You may now request vital records from the Rhode Island State Archives online!
Please do not include social security numbers in this request.
Please complete the entire form below to request up to two (2) birth, marriage, and death records that were filed in the State of Rhode Island
and include any additional information you may have to assist in timely identification of the requested record(s).
You can request records for the following dates from the State Archives:
Births and Marriages: |
1853 – 1921 (statewide index available) |
Deaths: |
1853 – 1971 (statewide index available) |
Municipal Registrations: |
Pre-1853 (microfilm copies only, original manuscripts maintained at the local level)
Requests for certified copies should be directed to the city or town clerk of record. |
Requests for state filings of births and marriages less than 100 years old, and deaths less than 50 years old, should be directed to:
Rhode Island Department of Health
Division of Vital Records
Three Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908
401-222-2812
https://health.ri.gov/records/
Please note that the State Archives has made available all vital records from 1853-1933
online to print or download from home
here. New records are being added weekly.