RED LAKE COUNTY: PROBATE COURT

An Inventory of Its Probate Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator:Red Lake County (Minn.). Probate Court.
Title:Probate records.
Dates:1879-1972.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Records of the activities of the probate court, including final decrees of distribution, order books, wills, and insanity records. There is also a record of marriages in Red Lake Falls.
Quantity:9.55 cubic feet (6 boxes and 3 partial boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Red Lake County (Minn.). Probate Court. Probate Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 984-86; 2004-6

Processing Information:

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Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007367371


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
123.G.13.1BFinal decrees of distribution:
Indexed.
Final Decree Record A, 1897-1933. 1 volume.
Includes handwritten documents containing final decrees for 1900-1934.
Order Book Estates D, 1907-1929. 1 volume.
Testate estates, 1910-1926, and intestate estates, 1907-1929.
Miscellaneous Order Book E, 1906-1934. 1 volume.
Includes handwritten documents containing final decrees for 1909.
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123.G.13.2FProbate Record I, 1914-1950. 1 volume.
Includes handwritten documents containing final decrees for 1933-1937.
Miscellaneous Record N, 1937-1955. 1 volume.
Includes some handwritten documents.
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123.G.13.3BOrders and Decrees R, 1944, 1950-1962. 1 volume.
Decree Record U, 1944, 1950-1962. 1 volume.
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123.G.13.4FMiscellaneous order books:
Indexed.
Probate Order Book A, 1897-1902. 1 volume.
Handwritten orders; no final decrees detected.
Order Book B, 1899, 1902-1938. 1 volume.
Includes a 1907 final decree on pages 203-204 and handwritten orders for 1904-1938 on pages 615-687. No final decrees were found.
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123.G.13.5BMiscellaneous Record A, 1908-1939. 1 volume.
Contains wills, 1907, 1918, and final decrees, 1909, 1914, 1919.
Miscellaneous Record M, 1931-1946. 1 volume.
Contains wills, 1931-1946, and final decrees, 1935-1945.
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123.G.13.6FWills:
Indexed.
Will Record A, 1897-1930. 1 volume.
Will Record B, 1901-1951 (bulk 1901-1933). 1 volume.
Miscellaneous Record Q, 1947-1972. 1 volume.
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123.G.12.6F-2Insanity books:
Indexed.
Insanity Record B1, 1905-1913 (bulk 1905-1906). 1 volume.
Insanity Record B2, 1906-1932 (bulk 1906-1916). 1 volume.
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123.G.13.7BDetention Hospital Record A, 1910-1934. 1 volume.
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123.G.14.1BRecord of Marriages, Red Lake Falls, October 1902-January 1964. 2 volumes.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Capacity and disability -- Minnesota -- Red Lake County.
Decedents' estates -- Minnesota -- Red Lake County.
Marriage records -- Minnesota -- Red Lake County.
Document Types:
Wills -- Minnesota -- Red Lake County.

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