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'''Time period:''' 1500 to present. | '''Time period:''' 1500 to present. | ||
'''Contents:'' Name and age of testator, residence, heirs, relationships, description of land and property, date of will, signature, witnesses. Indexes. | '''Contents:''' Name and age of testator, residence, heirs, relationships, description of land and property, date of will, signature, witnesses. Indexes. | ||
'''Location:''' There is a large collection of original will books (including indexes) in the National Archives that goes up to 1925. Many original wills are in the provincial archives, under the “amts” jurisdiction up to 1933. | '''Location:''' There is a large collection of original will books (including indexes) in the National Archives that goes up to 1925. Many original wills are in the provincial archives, under the “amts” jurisdiction up to 1933. | ||
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