Maine, Oxford County, Probate Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection contains images of probate estate files located at the Oxford County Courthouse in South Paris. Some estate files may be earlier that 1820. The index covers pre-1820 to 1980.

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“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” 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.

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