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*For other methods of accessing wills and probate records, see [[Ontario Probate Records]]. | *For other methods of accessing wills and probate records, see [[Ontario Probate Records]]. | ||
===Heir and Devisee Records=== | ===Heir and Devisee Records=== | ||
The government created the Heir and Devisee Commissions to settle disputes about who was entitled to receive the letters patent for a parcel of land.<ref>Archives of Ontario, ''From Grant to Patent: A Guide to Early Land Settlement Records, ca.1790 to ca.1850'', Archives of Ontario Research Guide 215 at http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/documents/research_guide_215_grant_to_patent.pdf (accessed 23 July 2014).</ref> | The government created the Heir and Devisee Commissions to settle disputes about who was entitled to receive the letters patent for a parcel of land. | ||
*'''1796-1894''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/219880?availability=Family%20History%20Library Heir and Devisee Commission Land records, 1796-1894] - at FamilySearch | |||
*[https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_205142 Heir and Devisee Commission] | |||
<ref>Archives of Ontario, ''From Grant to Patent: A Guide to Early Land Settlement Records, ca.1790 to ca.1850'', Archives of Ontario Research Guide 215 at http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/documents/research_guide_215_grant_to_patent.pdf (accessed 23 July 2014).</ref> | |||
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