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Rhode Island Roots Consolidated Contents of Rhode Island Roots Volumes 1-29; Fall, 1975 - December, 2003 Compiled by, and Copyright © 2021 by Dale H. Cook This file is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material directly from plymouthcolony.net, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact [email protected] so that legal action can be undertaken. Any commercial site using or displaying any of my files or web pages without my express written permission will be charged a royalty rate of $1000.00 US per day for each file or web page used or displayed. [email protected] Revised January 27, 2021 A few words about the format of this file are in order. Rhode Island Roots is the journal of the Rhode Island Society of Genealogists. Although it began quite modestly it has always featured contributions from the most notable Rhode Island genealogical scholars. From with Volume 3 to date it has been published quarterly. The entries are listed by volume. Each volume is preceded by the volume number and year in boldface. Articles that are carried across more than one volume have their parts listed under the applicable volumes. This entry, from Volume 8, will illustrate the format used: 8 (1982):3-8, 27-38, 55-66, 79-92 (Cont. from 7:51, cont. to 9:11) The Rhode Island 1777 Military Census Mildred Mosher Chamberlain The first line of an entry for an individual article or portion of a series shows the pages for an article found in that volume. When a series spans more than one volume a note in parentheses indicates the volume and page from which or to which it is continued. In the first five volumes the page numbering begins anew with each issue, so, for example, the third page of the second issue of volume 5 is designated 5:2:3. The second line shows the title of the article, and the third line lists the author. I have listed only articles with genealogical or historical content of interest to the genealogical researcher. I have not included articles and series such as book reviews, queries, or "Who Was She?," although replies may be included. A number of short articles, often used as filler, are collected under the title "Notes" for each volume. Bible and family records in each volume are collected under the title "Bible and Family Records," although a few sets of records are long enough to be listed as individual articles. This file is a work in progress, and I am continuing to add volumes. Then as each completed volume is released to the NEHGS web site a revision will be posted. Please address any corrections to the compiler at the email address given above. Consolidated Contents of Rhode Island Roots Volume 1 (Fall, 1975 / Winter, 1976) 1 (1975-76):1, 3-5 Index to Recent Articles on Rhode Island Families Robert S. Wakefield Volume 2 (Summer, 1976) 2 (1976):1, 3-5 Vital Records Ruth Wilder Sherman 2 (1976):6 Index to Articles on Rhode Island Families in Rhode Island History 1950-1960 Henry L. P. Beckwith, Jr. Volume 3 (1977) 3 (1977):1:1, 3-7 Newman Cemetery Robert S. Trim 3 (1977):2:1, 3 [Correction 28:153] Searching for Genealogy Bruce Campbell MacGunnigle 3 (1977):2:4 Probate Court, Newport, Rhode Island - Book 5 - Page 141 Mrs. Oliver Cushman 3 (1977):2:5-6, 3:4-7 Quaker Records as Sources for Genealogical Researchers Thyra Jane Foster 3 (1977):3:1, 3-4 Rhode Island State Department of Health Records at Division of Vital Statistics Lera L. O'Hara 3 (1977):3:8 (Cont. to 4:1:10) A Return of the Ninth Regiment of Foot in the Service of the United States 3 (1977):4:1, 3-7 Rhode Island Grave Records: A Bibliography David W. Dumas 3 (1977):4:7-8 Rhode Island Act Concerning Vital Records 3 (1977):4:8 Broadside from Rhode Island Historical Society Volume 4 (1978) 4 (1978):1:1, 3-5 Middle Names Thaire (Henry) Adamson 4 (1978):1:6-8, 2:6-12 Rhode Island Genealogy Charles W. Farnham 4 (1978):1:10-11, 3:11-12 (Cont. from 3:3:8) A Return of the Ninth Regiment of Foot in the Service of the United States 4 (1978):1:12 Data About Wills and Probate William A. MacLellan 4 (1978):2:1, 3-5 [Corrections 5:2:19] Copyright! Don't Copy Wrong Nancy F. Chudacoff 4 (1978):3:1, 4-7, 4:14-16 Early Seventh-Day Baptists in Rhode Island Melinda and Shirley Greene 4 (1978):3:7-9, 4:11-13 (Cont. to 5:1:11) Rhode Island Friends' Records James N. Arnold 4 (1978):3:10 Confusion Due to the Calendar 4 (1978):3:12 Notes Mortality List of Aged People Taken from the 1876 Annual Report for the Town of Woonsocket, R.I. (3:12) 4 (1978):3:13 State Archives Inventory 4 (1978):3:14-15 The Patriots of Hopkinton, R. I., 1776 Edwin R. Allen 4 (1978):4:1, 3-7 Early History of South (Washington) County Leona McElroy Kelley 4 (1978):4:8 Adams Day in South Kingstown, RI 4 (1978):4:9 Report of 48th Mowry Family Association, Inc., Reunion, 21 June 1978 Mary E. Mowry 4 (1978):4:10 Bible and Family Records Redfern Bible Record, by John D. Bacon (4:10) Volume 5 (1979) 5 (1979):1:1, 3-7 Early Settlers of Providence Plantations 5 (1979):1:8-10, 2:11-14, 3:7 (Cont. to 6:20) Revolutionary War Soldiers Burrillville (1:8) Scituate (1:8-10) Charlestown (1:10) Richmond (1:10) Foster (2:11-13) Glocester (2:13-14) Barrington (3:7) 5 (1979):1:11-13, 2:6-8, 3:14-17, 4:11-13 (Cont. from 4:4:13, cont. to 6:7) Rhode Island Friends' Records James N. Arnold 5 (1979):1:14-16, 2:9-10 Newman Cemetery Records 5 (1979):2:1, 3 Phebe Battey's Birthday - 18 July 1896 5 (1979):2:4-5 The Hope Club 5 (1979):2:17-18 Immigrants from Rhode Island to Branch County, Mich. Charles Farnum 5 (1979):2:19-20 Revisions to Nancy Chudacoff's Copyright Article Nancy F. Chudacoff 5 (1979):2:20 Notes Dates of Settlements of Rhode Island Towns (2:20) 5 (1979):3:1, 3-4 Senator Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich 5 (1979):3:5 Mayflower Families in Rhode Island Ruth Wilder Sherman 5 (1979):3:10 Phillips Family 5 (1979):3:11-13, 4:16-17 The Annexation Directory - 1898 5 (1979):4:3-8 Bible and Family Records Luther Bible Records, by John D. Bacon (4:3-8) [Correction 6:62] 5 (1979):4:9-10 Notes from Our Scrapbook Volume 6 (1980) 6 (1980):3-5 More Mayflower Families in Rhode Island Ruth Wilder Sherman 6 (1980):7-8, 31-33, 60-62 (Cont. from 5:4:13) Rhode Island Friends' Records James N. Arnold 6 (1980):9-14 Descendants of Thomas Clemence Mabel Irene (Clemence) Mowry 6 (1980):15-18 Scituate Probate Records John D. Bacon 6 (1980):19, 34, 60, 75-76 Notes Children of Thomas and Susan Starr, by Virginia (Southwick) Chappell (19) Students at Hopkins Hollow School, 1860-1861 (34) A Partial List of Men Who Were Motormen on the Providence and Danielson Railway (60) Mrs. Mary J. Burdick - A Centenarian (75) William E. Cook (75-76) Gardiner Burdick - 97 Years (76) Robert Grenville Brown (76) 6 (1980):20, 34, 60 (Cont. from 5:3:7) Revolutionary War Soldiers South Kingstown (20) Smithfield (34) Jamestown (60) 6 (1980):21 Court Case from Levi Totten's Journal, Justice of the Peace, So. Kingstown, RI 6 (1980):28-30 Overlooked Resources: Early Academy Records Thaire H. Adamson 6 (1980):35-39 Speech of John W. Place, at the Rededication of Rice City Christian Church, Sunday May 21, 1950 6 (1980):40-43 Town Tax Bill, West Greenwich, RI 1830 6 (1980):48-50 A Genealogical Gold Mine (Concerning the Alleged 1833 Murder of Sally Burdick) 6 (1980):51-55 Places to Find Town Records 6 (1980):56-57 A List of Negro Slaves Inlisted into the Continental Battalions and To Whom They Belonged, 1778 6 (1980):62 Additions and Corrections "Luther Bible Records," by John D. Bacon, 5:4:3-8 (62) 6 (1980):63 Members of the 6th Principle Baptist Church in Hopkins Mills as of 1801 Mrs. Thomas Matthews 6 (1980):64 Havana Expedition, Cuba, 1763, and Other Notes Violet E. Kettelle 6 (1980):65 Corrections to James N. Arnold's Records Violet E. Kettelle 6 (1980):73-75 Washington Lodge, No. 3, A.F. & A.M. of Warren, 25 June 1896 Shirley M. Greene 6 (1980):77-79 Johnston, Rhode Island, April 18, 1889 (John Absalom Jr.) 6 (1980):79 Graves Without Stones, Barton Lot, Barton's Corner 6 (1980):80 Some Early Sons of the American Revolution 6 (1980):81-82 Orphan Children of Scituate Civil War Soldiers 6 (1980):84-88 First Postmasters in Rhode Island and Where They Served Volume 7 (1981) 7 (1981):2, 12-13, 24, 52-53 Early Rhode Island Settlers Roger Williams, by Mildred Mosher Chamberlain (2) Dr. John Clarke, by Elsie Williams (12-13) William Coddington, by Mildred Mosher Chamberlain (24) John Greene, by Thomas E. Greene (52-53) 7 (1981):3-5 Name Index to Torrey's Marriages 1736-1783 7 (1981):7, 19, 57 Miscellany Genealogy at the R.
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