Rhode Island Vital Records

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Genealogy

Birth | Death | Marriage | Divorce | Adoption

Address:
Division of Vital Records
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908-5097
Phone: (401) 222-2811

Remarks: Check or money order should be made payable to General Treasurer, State of Rhode Island. Call or visit the Web site to verify current fees. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $10.00 each.

Web site: Rhode Island Department of Health

Event: Birth

Dates: From 1901

Cost of copy: $15.00

Comments: State office keeps birth records for 100 years. For earlier records (since the colonial period), write to the City/Town Clerk where the event occurred or to the Rhode Island State Archives, 337 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903. With your request include as much as you can of the following: the name on the birth record being requested, date of birth, place of birth (city or county), father's full name, (last, first, middle), mothers full name, including her maiden name, your relationship to the person whose certificate is being requested, your purpose for needing the copy, your daytime telephone number with area code, your mailing address and your signature.

Event: Death

Dates: From 1951

Cost of copy: $15.00

Comments: State office keeps death records for 50 years. For earlier records (since the colonial period), write to the City/Town Clerk where the event occurred or to the Rhode Island State Archives, 337 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903. With your request include as much as you can of the following: the name on the death record being requested, date of death, place of death (city or county), your relationship to the person whose certificate is being requested, your purpose for needing the copy, your daytime telephone number with area code, your mailing address and your signature.

Event: Marriage

Dates: From 1901

Cost of copy: $15.00

Comments: State office keeps marriage records for 100 years. For earlier records (since the colonial period), write to the City/Town Clerk where the event occurred or to the Rhode Island State Archives, 337 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903. With your request include as much as you can of the following: the full names on the marriage record being requested, date of marriage, place of marriage (city or county), your relationship to the person whose certificate is being requested, your purpose for needing the copy, your daytime telephone number with area code, your mailing address and your signature.