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Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Public Records
Taxation
Town Records
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions

PROBATE RECORDSLook this term up in the glossary.

Probate records in Connecticut are kept by probate district courts. In many cases a probate districtLook this term up in the glossary. consisted of a larger community and several nearby smaller towns. Sometimes a probate district crossed county boundaries. The Connecticut Researcher's Handbook describes each district (see the “For Further Reading” section of this outline).

The Connecticut State Library has numerous files of willsLook this term up in the glossary., bondsLook this term up in the glossary., lettersLook this term up in the glossary., and other probate documents. The Family History Library has most of the pre-1880 packets arranged by district and then by surname on 1,622 microfilms. These packets can include willsLook this term up in the glossary., codicilsLook this term up in the glossary., bondsLook this term up in the glossary., applications and petitionsLook this term up in the glossary., inventoriesLook this term up in the glossary., court ordersLook this term up in the glossary., court returns, distributionsLook this term up in the glossary., accounts of administrationLook this term up in the glossary., receiptsLook this term up in the glossary., and miscellaneous probate recordsLook this term up in the glossary.. The districts are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under CONNECTICUT - PROBATE RECORDS.

The Connecticut State Library's index to these records for 1641 to 1948 is also at the Family History Library (FHL films 166000-66). This is listed in the Family History Library Catalog under CONNECTICUT - PROBATE RECORDS - INDEXES.

You can obtain copies of other records from the local probate district offices. Many of the records of these local offices have also been microfilmed and are at the Family History Library. These are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under CONNECTICUT, [COUNTY], [TOWN], - PROBATE RECORDS. From the Hartford District, for example, the library has records for the years 1649 to 1917 on 52 microfilms.

Other published records are in The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut (see the “Public Records” section of this outline).

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