Online Rhode Island Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online Rhode Island Death Indexes

Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission Grave Search
Rhode Island Death Registrations, 1853-1921 digitized ledgers with an index for 1853-1900; also has Birth Registrations, 1853-1920; and Marriage Registrations, 1853-1920; from the Rhode Island State Archives

Rhode Island Death Indexes at Ancestry (these require payment)
- Rhode Island Death Index, 1630-1930
- Rhode Island Vital Records Extracts, 1636-1899 Includes 21 volumes of details extracted from Rhode Island vital records by James N. Arnold. Details were taken from birth, marriage, death, church, and military records, including Revolutionary War service records and pension records.

Rhode Island Death Indexes at FamilySearch (these are free with registration)
- Rhode Island Vital Records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953 coverage varies by location; birth and marriage listings end in 1903; death listings appear to end around 1922
- Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932 for all counties: Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, and Washington (coverage may vary by county)

Rhode Island Newspapers Obituaries Archive - Recent (you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online for a fee) includes Charlestown Press (8/3/2006-Current); Kent County Daily Times (West Warwick, RI) (1/22/2011-Current); Pawtucket Times (10/7/2009-Current); Westerly Sun (4/27/2000-Current); Wood River Press (8/3/2006-Current); and others

Catholic Burials...
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence Cemetery Burials includes St. Ann Cemetery (Cranston, Providence County), Gate of Heaven Cemetery (East Providence), St. Francis Cemetery (Pawtucket, Providence County), Mt. St. Mary Cemetery (East Providence), St. Columba Cemetery (Middletown, Newport County), Resurrection Cemetery (Cumberland, Providence County), St. Joseph Cemetery (West Greenwich, Kent County) and Santa Maria del Campo Cemetery (Barrington, Bristol County)
Newport County...
- Newport County: Little Compton Cemeteries Index
- Newport County: God's Little Acre Colonial African Cemetery - Burial Markers
Providence County...
- Providence Vital Records Indexes, 1851-1935 list of links to PDFs of the books; includes deaths, 1851-1930
- Providence County, Providence, Swan Point Cemetery Records, ca.1846-ca.1950 at FamilySearch
Washington County...
- Washington County: Charlestown Index of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1738-1849; and Charlestown Deaths, 1850-1930 from the Charlestown Historical Society

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Online Rhode Island Death Records & Indexes