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Providence County, Rhode Island

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  • Frank Robert Mattson (1906 - 1975)
    Obituary
  • Ann Owen Wilkinson (1742 - 1807)
    Biddle (1742–1807) was married (November 12, 1778 in Philadelphia) to the eventual ranking officer of the U.S. Army, General James Wilkinson.[1]She was also first cousin of Charles Biddle, an associate...
  • Adaline Hardy-Frost (1837 - 1918)
    ADELINE (McCONIHE) FROST Birth: Dec. 17, 1837 Milford Hillsborough County New Hampshire, USA Death: Mar. 4, 1918 Providence Providence County Rhode Island, USA Family links: Parents: Levi McConihe (181...
  • Alpha Whipple Weston (1797 - 1867)
  • Henry Waite (1725 - bef.1745)
    Believed to have died before 1745 as he is not mentioned in father's will. Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 9 November 2020), Henry...

Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Providence County, Rhode Island.

Providence, the city, was founded in 1636 by renegade preacher Roger Williams, who was forced to flee Massachusetts because of religious persecution. Williams purchased land from the Narragansett Indians and started a new settlement with a policy of religious and political freedom. He named his new home "Providence," in thanks to God for protecting him during his exile from Massachusetts.

Providence County was constituted on June 22, 1703, as the County of Providence Plantations.

Cities & Towns

  • Burrillville
  • Central Falls
  • Cranston
  • Cumberland
  • East Providence
  • Foster
  • Glocester
  • Johnston
  • Lincoln
  • North Providence
  • North Smithfield
  • Pawtucket
  • Providence (County Seat)
  • Scituate
  • Smithfield
  • Woonsocket

Other Villages & Communities

Albion | Arnold Mills | Branch Village | Chepachet | Clayville | Cumberland Hill | Esmond | Forestdale | Foster Center | Glendale | Greenville | Harmony | Harrisville | Lime Rock | Lonsdale | Manville | Oakland | Pascoag | Primrose | Quinnville | Riverside | Rumford | Saylesville | Smithville-Norh Scituate | Slatersville | Union Village | Valley Falls | Waterford

Links

Wikipedia

Blackstone River Valley Nat'l Hist. Park

Roger Williams National Memorial

Nat'l reg. of Hist. Places