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From: "Timothy Hewlings" <>
Subject: Re: Canadian Probate Records
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 18:27:55 -0400


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Hi Cari,

I live in Montreal and my own STEWART connection is in eastern Ontario. =
I know my GGrandfather George R. STEWART was married to a Melissa =
Serviss in Iroquois, ON in the 1870's. Close, but I don't think it's =
the same branch. Besides, George is reputed to have immigrated from =
Inverness, Scotland. Unfortunatly, I haven't been able to research this =
very far as yet.

As to your question about probate records, have you checked the National =
Archives of Canada website? http://www.archives.ca/index.html
There is a lot of information available there about where to find =
various records. The following text was copied from it.=20

Quebec
"In Quebec, wills are usually authorized by notaries, who are required =
by law to retain them. On the retirement or death of the notary, or at =
the latest, fifty years after his death, his records (or greffe) are =
transferred to the Court House of the Judicial District in which he had =
his practice. Holograph wills are also deposited in the Court House. A =
copy of a will may be obtained from the Judicial Archives of the =
district, from the notary who drew it up, or from his successor. "

As your ancestors were english speaking, their probate records would =
have been in english. If, however, you do get stuck and need some =
french translation, I would be happy to help out.

Good hunting,

Tim Hewlings

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<DIV>I live in Montreal and my own STEWART connection is in eastern=20
Ontario.&nbsp; I know my GGrandfather George R. STEWART was married to a =
Melissa=20
Serviss in Iroquois, ON in the 1870's.&nbsp; Close, but I don't think =
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Inverness,=20
Scotland.&nbsp; Unfortunatly, I haven't been able to research this very =
far as=20
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<DIV>As to your question about probate records, have you checked the =
National=20
Archives of Canada website?&nbsp; <A=20
href=3D"http://www.archives.ca/index.html">http://www.archives.ca/index.h=
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is a lot of information available there about where to find various=20
records.&nbsp; The following text was copied from it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Quebec</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>"In Quebec, wills are usually =
authorized by=20
notaries, who are required by law to retain them. On the retirement or =
death of=20
the notary, or at the latest, fifty years after his death, his records =
(or=20
greffe) are transferred to the Court House of the Judicial District in =
which he=20
had his practice. Holograph wills are also deposited in the Court House. =
A copy=20
of a will may be obtained from the Judicial Archives of the district, =
from the=20
notary who drew it up, or from his successor. "</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT size=3D3>As your ancestors =
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english.&nbsp; If, however, you do get stuck and need some french =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT size=3D3>Good =
hunting,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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