Since 1719, Connecticut has used district – rather than county – probate courts. The boundaries of the districts have changed periodically, but the records do not move with district changes. To identify the probate court that would have served your ancestor, you need to know in which district their town of residence was located atContinue reading “How do I find the district probate court that holds my Connecticut ancestor’s records?”
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What’s the Godard Digest, and how can it help with researching the probate of my Connecticut ancestors?
The Connecticut State Library probate finding aids describe the Godard Digest (Inventory Control Book) as “a list of probate files transferred to the Connecticut State Library.” It further indicates that the Godard Digest “was compiled at the Connecticut State Library under the direction of State Librarian George S. Godard.“ In Connecticut, the probate courts canContinue reading “What’s the Godard Digest, and how can it help with researching the probate of my Connecticut ancestors?”
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