This volume has taken the Rhode Island Families Association over 20 years to compile these records to this format. The State of Rhode Island did not require birth, marriage and death records to be recorded until 1853. Therefore, many vital records were not recorded before that time. These records are published in James N. Arnold's Rhode Island Vital Records . This series has very low duplication of James N. Arnold's records.
Complete documentation is cited for each entry.
Nellie Beaman has conducted genealogical research since 1977. She was trained by her late father, Dr. Alden G. Beaman. She furthered her expertise by working at the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington, D.C. as a genealogist for two years. Furthermore, she worked for the American Archives Association for 7 years as a research forensic genealogist locating missing heirs to known estates and documenting their relationship to the decedent for Probate Court. She has researched at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and has volunteered at the local Family History Center for six years.