RAMSEY COUNTY: PROBATE COURT:
An Inventory of Its Will Books at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
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| Creator: | Ramsey County
(Minn.). Probate Court. |
| Title: | Will books. |
| Dates: | 1849-1928. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Copies or transcriptions of the complete texts of wills
probated by the courts, accompanied by certifications of authenticity and of filing
signed by witnesses and clerks of court. Original wills are found in the probate case
files. |
| Quantity: | 2.75 cubic feet (2 boxes); 10 microfilm reels
and 1 partial reel. |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf
locations. |
The collection is organized into the following sections:
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| Will Books, 1849-1928 (Microfilm SAM 446, Reels 1-10
[part]) |
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| Will Books, 1849-1887 (Originals) |
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Ramsey
County (Minn.). Probate Court. Will Books. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Microfilm Production:
Saint Paul : Ramsey County Central Services, prior to 1964.
Microfilm is available for interlibrary loan from
the Minnesota Historical Society.
Location of Originals:
Location of originals for Volumes 7-34 is unknown.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: None; 2009-25
Processing Information:

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: 001712946
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Record books including transcriptions of wills, plus certificates of probate.
The transcriptions are handwritten until about 1915; then are typed.
Volume 1 includes other
probate documents, including probate bonds, letters, and guardianship
documents.
Arrangement: Rough chronological order by date filed.
Each volume is indexed; Volume 1 has two separate, but not
duplicative, indexes. Indexes are in rough alphabetical order by person’s
surname, and include volume page number/numbers; some indexes include
probate case file numbers. Each volume is separately paginated.
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Location | Reel |
SAM 446 | 1 | Volume 1, November 8, 1849-November 27, 1855. |
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| | Volume 2, February 22, 1856-May 14, 1867. |
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| | Volume 3, October 19, 1868-March 16, 1875. |
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| | Volume 4, December 28, 1874-July 28, 1879. |
| | | Pages 1-507. |
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Location | Reel |
SAM 446 | 2 | Volume 4, July 28, 1879-October 11, 1880. |
| | | Pages 508-601. |
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| | Volume 5, November 1, 1880-April 14, 1884. |
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| | Volume 6, May 20, 1884-January 10, 1887. |
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| | Volume 7, January 17, 1887-July 9, 1889. |
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| | Volume 8, July 16, 1889-February 10, 1890. |
| | | Pages 1-191. |
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Location | Reel |
SAM 446 | 3 | Volume 8, February 17, 1890-November 4, 1891. |
| | | Pages 192-636. |
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| | Volume 9, November 9, 1891-January 2, 1894. |
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| | Volume 10, January 2, 1894-February 3, 1896. |
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| | Volume 11, December 10, 1895-November 15, 1897. |
| | | Pages 1-527. |
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Location | Reel |
SAM 446 | 4 | Volume 11, November 15, 1897-May 9, 1898. |
| | | Pages 528-657. |
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| | Volume 12, May 9, 1898-September 9, 1900. |
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| | Volume 13, April 23, 1900-February 3, 1902. |
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| | Volume 14, January 27, 1902-March 30, 1903. |
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| | Volume 15, April 6-June 15, 1903. |
| | | Pages 1-143. |
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Location | Reel |
SAM 446 | 5 | Volume 15, June 15, 1903-May 2, 1904. |
| | | Pages 144-653. |
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| | Volume 16, May 2, 1904-August, 14, 1905. |
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| | Volume 17, August 21, 1905-November 26, 1906. |
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| | Volume 18, November 26, 1906-October 7, 1907. |
| | | Pages 1-461. |
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Location | Reel |
SAM 446 | 6 | Volume 18, October 7, 1907-February 17, 1908. |
| | | Pages 462-652. |
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| | Volume 19, February 18, 1908-June 14, 1909. |
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| | Volume 20, November 30, 1908-November 7, 1910. |
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| | Volume 21, October 31, 1910-April 8, 1912. |
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| | Volume 22, October 24, 1910-April 29, 1912. |
| | | Pages 1-59. |
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Location | Reel |
SAM 446 | 7 | Volume 22, April 29, 1912-May 26, 1913. |
| | | Pages 60-600. |
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| | Volume 23, May 26, 1913-December 29, 1914. |
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| | Volume 24, December 28, 1914-March 20, 1916. |
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| | Volume 25, March 20, 1916-April 16, 1917. |
| | | Pages 1-589. |
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Location | Reel |
SAM 446 | 8 | Volume 25, April 16-June 13, 1917. |
| | | Pages 590-651. |
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| | Volume 26, June 4, 1917-October 28, 1918. |
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| | Volume 27, October 28, 1918-May 5, 1920. |
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| | Volume 28, May 7, 1920-September 27, 1921. |
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| | Volume 29, September 27, 1921-February 21, 1922. |
| | | Pages 1-169. |
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Location | Reel |
SAM 446 | 9 | Volume 29, February 27, 1922-January 2, 1921. |
| | | Pages 170-600. |
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| | Volume 30, January 2, 1923-March 18, 1924. |
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| | Volume 31, March 18, 1924-June 9, 1925. |
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| | Volume 32, June 9, 1925-September 14, 1926. |
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Location | Reel |
SAM 446 | 10 (part) | Volume 33, August 17, 1926-September 13, 1927. |
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| | Volume 34, September 13, 1927-September 18, 1928. |
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Location | |
108.F.5.4F | | Volume 1, Wills, Orders, Letters, Bonds, 1849-1855. |
| | | Volume is numbered as part of the series of will books, but appears to
consist largely of probate orders and bonds. |
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108.F.5.5B | | Volume 4, 1874-1880. |
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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:
- Decedents' estates -- Minnesota -- Ramsey
County.
- Document Types:
- Wills -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- Territorial records -- Minnesota.
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