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Bristol County Rhode Island Genealogy

County Seat: Bristol


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Search Free Bristol County Rhode Island Genealogy and Family History Records Online including census, cemetery, vital, military and other genealogical and historical records that can be used for your family history research.

Bristol County, Rhode Island genealogy and family history page is a place where you can come in and research your genealogy and family history. We also do our best to provide a history of the area, to provide you with an overview of the time in which your ancestors lived.

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Bristol County Rhode Island History

The county was formed by the transfer of part of Bristol County, Massachusetts, to the state of Rhode Island, and was the subject of a long-running border dispute.

The original county was part of the Plymouth Colony and named after its "shire town" (county seat), what is now Bristol, Rhode Island. The new Rhode Island county was formed in 1746 with the full modern territory of Bristol, Barrington, and Warren.


Free Bristol County Genealogy Records Online

Biographies Cemetery Records Census Records
Church Records Cities & TownsCounty Records
Family Bibles History Topics Military Records
Miscellaneous Data Newspaper Data Obituaries
School Records Vital Records
Birth, Marriage and death records
Arnold Collection of Rhode Island Vital Records
Wills/Probate Records

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