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*Probate records often pre-date other birth and death records.  
*Probate records often pre-date other birth and death records.  
*Wills are '''found in the town or county''' where the person lived when the will was made or where they died.
*Wills are '''found in the town or county''' where the person lived when the will was made or where they died.
*Depending on the country, probate records can be found online as digital images. For the United States, an experimental index of many county probate records is available to search.
:*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/textprototype/ United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search] at FamilySearch


==What can you find in probate records?==
==What can you find in probate records?==