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*The petitions may have '''information on the petitioner, his family, parentage, military service, time of settling the land,''' etc. | *The petitions may have '''information on the petitioner, his family, parentage, military service, time of settling the land,''' etc. | ||
*The patents give the '''name of the grantee, a description of the land, and the date of the grant.''' | *The patents give the '''name of the grantee, a description of the land, and the date of the grant.''' | ||
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Several manuscript records relating to crown lands are at the National Archives of Canada | Several manuscript records relating to crown lands are at the National Archives of Canada, the Archives nationales du Québec, and online through FamilySearch. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/344023?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''''List of Lands Granted by the Crown in the Province of Québec from 1763 to 31st December 1890'''''.] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/344023?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''''List of Lands Granted by the Crown in the Province of Québec from 1763 to 31st December 1890'''''.] | ||
::This book is a transcription of information from land patents. It is an especially good source to begin with if you are looking for English-speaking settlers. It gives the date of the patent and the county, township, and lot number where the grant was located. The index at the end of the volume is alphabetical only by the first letter of the surname. | ::This book is a transcription of information from land patents. It is an especially good source to begin with if you are looking for English-speaking settlers. It gives the date of the patent and the county, township, and lot number where the grant was located. The index at the end of the volume is alphabetical only by the first letter of the surname. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/500672?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Lower Canada land petitions and related records, 1637-1842.'''] Indexed. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/500672?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Lower Canada land petitions and related records, 1637-1842.'''] Indexed. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/521830?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Petitions for land grants and leases, 1791-1867.'''] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/521830?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Petitions for land grants and leases, 1791-1867.'''] | ||
::Includes records for the years between 1842 and 1867, when Canada East (Québec) was part of the Province of Canada. | ::Includes records for the years between 1842 and 1867, when Canada East (Québec) was part of the Province of Canada. | ||