Bristol County, Rhode Island:
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Projects

• Bristol County Genealogy and History      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Bristol County Rhode Island GenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)

Adjacent counties

• Bristol County, MA  to the east
• Kent County, RI  to the west
• Newport County, RI  to the south
• Providence County, RI  to the north

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Bristol Co, Rhode Island, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Bristol County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Two hundred years of St. Michael's rectors  1721-1955     (Source: Internet Archive)

Cemeteries (10)

Census Records and Indexes (30)

Church Records

• Barrington Baptisms, Marriages & Admissions  1728-1740     (Source: DUNHAM-WILCOX-TROTT-KIRK)
• Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol. II  includes List of Baptisms from the Records of the Church of Christ at Bristol     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 34, 1880  includes church records of Bristol, RI (1687-1728), and Roxbury, MA (1649-1668)     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Bristol County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Bristol County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)

Directories (15)

Estate Records

• Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol. II  includes Notes from the Warren, R.I. Probate Records     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 56, 1902  Notes from Warren, RI, Probate Records     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Rhode Island Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932  includes Bristol County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

History (39)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Atlantic Ports, Gulf Coasts, and Great Lakes Passenger Lists  includes Bristol and Warren, Rhode Island (1820-71)     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Miscellaneous Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists, 1893-1945  Bristol and Warren, Rhode Island     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Rhode Island Passenger Lists  Port of Providence, 1798-1808, 1820-1872; Ports of Bristol and Warren 1820-1871     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Rhode Island, State and Federal Naturalization Records  1802-1945     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides

• Bristol County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Cyndi's List of Rhode Island locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)

Land Records

• Barrington Deeds and Indexes  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Bristol Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Warren Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (13)

Lookups

• Bristol County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• RIBRISTO Bristol County genealogy

  • RIBRISTO Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (13)

Military Records and Histories

• 1840 Census of Pensioners  Bristol County, Rhode Island     (Source: New Horizons Genealogical Services)
• Bristol County Military Data      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Bristol County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 188  Bristol County, Rhode Island     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Bristol County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• Revolutionary War

  • The History of Warren, Rhode Island  in the War of the Revolution, 1776 - 1783     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • The history of Warren, Rhode Island, in the War of the Revolution  1776-1783     (Source: Internet Archive)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Bristol and Newport County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Bristol and Providence County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Bristol County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Classic Buildings of Barrington      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• Classic Buildings of Bristol      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• Classic Buildings of Warren      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol. II  includes Bristol Records     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Newspaper Records

• Bristol County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Bristol County Register  Mar 11, 1809 - Dec 30, 1809     (Source: Google News Archive)
• Chronicling America  Bristol County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• The Digital Archives of the Bristol Phoenix  and other Bristol newspapers
• Historical Bristol Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Search Bristol Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Search Warren Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Bristol Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Obituary Index  Individuals born in Bristol County
• Obituary search includes Bristol Phoenix  Bristol, RI     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Obituary search includes East Bary Barrington      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Warren Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Bristol County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Bristol County Courthouse 
• Historical Postcards of Bristol County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Warren Hall Free Library  Warren, R. I.     (Source: Post Card Library)

School Records and Histories

• Barrington School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Barrington, RI St. Andrews School Class of 1953      (Source: Old-Yearbooks.com)
• Bristol School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. School Catalogs, 1765-1935  includes Warren Ladies' Seminary     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Warren School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• Barrington Preservation Society 
• Barrington Preservation Society      (Source: Facebook)
• Bristol Historical & Preservation Society 
• Bristol Historical & Preservation Society      (Source: Facebook)
• The Massasoit Historical Association  Warren, Rhode Island
• Warren Preservation Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (83)

Tax Lists

• Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol. II  includes Bristol Tax List, 1695     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Tax book and valuation of property  Town of Warren     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

• Bristol County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Bristol County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Building histories of Bristol County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Bristol County, Rhode Island     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• Bristol County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Bristol County, RI  Divorces, 1819-1893     (Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society)     ($)
• Arnold Collection Death Records  Town of Warren     (Source: New Horizons Genealogical Services)

Wiki

• Bristol County, Rhode Island Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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