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| Be prepared for very high search fees. I was once told offices were very busy in May, and to check opening hours before visiting. Remember, these offices are there for lawyers and notaries to search titles for current land sales, not for genealogists. | | Be prepared for very high search fees. I was once told offices were very busy in May, and to check opening hours before visiting. Remember, these offices are there for lawyers and notaries to search titles for current land sales, not for genealogists. |
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| Most land transfer documents will have been drawn up by the local Notary, and if over 100 years old, may be in his ''greffe'' in the ANQ. That is a less expensive way to search for such records, so if you can find one land transfer document and get the name of the Notary, you can search the ''greffe'' for other papers and probably track other sales backward or forward.<ref>Douglas, Althea. "Québec Land, Judicial, Tax Records (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Qu%C3%A9bec_Land,_Judicial,_Tax_Records_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | | Most land transfer documents will have been drawn up by the local Notary, and if over 100 years old, may be in his ''greffe'' in the ANQ. That is a less expensive way to search for such records, so if you can find one land transfer document and get the name of the Notary, you can search the ''greffe'' for other papers and probably track other sales backward or forward.<ref>Douglas, Althea. "Québec Land, Judicial, Tax Records (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Qu%C3%A9bec_Land,_Judicial,_Tax_Records_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> |
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| ==== Jésuit Estates ==== | | ==== Jésuit Estates ==== |
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| :'''Société généalogique canadienne-française''' <br>3440, rue Davidson <br>Montréal, Québec H1W 2Z5 <br>Telephone: 514-527-1010 <br>Email: [mailto:info@sgcf.com info@sgcf.com]<br> | | :'''Société généalogique canadienne-française''' <br>3440, rue Davidson <br>Montréal, Québec H1W 2Z5 <br>Telephone: 514-527-1010 <br>Email: [mailto:info@sgcf.com info@sgcf.com]<br> |
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| Both societies have many links to other resources.<ref>Murphy, Sharon L., Brenda Dougall Merriman, and Frances Coe. "Québec Additional Land Records (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Québec_Additional_Land_Records_(National_Institute).</ref> | | Both societies have many links to other resources.<ref>Murphy, Sharon L., Brenda Dougall Merriman, and Frances Coe. "Québec Additional Land Records (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Québec_Additional_Land_Records_(National_Institute).</ref> |
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| '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br> | | '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br> |