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*In '''estate files''' you may find '''wills, inventories, and letters of administration'''. | *In '''estate files''' you may find '''wills, inventories, and letters of administration'''. | ||
*'''Wills involving land transactions''' were often not recorded with the court; but they were '''copied into deed books or general register books filed with registrars of deeds at land offices.''' See [[Ontario Land and Property]]. | *'''Wills involving land transactions''' were often not recorded with the court; but they were '''copied into deed books or general register books filed with registrars of deeds at land offices.''' See [[Ontario Land and Property]]. | ||
*The original probate records are at the Archives of Ontario and at district land registry offices. The Family History Library and the Archives of Ontario have microfilm copies of many probate records for most Ontario counties. These include wills and indexes to 1930 | *The original probate records are at the '''Archives of Ontario''' and at '''district land registry offices'''. The '''Family History Library''' and the '''Archives of Ontario''' have '''microfilm copies''' of many probate records for most Ontario counties. These include wills and indexes to 1930. | ||
*Surrogate Court records from the original districts were taken over by one of the successor counties. | |||
Surrogate Court records from the original districts were taken over by one of the successor counties | |||
==Indexes and Inventories== | ==Indexes and Inventories== | ||