- Call Number:
- HIL-MICL FC LPR .N4C6P7S2R4
- Category:
- New Brunswick
- Creator:
- New Brunswick. Probate Court (St. John County).
- Material Description:
- 2 microfilm textual records (5 volumes) ; 35 mm
- Contents:
The reels contain five volumes of Probate Court Minute Books. They include:
Volume A, 1785-1804
Volume B, 1804-1818
Volume C, 1818-1823
Volume D, 1823-1826
Volume E, 1826-1840
In addition to wills, probates and letters of administration, the records contain oaths; inventories of estates; guardianship documents; accounts; decrees; licenses to sell; authorizations; and numerous other documents.
- Originals:
The original records are held by the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.
- Archival Ref. No.:
PANB RS 71.
- Finding Aids:
The Index to the St. John County Probate Records, 1785-1912, is available on the first microfilm reel. The Index is arranged alphabetically by the name of the deceased person, and includes the type of legal proceeding, the book/volume and page number of the probate minutes and the file designation.
- PDF Finding Aid:
- NB Probate Court (St. John County) Records Shelf List.pdf
- Notes:
The dates which are given in the typed description at the beginning of the first reel are inaccurate.