Block Island Genealogy (in Washington County, RI)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Block Island are also found through the Washington County and Rhode Island pages.


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Block Island Birth Records

1636-1899 Rhode Island Vital Extracts Ancestry online

1636-1930 Rhode Island Birth Index Ancestry online

Rhode Island, Birth Records, 1853-1920 Rhode Island State Archives

Rhode Island, Birth Records, 1853-present Rhode Island Department of Health

Washington County, Rhode Island births from 1685-1860 FamilySearch Library

Washington County, Rhode Island, births 1770 to 1850 : comprising the towns of North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Exeter, Westerly, Charlestown, Richmond, Hopkinton; and containing nearly 6000 birth entries not recorded in James N. Arnold's Vital Record of Rhode Island, vol. 5, Washington County FamilySearch Library

Block Island Cemetery Records

(Block) Island Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

A copy of the old epitaphs in the burying ground of Block-Island, R.I FamilySearch Library

Block Island cemetery records FamilySearch Library

Dickens Cemetery Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission online

Indian Cemetery Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission online

Old Burial Ground Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission online

Old Burying Ground Ancestry online

Old Burying Ground Jane Devlin online

Pocock Cemetery Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission online

Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008 Ancestry online

Sands-Thompson Cemetery Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission online

Block Island Census Records

1740-1743 Rhode Island Colonial Census Index (included in Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index) Ancestry online

1747 Rhode Island Colonial Census Index (included in Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index) Ancestry online

1774 Rhode Island Census Ancestry online

1777 Rhode Island Military Census Ancestry online

1777 Rhode Island Military Census Index (included in Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index) Ancestry online

1782 Rhode Island State Census Index (included in Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index) Ancestry online

1865 Rhode Island State Census (included in Rhode Island State Censuses) Ancestry online

1875 Rhode Island State Census (included in Rhode Island State Censuses) Ancestry online

1885 Rhode Island State Census (included in Rhode Island State Censuses) Ancestry online

1915 Rhode Island State Census (included in Rhode Island State Censuses) Ancestry online

1925 Rhode Island State Census (included in Rhode Island State Censuses) Ancestry online

1935 Rhode Island State Census (included in Rhode Island State Censuses) Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Block Island Death Records

1630-1930 Rhode Island Death Index Ancestry online

1636-1899 Rhode Island Vital Extracts Ancestry online

Rhode Island, Death Records, 1853-1970 Rhode Island State Archives

Rhode Island, Death Records, 1853-present Rhode Island Department of Health

Washington and Kent Co. Rhode Island deaths : 1781-1887 FamilySearch Library

Block Island Histories and Genealogies

A historical sketch of Block Island FamilySearch Library

Block Island : the land FamilySearch Library

Historic and Architectural Resources of Block Island Rhode Island Island Free Library online

History of Block Island : from its discovery in 1514 to the present time 1876 FamilySearch Library

Block Island Immigration Records

Declarations of intention, 1917-1929 [Washington County, Rhode Island] FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1930-1952 [Washington County, Rhode Island] FamilySearch Library

Declarations of naturalization intention, 1881-1900 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization petitions, 1917-1929 [Washington County, Rhode Island] FamilySearch Library

Naturalization petitions, 1930-1945 FamilySearch Library

Rhode Island, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1802-1945 Ancestry online

U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (includes Block Island 1941 ) Ancestry online

Block Island Map Records

Newport, Block Island and Narragansett Pier : a brief history and tourists' guide to points of interest, containing also maps of Newport and Block Island FamilySearch Library

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Block Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, August 1886 Library of Congress online

The past and the present : Narragansett sea and shore, an illustrated guide to Providence, Newport, Narragansett Pier, Block Island, Watch Hill, Rocky Point, Silver Spring, and all the famous sea-side resorts of Rhode Island, with a map of Narragansett Bay FamilySearch Library

Block Island Marriage Records

1636-1899 Rhode Island Vital Extracts Ancestry online

1851-1920 Rhode Island Marriage Index Ancestry online

Rhode Island, Marriage Records, 1853-1920 Rhode Island State Archives

Rhode Island, Marriage Records, 1853-present Rhode Island Department of Health

Block Island Newspapers and Obituaries

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Block Island 1961-1961 Island Free Library online

Block Island Cemetery Records 1956-1956 Island Free Library online

Block Island Fly 1917-1917 Island Free Library online

Block Island History 1901-1901 Island Free Library online

Block Island Hooter 1966-1968 Island Free Library online

Block Island Newsletter 1972-1982 Island Free Library online

Block Island Reporter 1901-1983 Island Free Library online

Block Island Times 10/08/2007 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Block Island Times 1970-2018 Island Free Library online

Ebb Tide 1980-1980 Island Free Library online

Manisses Journal 1901-1901 Island Free Library online

Ocean View 1976-1977 Island Free Library online

The Block Island Times 2019-2019 Island Free Library online

The Works 1991-2000 Island Free Library online

Offline Newspapers for Block Island

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Block Island Times. (Block Island, R.I.) 1970-Current

Block Island Probate Records

1582-1932 Rhode Island Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Block Island School Records

Block Island High School yearbooks, 1968, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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