GenealogyBlog

This week’s blogging prompt is the State of Rhode Island. Blog about an ancestor or your families connection to Rhode Island. If you don’t have any connections to Rhode Island, find a Rhode Island resource useful for genealogy research to highlight and write about. This week’s prompt runs from 3/31/2013 – 4/6/2013. If you choose to follow along, I would appreciate a mention to the Hidden Genealogy Nuggets website.

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Benjamin Tripp was born on 21-Feb-1678 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He was the son of John Tripp Jr and Susanna Anthony and my 7th great grandfather. He died sometime before 02-Jul-1754 in Rhode Island.

I don’t really know a whole lot about this Tripp family so if you have any insight, I would love to hear from you.

1. Catherine Tripp was born on 17 May 1708 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

2. Benjamin Tripp was born on 15 Nov 1709 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

3. Nathanial Tripp was born on 27 Feb 1712 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 22 Oct 1790 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

4. Lydia Tripp was born on 31 Oct 1714 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

5. Rebecca Tripp. She was born on 01 May 1717 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. She died Before 1721

6. Rebecca Tripp. She was born on 25 May 1721 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

7. Elizabeth Tripp was born on 06 May 1722 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

8. Stokes Tripp was born on 06 May 1725 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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A few Rhode Island Genealogy Links
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• Rhode Island Genealogical Society
• Rhode Island Historical Society
• Rhode Island State Archives
• Rhode Island State Library

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Rhode Island Newspaper Archives at Genealogy Bank
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