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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. | ||
*Probate records may include the deceased's date of death; names, relationships, residences of heirs and guardians; and names of witnesses. | |||
*Most wills were left by males with property; however, wills often list the names of the deceased's family and friends, so that many more people are listed in probate records than actually left them. | |||
==What can you find in probate records?== | ==What can you find in probate records?== | ||
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