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Land and Property

Land records[edit | edit source]

Research use: Establish residence and relationships.

Record type: Land claims, native land records, land court grants, native lease land, tax allotments, and others with significant genealogical content.

General: Civil documentation of land ownership and transfer.

Time period: 1800s-present.

Contents: Names, dates, residences, relationships, proof of ownership, and property descriptions.

Location: Land offices, courts, commissions, and other governmental administrative offices.

Population coverage: 30% of the population.

Reliability: High.^[1]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Micronesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2001.

[profile-1] The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Micronesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2001.

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