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{{PA probate FHLC and WorldCat|1|2}} | {{PA probate FHLC and WorldCat|1|2}} | ||
== Example of Completed Probate Records Heading | == Example of Completed Probate Records Heading == | ||
Probate matters in PA Probate Intro are handled by the Orphans' Court. To obtain original probate records, contact the Orphan's Court in the County Courthouse. | Probate matters in PA Probate Intro are handled by the Orphans' Court. To obtain original probate records, contact the Orphan's Court in the County Courthouse. | ||
In addition to wills and administrations, the Orphans' Court also handles: audits of accounts of executors, administrators, trustees, and guardians; distribution of estates of decedents, incompetents, and minors; appointment and control of guardians; adoptions; appeals from the Register of Wills involving probate matters; inheritance tax appeals and various petitions and motions. | In addition to wills and administrations, the Orphans' Court also handles: audits of accounts of executors, administrators, trustees, and guardians; distribution of estates of decedents, incompetents, and minors; appointment and control of guardians; adoptions; appeals from the Register of Wills involving probate matters; inheritance tax appeals and various petitions and motions. | ||
'''Online Probate Indexes''' <br> | |||
:*'''1626-1836''' - [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6393 New York Wills, 1626-1836] on [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]. Taken from Fernow, Berthold, comp. and ed. "Calendar of Wills." New York, NY, USA: 1896. - ($).<br> | |||
:*'''1878-1939''' - | |||
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/wills/index.html Will Index, Lackawanna County], located on [http://www.pagenweb.org/ PAGenWeb] - also includes deceased's death date<br> | |||
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*{{RecordSearch|1999196|Historical Records}} - '''Essex County:''' Guardianship orders, 1869-1910; Guardianship records, 1847-1902; Letters, 1831-1902; '''Will and Letter index, 1799-1938'''; Wills, 1803-1904<br> | |||
''Original Probate Records on Microfilm''<br> | |||
:*'''1752–1860''' Wills {{FHL|196402|item|disp=FHL film 20722 (first of 8 films)}} - Index included: 1752-1915<br> | |||
:*'''1752-1851''' Administration Letters and Bonds {{FHL|196590|item|disp=FHL film 20812 (first of 8 films}} - Index included: 1752 - 1915 <br> | |||
:*'''1752-1915''' Estate Files {{FHL|536648|item|disp=FHL film 1644017 (first of 337 films}} - Arranged alphabetically by surname<br> | |||
'''Additional Probate Indexes and Abstracts''' | '''Additional Probate Indexes and Abstracts''' | ||
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*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q={{{1}}}+county+pennsylvania+probate+wills&qt=results_page WorldCat] (For instructions see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]]). | *[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q={{{1}}}+county+pennsylvania+probate+wills&qt=results_page WorldCat] (For instructions see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]]). | ||
*{{FHL|{{{2}}}|subject-id|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} (For instructions see [[Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search|FHL Catalog Place-name Search]]). | *{{FHL|{{{2}}}|subject-id|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} (For instructions see [[Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search|FHL Catalog Place-name Search]]). | ||
[[Category:Pennsylvania_Tasks|Probate Records]] | [[Category:Pennsylvania_Tasks|Probate Records]] | ||
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