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Probate records before 1845 were kept in probate courts. Since 1845, they have been kept by the {{PAGENAME}} clerk of the district court. Many of the probate records are included in the notarial records with the deeds and mortgages. In some parishes they are known as “succession” records.
'''''Content:''''' Probate records (sometimes called "Succession Records" may give date of death, names and residences of heirs (spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, relative) and neighbors or associates. '''''Record types:''''' Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, and adoptions.<br>
 
Kept in probate courts before 1845, they have since been kept by the clerk of the district court. Probate records may be included in notarial records or with deeds and mortgages. See [[Louisiana Probate Records|Louisiana Probate Records]] for more information. <noinclude>[[Category:Templates for LA pages]]</noinclude>
See the Wiki page [[Louisiana Probate Records|Louisiana Probate Records]] for more information about probate records in Louisiana.
 
'''''Content:''''' Probate records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.  
 
'''''Record types:''''' Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, and adoptions.<noinclude>[[Category:Templates for LA pages]]</noinclude>

Revision as of 16:01, 8 February 2023

Content: Probate records (sometimes called "Succession Records" may give date of death, names and residences of heirs (spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, relative) and neighbors or associates. Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, and adoptions.
Kept in probate courts before 1845, they have since been kept by the clerk of the district court. Probate records may be included in notarial records or with deeds and mortgages. See Louisiana Probate Records for more information.