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===== Probate Registers and Estate Files ===== | ===== Probate Registers and Estate Files ===== | ||
*The [[Ontario Land and Property#Abstract Index Books|Abstract Index Books]] (listed above) are the major indexes to wills recorded or memorialized in deed books. <br> | *The [[Ontario Land and Property#Abstract Index Books|Abstract Index Books]] (listed above) are the major indexes to wills recorded or memorialized in deed books. <br> | ||
*For other methods of accessing wills and probate records, see [[Ontario | *For other methods of accessing wills and probate records, see [[Ontario Probate Records]]. | ||
*If land records show the person's estate was ''proved'' or probated before a court, look for additional information about the person in one of the following sources: | *If land records show the person's estate was ''proved'' or probated before a court, look for additional information about the person in one of the following sources: | ||
**Bill Zuefelt, '''''Court of Probate: Registers and Estate Files at the Archives of Ontario (1793-1859): an Index for Genealogical Research'''''. ([Toronto]: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986). {{WorldCat|16021977|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|433312|item|disp=FHL Book 971.3 P2z}}. This record indexes: | **Bill Zuefelt, '''''Court of Probate: Registers and Estate Files at the Archives of Ontario (1793-1859): an Index for Genealogical Research'''''. ([Toronto]: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986). {{WorldCat|16021977|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|433312|item|disp=FHL Book 971.3 P2z}}. This record indexes: | ||
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*June Gibson, '''''Surrogate Court Index of Ontario, Canada, 1859-1900''''', 27 vols. (Agincourt, Ont.: Generation Press, 1988- ). {{WorldCat|18015848|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|643863|item|disp=FHL Book 971.3 P22g}} This index lists name, locality, will number, and year proved. A table in each volume lists the Archives of Ontario microfilm reel numbers that are indexed in that volume. | *June Gibson, '''''Surrogate Court Index of Ontario, Canada, 1859-1900''''', 27 vols. (Agincourt, Ont.: Generation Press, 1988- ). {{WorldCat|18015848|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|643863|item|disp=FHL Book 971.3 P22g}} This index lists name, locality, will number, and year proved. A table in each volume lists the Archives of Ontario microfilm reel numbers that are indexed in that volume. | ||
====Finding Probate Records in the FamilySearch Catalog==== | ====Finding Probate Records in the FamilySearch Catalog==== | ||
2. In the '''Place''' search, type in '''"Canada, Ontario [county name]"'''. Click "Search".<br> | 2. In the '''Place''' search, type in '''"Canada, Ontario [county name]"'''. Click "Search".<br> | ||