Sec. 1. The widow of every deceased person, shall be entitled to dower, or the use during her natural life, of 1/3 part of all the lands whereof her husband was seized of an estate of inheritance, at any time during the marriage, unless she is lawfully barred thereof. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- CL 1857, 2772 ;-- CL 1871, 4269 ;-- How. 5733 ;-- CL 1897, 8918 ;-- CL 1915, 11654 ;-- CL 1929, 13072 ;-- CL 1948, 558.1
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