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| *Manwaring, Charles Williams, compiler. ''A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records.'' 3 volumes. Hartford [Connecticut]: R.S. Peck & Company, 1904-1906. Contains probate record abstracts of early Connecticut Colony and Hartford Probate District. The series, which is made up of the first fifteen original volumes, covers the years 1635-1750 and includes wills, inventories, distributions of estates and court records. Volume 1 identifies the changes made in the different Probate Districts of Connecticut from the beginning, and includes information concerning the district boundaries. A digital version of the three volume set is available online at Internet Archive:<br>[http://archive.org/stream/digestofearlycon00manw#page/n1/mode/2up Volume 1] (1635-1700), [http://archive.org/stream/adigestearlycon01manwgoog#page/n4/mode/2up Volume 2] (1700-1729), [http://archive.org/stream/adigestearlycon01unkngoog#page/n8/mode/2up Volume 3] (1729-1750). <br>(FHL book 974.6 P2m; CD-ROM no. 2872). | | *Manwaring, Charles Williams, compiler. ''A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records.'' 3 volumes. Hartford [Connecticut]: R.S. Peck & Company, 1904-1906. Contains probate record abstracts of early Connecticut Colony and Hartford Probate District. The series, which is made up of the first fifteen original volumes, covers the years 1635-1750 and includes wills, inventories, distributions of estates and court records. Volume 1 identifies the changes made in the different Probate Districts of Connecticut from the beginning, and includes information concerning the district boundaries. A digital version of the three volume set is available online at Internet Archive:<br>[http://archive.org/stream/digestofearlycon00manw#page/n1/mode/2up Volume 1] (1635-1700), [http://archive.org/stream/adigestearlycon01manwgoog#page/n4/mode/2up Volume 2] (1700-1729), [http://archive.org/stream/adigestearlycon01unkngoog#page/n8/mode/2up Volume 3] (1729-1750). <br>(FHL book 974.6 P2m; CD-ROM no. 2872). |
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| *''General Index to Probate Records: All Districts in Connecticut 1641-1948''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957-1958. (On 67 FHL films {{FHL|354857|title-id|disp=166000-66}}). There is a separate index for the Hartford Probate District 1800-1920.<ref>Kip Sperry, ''Connecticut Sources for Family Historians and Genealogists'' (Logan, UT : Everton, 1980), 86. {{WorldCat|18713830|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|676957|item|disp=FHL Book 974.6 D27s}}</ref> Indexes the two collections of probate records below: | | *''General Index to Probate Records: All Districts in Connecticut 1641-1948''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957-1958. (On 67 FHL films {{FHL|354857|title-id|disp=166000-66}}). There is a separate index for the Hartford Probate District 1800-1920.<ref>Kip Sperry, ''Connecticut Sources for Family Historians and Genealogists'' (Logan, UT : Everton, 1980), 86. {{WorldCat|18713830|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|676957|item|disp=FHL Book 974.6 D27s}}</ref> Indexes the two collections of probate records below: |
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| *The [http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/home Connecticut State Library] has numerous files of wills, bonds, letters, and other probate documents. For more information, see [http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/oldhouse/probate Research Guide to Probate Records at the Connecticut State Library]. <br> | | *The [http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/home Connecticut State Library] has numerous files of wills, bonds, letters, and other probate documents. For more information, see [http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/oldhouse/probate Research Guide to Probate Records at the Connecticut State Library]. <br> |
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| *You can obtain copies of probate records from the local probate district offices. To find the probate district for the town of interest, see the [[Connecticut Probate Records#Probate_Districts|Probate Districts]] section above.<br> | | *You can obtain copies of probate records from the local probate district offices. To find the probate district for the town of interest, see the [[Connecticut Probate Records#Probate_Districts|Probate Districts]] section above.<br> |
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| *The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] located in Salt Lake City, Utah has the records listed above in the [[Connecticut Probate Records#Statewide_Record_Collections|Statewide Record Collections]]. For collection details, see the [http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch Catalog]. Use the "Place Search" option to search for a specific Connecticut county or town. Then look for the topic labeled "Probate Records." | | *The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] located in Salt Lake City, Utah has the records listed above in the [[Connecticut Probate Records#Statewide_Record_Collections|Statewide Record Collections]]. For collection details, see the [http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch Catalog]. Use the "Place Search" option to search for a specific Connecticut county or town. Then look for the topic labeled "Probate Records." |
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| [[Category:United States Probate Records]] | | [[Category:United States Probate Records]] |