State Archives for that record. The Pawtucket town hall would have that record, but may not be willing to help people remotely; I don’t know.

     LikeLike

     
     
   • on July 10, 2017 at 2:36 pm | Reply Walt O'Dowd

     You can find the following index and images on the FamilySearch website:
     [Pawtucket] Death records (1872-1945),and returns of death (1900-1921)

     LikeLike

     
     
7. on June 26, 2017 at 12:55 pm | Reply Sheila

   I am looking for death record of my grandfather Joseph Eugene Cook who died on August 5, 1931.

   LikeLike

   
   
8. on January 10, 2017 at 10:28 pm | Reply Tina

   Your site is amazing!! I found the person’s name I was researching, Charles H. Smith D. 1882, does that mean they have a death certificate for him?

   LikeLike

   
   
   • on January 10, 2017 at 10:33 pm | Reply Diane Boumenot, One Rhode Island Family

     Hi Tina. Thank you! Yes, you can contact the Providence City Archives. They can send you a copy of the full information on the register pages. Normally, that’s what you want, since you will have to pay if you want them to type this on a certificate. And to re-type might only introduce errors. If you need,and official certificate, like for a lineage application, go to the Providence Vital Records office website and follow instructions to mail in a request and payment.

     LikeLike

     
     
9. on August 31, 2016 at 2:00 pm | Reply Chelly

   Thank you so much for all your work in providing these resources! It’s been extremely helpful in my research on my ancestors!

   LikeLike

   
   
10. on June 23, 2016 at 5:43 pm | Reply wendy

    How can I get a copy of a death certificate from [Vol. 18-2 Deaths 1911-1920 Part 2 Kinsky – Z]. Looking for Joseph Dennis who died Dec 31, 1919 in providence, ri. Please let me know. Thank you.

    LikeLike

    
    
    • on June 23, 2016 at 5:49 pm | Reply Diane Boumenot, One Rhode Island Family

      Wendy, try contacting the Providence City Archives.

      LikeLike

      
      
11. on May 1, 2016 at 9:14 pm | Reply Tiffany

    Is there a marriage volume 19-3? I am desperately searching for the marriage record of my great grandfather Eugene (Gene) Mckinley Reeves to a woman named Lydia in approximately 1919! My grandmother desperately wants to find her half siblings! (My great grandfather had a secret family on the side). I know their names and birthdates too! But I need to know Lydias maiden name and it looks like the very record I would need is 19-3! Any idea where I can find it? I so appreciate your response.

    LikeLike

    
    
    • on May 1, 2016 at 9:26 pm | Reply Diane Boumenot, One Rhode Island Family

      Yes Lydia, good point, and I will add the volume to the list. But that won’t help you. These volumes are almost impossible to find online because most are mis-labelled. So far, that one has not turned up. Try contacting the Rhode Island State Archives, giving the names and locations that you know. Best of luck!

      LikeLike

      
      
12. on November 11, 2015 at 7:44 am | Reply Ken

    I am trying to find any records on William Bourt. Born 1870s and Ethel I Bourt. Maden name Anderson. Born October 2 1887 thanks.

    LikeLike

    
    
    • on November 11, 2015 at 8:16 am | Reply Diane Boumenot, One Rhode Island Family

      Ken I’m assuming you did not find any record in the books, above. You would need to find the “Unable to Visit” form on the Rhode Island State Archives, fill one out for each person, and submit.

      LikeLike

      
      
      • on November 11, 2015 at 8:19 am Diane Boumenot, One Rhode Island Family

        The link is here – look for the Unable to Visit form.

        LikeLike

        
        
      • on November 11, 2015 at 9:37 am Anonymous

        Thank you diane

        LikeLike

        
        
      • on November 11, 2015 at 8:20 am Diane Boumenot, One Rhode Island Family

        http://sos.ri.gov/archives/researchers/

        LikeLike

        
        
      • on November 11, 2015 at 12:45 pm Ken

        I found my great grandmother Ethel IAnderson Gustay and Ida Anderson born October 2 1887 11:12 . Thanks again. Still trying to find my great grandfather Wm bourt.

        LikeLiked by 1 person

        
        
      • on February 18, 2016 at 7:03 am Anonymous

        I found my great grandmother Ethel I Anderson .

        LikeLike

        
        
13. on May 26, 2015 at 8:51 am | Reply Val Dunn

    You have done a great job organizing all of these free resources. I have visited many sites in my searches…and taken note of the sites cursorily because I wanted to get on with what I was doing. The distraction of genealogical pathways, “Oh look at that!” I learned through the years to stay on task! Not always successfully:) Thanks for being good at it.

    LikeLike

    
    
    • on May 26, 2015 at 6:18 pm | Reply Diane Boumenot, One Rhode Island Family

      I think those are called “bright shiny objects” Val. The downfall of all of us! Thanks for visiting.

      LikeLike

      
      
14. on April 11, 2015 at 4:07 pm | Reply Leslie Huybert

    This is a wonderful site…many thanks for sharing !!!!

    LikeLike

    
    
15. on February 20, 2014 at 8:32 pm | Reply Anonymous

    This site was a great help!

    LikeLike

    
    
16. on March 24, 2013 at 1:34 pm | Reply Cynthia

    Thank you so very much for organizing these resources — especially the Prov Vital Records. Cynthia

    LikeLike

    
    

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.