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= Introduction = | = Introduction = | ||
Land record indexes are among the best tools for locating residents in Ontario before 1851 when few censuses and other province-wide records or indexes exist. Many immigrants came to Ontario to claim available land, so land ownership was generally recorded as soon | Land record indexes are among the best tools for locating residents in Ontario before 1851 when few censuses and other province-wide records or indexes exist. Many immigrants came to Ontario to claim available land, so land ownership was generally recorded as soon after they arrived. Also, wills were often copied into deed books and other land records instead of in [[Ontario Probate Records|probate records]]. Land records sometimes exist when other records are not available. | ||
== What you need to know to get started == | == What you need to know to get started == | ||