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function DbInfoMiniDescription() { document.write('This database contains an index to indviduals with surnames beginning A-K who filed probate records between 1871 and 1909 with the Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A county courthouse. These records include wills, administrations of wills, change of name documents, commitment papers, sales of estates, permissions to marry, guardianships, adoptions, and partitions. It is interesting to note that Louisa May Alcott, the author of "Little Women" appears in this database.'); }
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function DbInfoDescription() { document.write('When the people of Middlesex County needed to file official documents, they traveled to the county courthouse where officials recorded and notarized their paperwork.  This database indexes names of persons in conjunction with the various types of probate records they filed.  These records include wills, administrations of wills, change of name documents, commitment papers, sales of estates, permissions to marry, guardianships, adoptions, and partitions.  These records are from 1871-1909, however, there is one record for 1870 for a Jessamine Brooks residing in Malden, MA.  It is interesting to note that Louisa May Alcott, the author of  "Little Women" appears in this database.<p>In this database, surname variations are indexed under the more familiar family name (e.g. the Homes surname is indexed with the more familiar Holmes).  In these cases, one name is given in the database.The following are some of the abbreviations used in this set of records.  However, as the book did not provide a key to all of its abbreviations, some abbreviations remain cryptic. Bold letters indicate group or type of document if no names given.Aff. - AffidavitAriz. - ArizonaB.W.I. - British West IndiesCal. - CaliforniaCan. - CanadaColo. - ColoradoConn. - ConnecticutDak. - DakotaDel. - DelawareEst. - EstateFl. - FloridaGa. - GeorgiaIa. - IowaId. - IdahoIll. - IllinoisInd. - IndianaInst. - InstrumentIre. - IrelandJr. - JuniorKan. - KansasKy. - KentuckyLa. - LouisianaMd. - MarylandMex. - MexicoMinn. - MinnesotaMiss. - MississippiMo. - MissouriMont. - MontanaN.C. - North CarolinaN.D. - North DakotaN.F. - NewfoundlandN.H. - New HampshireN.S. - Nova ScotiaN.Z. - New ZealandOre. - OregonP.Q. - Province of Quebec?S.C. - South CarolinaS.I. - Sandwich Islands (aka Hawaii)Sr. - SeniorTer. - TerritoryTex. - TexasTr. - Trust/FourthVa. - VirginiaVt. - VermontW.I. - West IndiesW.Va. - West VirginiaWash. - WashingtonWis. - WisconsinWrit. - WrittenWyo. - Wyoming'); }
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function DbInfoSourceInfo() { document.write('<DIV class="p_sourceTxtDiv">Flint, James, comp. <i>Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1871-1909 (Part A-K)</i> [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: <i>Middlesex County, MA Probate Index, Vol.1&2, 1870-1909</i>. Massachusetts, USA: 1912.</DIV>'); }
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