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Probate cases include the proving of wills and the administering of estates for individuals who have died. They also include such matters as guardianship and insanity proceedings.They are a good source for locating relatives, death dates, and property. Families with property are more likely to be found in probate records than poorer families. The United States Research Outline describes the variety of records created during the probate proceedings

Probate records in Utah have been kept by several courts. During the territorial period probate records were kept by both the county probate court and the federal district court.

At statehood, the probate courts were abolished, and the powers of the federal district courts were transferred to the state district courts. The state district courts have maintained jurisdiction of probate matters since 1896. Probate divisions of the state district courts in each county handle probate matters. For more information see the "Court Records" section of this outline.

Probate records from the territorial period to the present may be found in either the county clerk's office or the Utah State Archives at http://www.archives.state.ut.us/main/. You may also find some probate records from the territorial probate courts in the personal journals of early probate judges.

The Family History Library has copies of probate records for many Utah counties. Usually the library only has part of the files created during the probate process. Contact the county clerk for additional records. For Salt Lake County, for example, the library has:

Utah. District Court (Salt Lake County). Probate Records. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966. (On 43 FHL films beginning with 425667.) These records include an index and records from 1852 to 1910. They also contain estates records and guardianship cases.

Utah. District Court. (Salt Lake County). Register of Estates or Abstracts of Probate Filed 1876–1966, Index 1876–1964. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966. (FHL films 425623–66.) This record also contains guardianships and adoptions.

Probate records may be listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the following headings

UTAH, [COUNTY] - PROBATE RECORDS

UTAH, [COUNTY] - GUARDIANSHIP

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+Probate cases include the proving of wills and the administering of estates for individuals who have died. They also include such matters as guardianship and insanity proceedings.They are a good source for locating relatives, death dates, and property. Families with property are more likely to be found in probate records than poorer families. The [[United States Probate Records|United States Research Outline describes]] the variety of records created during the probate proceedings
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-==Online Resources==
+Probate records in Utah have been kept by several courts. During the territorial period probate records were kept by both the county probate court and the federal district court.
-*[https://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/probate.htm Probate Records Utah Division of Archives and Records]. This page will also contain discussion of the different probate record types.
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9082 Utah, Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1985], Ancestry - index & images ($), incomplete.
-*'''1851-1961''' {{RecordSearch|1916182|Utah, Probate Records, 1851-1961}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah, Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
-*{{RecordSearch|2001084|Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001}}, index & images.
-*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
-==Background Information==
+At statehood, the probate courts were abolished, and the powers of the federal district courts were transferred to the state district courts. The state district courts have maintained jurisdiction of probate matters since 1896. Probate divisions of the state district courts in each county handle probate matters. For more information see the "[[Utah Court Records|Court Records]]" section of this outline.
-Probate cases include the proving of wills and the administering of estates for individuals who have died. They also include such matters as guardianship and insanity proceedings. They are a good source for locating relatives, death dates, and property. Families with property are more likely to be found in probate records than poorer families.
+Probate records from the territorial period to the present may be found in either the county clerk's office or the Utah State Archives at http://www.archives.state.ut.us/main/. You may also find some probate records from the territorial probate courts in the personal journals of early probate judges.
-==Territorial Period==
+The Family History Library has copies of probate records for many Utah counties. Usually the library only has part of the files created during the probate process. Contact the county clerk for additional records. For Salt Lake County, for example, the library has:
-Probate records in Utah have been kept by several courts. During the territorial period probate records were kept by both the county probate court and the federal district court.
+Utah. District Court (Salt Lake County). ''Probate Records''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966. (On 43 FHL films beginning with 425667.) These records include an index and records from 1852 to 1910. They also contain estates records and guardianship cases.
-==Statehood Period==
+Utah. District Court. (Salt Lake County). ''Register of Estates or Abstracts of Probate Filed 1876–1966, Index 1876–1964''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966. (FHL films 425623–66.) This record also contains guardianships and adoptions.
-At statehood in '''1896''', the probate courts were abolished, and the powers of the federal district courts were transferred to the state district courts. The state district courts have maintained jurisdiction of probate matters since 1896. Probate divisions of the state district courts in each county handle probate matters.
+Probate records may be listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the following headings
-==Availability==
+UTAH, [COUNTY] - PROBATE RECORDS
-Probate records from the territorial period to the present may be found in either the county clerk's office or the [[Utah State Archives]]. You may also find some probate records from the territorial probate courts in the personal journals of early probate judges.
+UTAH, [COUNTY] - GUARDIANSHIP
-The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has copies of probate records for many Utah counties.
+[[Category:Utah]]
-Probate records are listed in the '''Place Search''' of the '''FamilySearch Catalog''' under the following headings
-UTAH, [COUNTY] - PROBATE RECORDS<br>UTAH, [COUNTY] - GUARDIANSHIP
-'''Index to probate Record'''
-*'''1853-1893''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/859095-index-to-salt-lake-county-3rd-district-court-probate-cases-film-ut-1212-boxes-1-25?offset=1 Index to Salt Lake County 3rd District Court probate cases] 1853-1893. Read introduction for information on this index.
-''' Probate case files available on FamilySearch.'''
-*'''1851-1961''' {{RecordSearch|1916182|Utah, Probate Records, 1851-1961}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah, Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]];  '''Currently includes Cache, Davis, Juab, Salt Lake, Summit, Utah and Wasatch counties.'''
-*'''1848-2001''' - Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001. free, courtesy: FamilySearch. {{FSC|2001084|item|disp=Description}}. '''Includes county probate case files for Carbon, Emery, Piute, Salt Lake, San Juan, and Sevier counties.<br>'''
-''' FamilySearch Catalog - Probate Case Files '''
-*{{FSC|1874553|item|disp=Beaver County probate case files, 1851-1932}}
-*{{FSC|2283875|item|disp=Box Elder County, probate case files, 1885-1916}}
-*{{FSC|2334981|item|disp=Duchesne County, probate records, ca. 1915-1932}}
-*{{FSC|2334982|item|disp=Garfield County,probate records, 1890-1917}}
-*{{FSC|2840527|item|disp=Grand County, probate records, 1898-1931}}
-*{{FSC|2284036|item|disp=Iron County, probate  case files, ca. 1880-1931}}
-*{{FSC|1874555|item|disp=Sanpete County, probate records, 1851-1924}}
-*{{FSC|1874554|item|disp=Tooele County, probate records, 1851-1961}}
-*{{FSC|2831233|item|disp=Uintah County, probate records: case files, 1886-1936}}
-*{{FSC|2334983|item|disp=Washington County, probate records, 1852-1934}}
-*{{FSC|561259|item|disp=Weber County, Probate files from Second District Court, 1851-1918}}
-Additional records are available on '''microfilm''' or in '''print'''. For example, the Library has microfilm copies of the following Salt Lake County probate records:
-*'''1852-1910''' - Utah. District Court (Salt Lake County). ''Probate Records''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966. {{FSC|295317|item|disp=FS Library Films 425667 (1st of 43 films)}}. These records include an index and records from 1852 to 1910. Includes estates records and guardianship cases.
-*'''1876-1966''' - Utah. District Court. (Salt Lake County). ''Register of Estates or Abstracts of Probate Filed 1876–1966, Index 1876–1964''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966. {{FSC|295276|item|disp=FS Library Films 425623–66}}. Includes guardianships and adoptions.
-==References==
-{{Utah|Utah}}
-[[Category:Utah, United States]]
-[[Category:United_States_Probate_Records]]