Smith and Young Families of Northern Rhode Island
Guide to Washington County, Rhode Isle ancestry, family history, and genealogy nativity records, union records, decease records, demography records, family history, and armed forces records.
| Washington County, Rhode Island | |
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 Location in the state of Rhode Island, United States Genealogy | |
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| Founded | June 3, 1729 |
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| Website: www.courtreference.com/Washington-County-Rhode-Island-Courts.htm | |
Description [edit | edit source]
The Canton was named for George Washington. The Canton is located in the south expanse of the state. [1]
Washington County, Rhode Island Tape Dates [edit | edit source]
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| Birth* | Spousal relationship | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Demography |
| at boondocks creation | at town cosmos | at town creation | 1729 | 1669 | 1669 | 1747 |
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County Courthouse [edit | edit source]
Washington County Courthouse
4800 Tower Colina Road
Wakefield, RI 02879-2239
Phone: 401.841.835
Town and Urban center Clerks take birth, marriage, death, probate and land records)
Twenty towns in Washington County Towns Organized Before 1800: Charlestown 1738, Exeter 1742-iii, Hopkinton 1757, North Kingstown 1641, Richmond 1747, South Kingstown (Pettaquamscutt) 1656-seven, Westerly 1669
There is no county government. The regime is located at town and state levels.
Quick Facts [edit | edit source]
- Named for George Washington, the American Revolutionary general, and first president of the U.s.a..
- Washington County is more unremarkably known as "South Canton."
Parent County [edit | edit source]
- Formed on 3 June 1729 as Kings County from part of Providence Plantations Genealogy. [3]
- Renamed Washington County 29 October 1781.
Boundary Changes [edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating Rhode Island County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Rhode Isle Canton Boundary Maps" (1643-1963) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Tape Loss [edit | edit source]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Populated Places [edit | edit source]
For a complete listing of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the nigh historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[four]
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Resources [edit | edit source]
Biographies [edit | edit source]
- Exeter
- North Kingstown
- Richmond
- S Kingstown
- Westerly
Cemeteries [edit | edit source]
| Tombstone Transcriptions Online | Tombstone Transcriptions in Print | List of Cemeteries in the canton |
| Findagrave.com | Family History Library | Findagrave.com |
| RIGenWeb | WorldCat | Billion Graves |
| RIGenWeb Archives | FamilySearch Places | |
| Tombstone Project | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
| Meet Rhode Isle Cemeteries for more information. | ||
- Washington Canton Cemeteries Information provided by Rhode Island Cemeteries Database.
- Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Committee
Census [edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Popular. | %± |
| 1790 | 18,323 | — |
| 1800 | 16,135 | −11.9% |
| 1810 | 14,962 | −7.3% |
| 1820 | 15,687 | 4.8% |
| 1830 | xv,411 | −1.8% |
| 1840 | fourteen,324 | −seven.1% |
| 1850 | 16,430 | xiv.vii% |
| 1860 | 18,715 | 13.nine% |
| 1870 | 20,097 | vii.iv% |
| 1880 | 22,495 | 11.9% |
| 1890 | 23,649 | five.1% |
| 1900 | 24,154 | 2.1% |
| 1910 | 24,942 | 3.three% |
| 1920 | 24,932 | −0.0% |
| 1930 | 29,334 | 17.seven% |
| 1940 | 32,493 | 10.8% |
| 1950 | 48,542 | 49.4% |
| 1960 | 59,054 | 21.7% |
| 1970 | 83,586 | 41.five% |
| 1980 | 93,317 | 11.6% |
| 1990 | 110,006 | 17.9% |
| 2000 | 123,546 | 12.3% |
| 2010 | 126,979 | 2.viii% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
For tips on accessing Washington County, Rhode Island Genealogy demography records online, see: Rhode Island Census.
- 1905 - Rhode Island State Demography, 1905 at FamilySearch — alphabetize and images - How to Utilise this Collection
Church [edit | edit source]
Religious Records in Rhode Island
Listing of Churches and Church Parishes
- FamilySearch Places
Court [edit | edit source]
Land [edit | edit source]
History [edit | edit source]
Maps [edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Click a neighboring county
for more resources
Armed services [edit | edit source]
Naturalization and Citizenship [edit | edit source]
- 1907-1991 - Rhode Island Naturalization Records 1907-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
Newspapers [edit | edit source]
- 1800s-1999 U.Southward., Newspapers.com Marriage Alphabetize, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
Probate [edit | edit source]
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1582 – 1932 Rhode Island Wills and Probate Records 1582-1932 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
Taxation [edit | edit source]
- Richmond Tax Book 1855 provided through USGenweb.org.
- Richmond Tax Volume 1872 provided through USGenweb.org.
- Richmond Tax Volume 1883 provided through USGenweb.org.
Vital Records [edit | edit source]
- 1630 - 1945 - Rhode Island Boondocks Clerk Vital and Town Records 1630-1945 at FamilySearch — alphabetize and images - How to Use this Collection
Vital Records Role
4800 Belfry Colina Road
Wakefield, RI 02879
Tel. # 401-841-8350
Note: Colonial records: contact the town clerk'due south office in the boondocks where the event occured. Towns in Washington Canton are:
- Charlestown: Town Clerk, 4540 South County Trail, Charlestown, RI 02813 (Tel. 401-364-1200)
- Exeter: Town Clerk, 675 Ten Rod Road, Exeter, RI 02822 (Tel. 401-294-3891)
- Hopkinton: Town Clerk, 1 Town House Rd., Hopkinton, RI 02833 (Tel. 401-377-7777)
- Narragansett: Town Clerk, 25 Fifth Ave., Narragansett, RI 02882 (Tel. 401-789-1044)
- New Shoreham: Town Clerk, Drawer 220, Old Town Rd., Cake Island, RI 02807 (Tel. 401-466-3200)
- North Kingstown: Town Clerk, eighty Boston Neck Rd., Wickford, RI 02852 (Tel. 401-294-3331)
- Richmond: Town Clerk, PO Box 318, v Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming, RI 02898 (Tel. 401-539-2497)
- South Kingstown: Town Clerk, PO Box 31, Wakefield, RI 02879 (Tel. 401-789-9331)
- Westerly: Town Clerk, 45 Wide St., Westerly, RI 02891 (Tel. 401-348-2500 or 2508)
South Kingstown Marriages: Some of the early marriages recorded at South Kingstown, RI courtesy of the town clerk at S Kingstown, RI and USGenWeb.org.
Meet as well How to order Rhode Island Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for Rhode Isle Nativity Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Expiry Certificate Application to mail service.
Births [edit | edit source]
- 1630 - 1945 - Rhode Island Town Clerk Vital and Town Records 1630-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Utilise this Drove
- Rhode Island Births, 1636-1930 Beginnings ($)
- 1800-1855 Rhode Isle and Pawtucket, Massachusetts Nascence Alphabetize, 1800-1855 at Ancestry - alphabetize and images ($)
Marriages [edit | edit source]
- Genealogy Trails
- Rhode Island Marriages, 1636-1930 Ancestry ($)
- 1522-1989 - Rhode Island, Us Marriages at FindMyPast — alphabetize $
- 1630 - 1945 - Rhode Island Town Clerk Vital and Town Records 1630-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
Deaths [edit | edit source]
- 1630 - 1945 - Rhode Isle Boondocks Clerk Vital and Town Records 1630-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Utilize this Drove
Societies and Libraries [edit | edit source]
- Rhode Island Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 211
Hope, RI 02831
E-mail: info@rigensoc.org
Website - Rhode Isle Historical Society
110 Benevolent St
Providence, RI 02906
Phone: 401-331-8575
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Libraries [edit | edit source]
- Rhode Island Land Library
State House, second flooring
82 Smith Street, Room 208
Providence, RI 02903
Telephone: 401-222-2473
Website - Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Promise Street
Providence, RI 02906
Phone: 401-273-8107 Ext. 410
Email: reference@rihs.org
Website - East Greenwich Costless Library
82 Pierce Street
East Greenwich, RI 02818
Telephone: 401-884-9510
Website - Greenville Public Library
573 Putnam Pike
Greenville, RI 02828
Phone: 401-949-3630
Website - Lincoln Public Library
145 Old River Road
Lincoln, RI 02865
Phone: 401-333-2422
Website - Louttit Memorial Library
274 Victory Highway
West Greenwich, RI 02817
Telephone: 401-397-3434
Email: louttitlibrary@gmail.com
Website - Robert H Champlin Library
1043 Main Street
West Warwick, RI 02893
Telephone: 401-828-3750 - Warwick Public Library
600 Sandy Lane
Warwick, RI 02889
Phone: 401-739-5440
Website
Family History Centers [edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family History Centers provide i-on-one assistance, free access to heart-merely databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Chapter Libraries have access to most middle-just databases, just may not always take total services commonly provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Chapter Libraries
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- Groton Connecticut Family unit History Heart
- Northward Dartmouth Massachusetts Family History Centre
- Providence Rhode Island Family History Center
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- American French Genealogical Club - an affiliate library
- Newport Public Library - an affiliate library
- Otis Library of Norwich, Connecticut - an affiliate library
- Roger Williams University Library - an affiliate library
Websites [edit | edit source]
- Washington County, RI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Rhode Island Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Rhode Island Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- The Washington County RIGenWeb Projection, an member of The RIGenWeb Project
- The USGenWeb Athenaeum Project for Washington County.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Washington County. (backup site)
- FamilySearch.org FamilySearch Catalog for Washington County
- Washington County RI Genealogy
References [edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Washington, Rhode Isle" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County,_Rhode_Island accessed 3 Dec 2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: Usa, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Washington County, Rhode Island . Page 602 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Volume 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Beginnings's Cherry Book: American State, Canton, and Town Sources, Tertiary ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 589-591.
- ↑ WorldCat 50140092 FHL Drove Handybook for Genealogists: U.s.a., 10th ed.] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002)
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Washington County, Rhode Island," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County,_Rhode_Island, accessed 17 March 2021.
| Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Rhode Island | ||
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| Towns | Charlestown | Exeter | Hopkinton | Narragansett | New Shoreham | N Kingstown | Richmond | South Kingstown | Westerly | |
| Villages | Alton | Ashaway | Carolina | Hope Valley | Kingston | Narragansett Pier | Peace Dale | Point Judith | Quonochontaug | Saunderstown | Usquepaug | Wakefield | Sentry Hill | Wickford | Wyoming | |
| Neighboring Counties | Kent | Newport | | |
| Links to Rhode Island-related manufactures | |
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| Counties | Bristol · Kent · Newport · Providence · Washington |
| Extinct Counties | Dominion of New England Genealogy · Massachusetts Bay Colony Genealogy · New Netherland Genealogy · King'southward · Plymouth Colony Genealogy · Providence Plantations Genealogy · Rhode Island |
| Major Repositories | American Antiquarian Society (Worcester MA) · American-French Genealogical Guild · Brownish Academy Rockefeller Library · Connecticut State Library (Hartford CT) · Davisville Free Library · Department of Wellness Office of Vital Records · East Greenwich Free Library · Judicial Records Eye · National Archives at Boston (Waltham MA) · New England Celebrated Genealogical Society (Boston MA) · Newport Historical Society · Providence City Hall · Providence Public Library · Rhode Isle Black Heritage Gild · Rhode Island Genealogical Society · Rhode Island Historical Society · Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association · Rhode Island State Athenaeum · Rhode Isle State Library · Roger William University Library · Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence · Tiverton Public Library · University of Rhode Island Carothers Library · Westerly Public Library |
| Migration Routes | Atlantic Coast Ports · Long Isle Sound · Narragansett Bay · Taunton River · Blackstone Valley · lower Boston Post Road · Rex's Highway · Quondam Roebuck Road · Pequot Path |
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Washington_County,_Rhode_Island_Genealogy
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