Wakefield Genealogy (in Washington County, RI)

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Wakefield Birth Records

1636-1899 Rhode Island Vital Extracts Ancestry online

1636-1930 Rhode Island Birth Index Ancestry online

1834-1922 Rhode Island Births MyHeritage online

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

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

Wakefield Cemetery Records

Ebenezer Adams Lot Billion Graves online

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

Wakefield 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

Wakefield City Directories

Wakefield City Directory 1925 MyHeritage online

Wakefield Death Records

1630-1930 Rhode Island Death Index Ancestry online

1636-1899 Rhode Island Vital Extracts Ancestry online

1850-1946 Rhode Island Deaths MyHeritage online

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

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

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Wakefield Histories and Genealogies

FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage online

MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage online

Wakefield Immigration Records

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

Wakefield Marriage Records

1636-1899 Rhode Island Vital Extracts Ancestry online

1850-1922 Rhode Island Marriages MyHeritage 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

Wakefield Newspapers and Obituaries

Narragansett Times 1860-1896 Maury Loontjens Memorial Library online

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Offline Newspapers for Wakefield

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.

Narragansett Times and Washington County Advertiser. (Wakefield, R.I.) 1864-1889

Narragansett Times. (Wakefield, R.I.) 1855-1856

Narragansett Times. (Wakefield, R.I.) 1859-1864

Narragansett Times. (Wakefield, R.I.) 1889-Current

South County Journal. (Wakefield, R.I.) 1858-1859

Wakefield Advertiser. (Wakefield, R.I.) 1851-1840s

Wakefield Probate Records

1582-1932 Rhode Island Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Wakefield School Records

Prout High School yearbook, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Prout High School yearbook, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2002 Classmates online

Prout High School yearbook, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2002 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

South Kingstown High School - Anchor Yearbook (Wakefield, RI), 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1959 E Yearbook online

South Kingstown High School yearbook, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

South Kingstown High School yearbook, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Classmates online

South Kingstown High School yearbook, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Wakefield Tax Records

A list of persons, corporations, companies and estates assessed in accordance with the district tax, ordered by the qualified electors to vote upon any proposition to impose a tax or for the expenditure of money, in the District of Narragansett, R.I. Genealogy Gophers online



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