Denmark, Probate Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection is an index to probates for the counties of Denmark. This index may not be complete.

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Denmark Probate Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Record Content


Key genealogical facts found in the probate indexes may include the following information:


 * Full name of deceased
 * Name of estate
 * Name of parish
 * Spouse's given name
 * Spouse's surname
 * Last residence of deceased
 * Date of probate record
 * Names of children/cousins/various family members.

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
Example for an Indexed Collection:

“Delaware Marriage Records,” database and digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/: accessed 4 March 2011), William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, 1890; citing Delaware, State Marriage Records, no. 859, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.

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“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.