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If you know the name of the eastern Canada locality where your ancestor was settled in 1871, Lovell’s Dominion Directory for 1871 shows the names of the townships and counties where the towns and villages were located. There are indexes to portions of Lovell’s directory (see "[[Canada Directories|Directories]]"). | If you know the name of the eastern Canada locality where your ancestor was settled in 1871, Lovell’s Dominion Directory for 1871 shows the names of the townships and counties where the towns and villages were located. There are indexes to portions of Lovell’s directory (see "[[Canada Directories|Directories]]"). | ||
=== Locating Land and Property Records === | === Locating Land and Property Records === | ||
The Family History Library has: | The Family History Library has: | ||
Extensive province and county land records for Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. | Extensive province and county land records for Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. | ||
A few land records for Quebec and Newfoundland. | A few land records for Quebec and Newfoundland. | ||
A good collection of homestead applications for Saskatchewan. | A good collection of homestead applications for Saskatchewan. | ||
Few land records for Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, or the territories. | Few land records for Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, or the territories. | ||
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. (FHL book 971 D27be; computer number 749919.) | Briggs, Elizabeth. Access to Ancestry: A Genealogical Resource Manual for Canadians Tracing Their Heritage. Winnipeg: Westgarth, 1995. (FHL book 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. | ||
The Family History Library has many land petitions and indexes for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario. | The Family History Library has many land petitions and indexes for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario. | ||
Land records for eastern Canada are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under all jurisdictional levels, including: | Land records for eastern Canada are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under all jurisdictional levels, including: | ||
[PROVINCE] - LAND AND PROPERTY | [PROVINCE] - LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
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[PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [TOWNSHIP] - LAND AND PROPERTY | [PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [TOWNSHIP] - LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
[PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [CITY] - LAND AND PROPERTY | [PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [CITY] - LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
Land records in Saskatchewan and other western provinces are usually cataloged under: | Land records in Saskatchewan and other western provinces are usually cataloged under: | ||
[PROVINCE] - LAND AND PROPERTY | [PROVINCE] - LAND AND PROPERTY [[American Loyalists|American Loyalists]] | ||
[[Category:Canada]] | [[Category:Canada]] | ||