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Probate records in [[Connecticut|Connecticut]] are kept by probate district courts. In many cases a probate district consisted of a larger community and several nearby smaller towns. Sometimes a probate district crossed county boundaries. Thomas J. Kemp's ''Connecticut Researcher's Handbook.'' Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1981. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=175093&disp=Connecticut+researcher%27s+handbook%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.6 D23k]) describes each district. This book contains a detailed list of available sources.  
Probate records in [[Connecticut|Connecticut]] are kept by probate district courts. In many cases a probate district consisted of a larger community and several nearby smaller towns. Sometimes a probate district crossed county boundaries. Thomas J. Kemp's ''Connecticut Researcher's Handbook.'' Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1981. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=175093&disp=Connecticut+researcher%27s+handbook%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.6 D23k]) describes each district. This book contains a detailed list of available sources.  


Another helpful resource for determining Connecticut probate districts and available records is ''Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Districts'' The guide can be accessed online through the [http://www.cslib.org/probate/index.htm Connecticut State Library].
Another helpful resource for determining Connecticut probate districts and available records is ''Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Districts'' The guide can be accessed online through the [http://www.cslib.org/probate/index.htm Connecticut State Library].  


The Connecticut State Library has numerous files of wills, bonds, letters, and other probate documents. For more information, go to http://www.cslib.org/probintr.htm  
The Connecticut State Library has numerous files of wills, bonds, letters, and other probate documents. For more information, go to http://www.cslib.org/probintr.htm  
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''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Connecticut.ASP Connecticut Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.Family History Department, 1998, 2001.  
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Connecticut.ASP Connecticut Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.Family History Department, 1998, 2001.  


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