Minnesota Probate Records
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Record Synopsis[edit | edit source]
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.”[1] Various types of records are created throughout the probate process. 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.
History[edit | edit source]
The court administrator of the district court in each county keeps the probate records.
State Statutes[edit | edit source]
Repositories[edit | edit source]
Local[edit | edit source]
Regional[edit | edit source]
Many Minnesota counties have sent their older records to the State Archives Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society.
National[edit | edit source]
The Family History Library is acquiring microfilm copies of these records on a county-by-county basis. For more probate records, check the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
MINNESOTA, [COUNTY] – PROBATE RECORDS
Statewide Record Collections[edit | edit source]
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Published Materials[edit | edit source]
Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Henry Campbell Black, Black's Law Dictionary, 5th ed. (St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co., 1979), 1081, "probate."