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==Online Resources== | |||
*'''1801 - 1999''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9070 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records 1801-1999] at Ancestry — index & images $ | |||
*'''1801 - 1999''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9070 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records 1801-1999] at | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9070 Minnesota, Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925]($), index & images, incomplete. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9070 Minnesota, Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925] | *'''1849-1985''' {{RecordSearch|1607922|Minnesota, Will Records, 1849-1985}} at FamilySearch - [[Minnesota Will Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1607922|Minnesota, Will Records, 1849-1985}} | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search] | ||
===Record Synopsis=== | ===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 records may be found in probate files. 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 | 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 records may be found in probate files. 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 [[United States Probate Records|United States Probate Records]]. | ||
Explore more about the [[United States Probate Process|probate process]], [[United States Probate Limitations|limitations of probate records]], | Explore more about the [[United States Probate Process|probate process]], [[United States Probate Limitations|limitations of probate records]], [[Analyzing United States Probate Records|analyzing probate records]], a [[Glossary of United States Probate Terms|glossary]] of probate terms, [[United States Probate Wills|wills]], and [[United States Probate Records]].<br> | ||
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===Searching Probate Records=== | ===Searching Probate Records=== | ||
It is usually best to start a probate search at the county level. Links to county pages appear below. Additional resources for Minnesota probates may be found in the Minnesota-Probate topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of records on | It is usually best to start a probate search at the county level. Links to county pages appear below. Additional resources for Minnesota probates may be found in the Minnesota-Probate topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of records on FS Library microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers]. Also find Minnesota Probate resources available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Aminnesota+probate+records&qt=results_page many libraries (WorldCat)]. Explore how to search [[Worldcat Online Catalog|WorldCat]] and the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]].<br> | ||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br> | '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br> | ||
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====National==== | ====National==== | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library is acquiring microfilm copies of these records on a county-by-county basis. For more probate records, check the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
MINNESOTA, [COUNTY] – PROBATE RECORDS | MINNESOTA, [COUNTY] – PROBATE RECORDS | ||
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===Statewide Record Collections=== | ===Statewide Record Collections=== | ||
<br>[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1607922 Minnesota Will Records, 1849-1985] at FamilySearch. | <br>[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1607922 Minnesota Will Records, 1849-1985] at FamilySearch. Index to wills from Probate Courts throughout Minnesota and located at the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, Minnesota. <br> | ||
===State Statutes=== | ===State Statutes=== | ||
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