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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Probate Records|Probate Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Minnesota_Probate_Records|Minnesota Probate]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Probate Records|Probate Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Minnesota_Probate_Records|Minnesota Probate]]'' | ||
== Record Synopsis == | |||
Probate is the “court procedure by which a will is proved to be valid or invalid” and encompasses “all matters and proceedings pertaining to the administration of estates, guardianships, etc.”<ref>Henry Campbell Black, ''Black's Law Dictionary,'' 5th ed. (St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co., 1979), 1081, "probate."</ref> Various types of records are created throughout the probate process. These may include, wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. These documents are extremely valuable to genealogists and should not be neglected. In many instances, they are the only known source of relevant information such as the decedent’s date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their places of residence. They may also include information about adoption or guardianship of minor children and dependents. For further information about the probate process, types of probate records, analyzing probate records, and to access a glossary of probate terms, see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Probate_Records United States Probate Records]. | |||
== History == | |||
== History == | |||
The court administrator of the district court in each county keeps the probate records. | The court administrator of the district court in each county keeps the probate records. | ||
== State Statutes == | == State Statutes == | ||
== Repositories == | == Repositories == | ||
==== Local ==== | ==== Local ==== | ||
==== Regional ==== | ==== Regional ==== | ||
Many Minnesota counties have sent their older records to the State Archives Collection at the [http://www.mnhs.org/index.htm Minnesota Historical Society]. | Many Minnesota counties have sent their older records to the State Archives Collection at the [http://www.mnhs.org/index.htm Minnesota Historical Society]. | ||
==== National ==== | ==== National ==== | ||
The Family History Library is acquiring microfilm copies of these records on a county-by-county basis. For more probate records, check the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | The Family History Library is acquiring microfilm copies of these records on a county-by-county basis. For more probate records, check the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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MINNESOTA, [COUNTY] – PROBATE RECORDS | MINNESOTA, [COUNTY] – PROBATE RECORDS | ||
== Statewide Record Collections == | == Statewide Record Collections == | ||
== Learn More == | == Learn More == | ||
==== Published Materials ==== | ==== Published Materials ==== | ||
==== Websites ==== | ==== Websites ==== | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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{{Minnesota|Minnesota}} | {{Minnesota|Minnesota}} | ||
[[Category:Minnesota|Probate]] [[Category: | [[Category:Minnesota|Probate]] [[Category:Probate_Records_of_the_United_States|Minnesota]] | ||