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English-language versions of the French king’s grants to the original seigneurs are in: | English-language versions of the French king’s grants to the original seigneurs are in: | ||
Land Grants of Seignories 1674–1760 Quebec. (Appendix to the 11th volume of the Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.) Quebec: Secretary’s Office, 1853. (Family History Library book | Land Grants of Seignories 1674–1760 Quebec. (Appendix to the 11th volume of the Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.) Quebec: Secretary’s Office, 1853. (Family History Library book {{FHL|167258|title-id|disp=971.4 R2s; film 1036410 item 10; fiche 6046787, computer number 42859}}.) | ||
Except for a few books that contain transcriptions of some early records, the Family History Library has almost no other land records for Quebec based on the seigneurial system. Notarial records at the library sometimes do include references to this system of land tenure. See [[Canada Notarial Records]], [[Quebec Notarial Records]] and [[Quebec Land and Property]]. | Except for a few books that contain transcriptions of some early records, the Family History Library has almost no other land records for Quebec based on the seigneurial system. Notarial records at the library sometimes do include references to this system of land tenure. See [[Canada Notarial Records]], [[Quebec Notarial Records]] and [[Quebec Land and Property]]. | ||
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For more about counties, See [[Canada Historical Geography]]. Find maps of county boundaries in eastern Canada and of townships in western Canada in: | For more about counties, See [[Canada Historical Geography]]. Find maps of county boundaries in eastern Canada and of townships in western Canada in: | ||
Atlas and Gazetteer of Canada. Ottawa: The Queen’s Printer, 1969. (Family History Library book | Atlas and Gazetteer of Canada. Ottawa: The Queen’s Printer, 1969. (Family History Library book {{FHL|228568|title-id|disp=971 E3cd; computer number 160008}}.) | ||
For more information about the land description system of western Canada, see: | For more information about the land description system of western Canada, see: | ||
McKercher, Robert B., and Bertram Wolfe. Understanding Western Canada’s Dominion Land Survey System. Revised and enlarged. Regina: Division of Extension and Community Relations, Univ. of Saskatchewan, 1986. (Family History Library book | McKercher, Robert B., and Bertram Wolfe. Understanding Western Canada’s Dominion Land Survey System. Revised and enlarged. Regina: Division of Extension and Community Relations, Univ. of Saskatchewan, 1986. (Family History Library book {{FHL|655524|title-id|disp=971 R2m; computer number 490933}}.) | ||
Diagrams of typical arrangements of farm lots in townships in the various provinces are in Eric Jonasson’s The Canadian Genealogical Handbook (see [[Canada For Further Reading]].) | Diagrams of typical arrangements of farm lots in townships in the various provinces are in Eric Jonasson’s The Canadian Genealogical Handbook (see [[Canada For Further Reading]].) | ||
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For records not at the Family History Library, see various archives and provincial and local land offices. There is usually a fee to make copies of records at land offices. Sometimes an attorney is required. To find the addresses of smaller land offices, check the local government pages of current telephone directories. To find the addresses and telephone numbers of major land offices in each province and territory, see: | For records not at the Family History Library, see various archives and provincial and local land offices. There is usually a fee to make copies of records at land offices. Sometimes an attorney is required. To find the addresses of smaller land offices, check the local government pages of current telephone directories. To find the addresses and telephone numbers of major land offices in each province and territory, see: | ||
Briggs, Elizabeth. Access to Ancestry: A Genealogical Resource Manual for Canadians Tracing Their Heritage. Winnipeg: Westgarth, 1995. (Family History Library book | Briggs, Elizabeth. Access to Ancestry: A Genealogical Resource Manual for Canadians Tracing Their Heritage. Winnipeg: Westgarth, 1995. (Family History Library book {{FHL|735947|title-id|disp=971 D27be; computer number 749919}}.) | ||
Microfilm copies of the series of homestead applications and indexes for all three Prairie Provinces are at the National Archives of Canada. | Microfilm copies of the series of homestead applications and indexes for all three Prairie Provinces are at the National Archives of Canada. | ||