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'''''Search all four of the following records''''' because each has different names and information than the others. Your ancestor may be in more than one. Search each index first in order to find its corresponding land records.<br> | '''''Search all four of the following records''''' because each has different names and information than the others. Your ancestor may be in more than one. Search each index first in order to find its corresponding land records.<br> | ||
*Executive Council '''''Petitions for Land Grants and Leases, 1791-1867'''''. | *Executive Council, '''''Petitions for Land Grants and Leases, 1791-1867'''''. LAC RG 1, L3.<br> | ||
*Heir and Devisee Commission '''''Land Records 1796-1894'''''. | *Heir and Devisee Commission, '''''Land Records 1796-1894'''''. AO RG 40, series A-I.<br> | ||
*Archives of Ontario '''''Ontario Archives Land Record Index'''''. | *Archives of Ontario, '''''Ontario Archives Land Record Index'''''. | ||
*Crown Lands Department '''''Land Petitions and Related Records, 1637-1842'''''. | *Crown Lands Department, '''''Land Petitions and Related Records, 1637-1842'''''. | ||
=== Search the Indexes<br> === | === Search the Indexes<br> === | ||
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'''For the records listed below, find the film number you need.''' | '''For the records listed below, find the film number you need.''' | ||
#Search for the alphabetical sequence that would contain your ancestor's name. | #Search for the alphabetical sequence that would contain your ancestor's name. | ||
#Write the corresponding film number. | #Write the corresponding film number. | ||
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:*'''''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=164539&disp=Ontario+Archives+land+record+index++ Ontario Archives Land Record Index]''''' described previously. | :*'''''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=164539&disp=Ontario+Archives+land+record+index++ Ontario Archives Land Record Index]''''' described previously. | ||
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==== '''''Censuses''''' ==== | ==== '''''Censuses''''' ==== | ||
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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/english/guides/rg_215_grant_to_patent.htm www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/guides/rg_215_grant_to_patent.htm] (accessed 11 December 2008). | 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/english/guides/rg_215_grant_to_patent.htm www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/guides/rg_215_grant_to_patent.htm] (accessed 11 December 2008). | ||
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To search many of the land records, it helps to know the township of residence and land description. Begin by searching for your ancestor's name in the record indexes listed under [[Ontario Land Records#Step 1. Search land records having surname indexes|'''Step 1''']]. | To search many of the land records, it helps to know the township of residence and land description. Begin by searching for your ancestor's name in the record indexes listed under [[Ontario Land Records#Step 1. Search land records having surname indexes|'''Step 1''']]. | ||