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Now when you read that the measurement of the area was 10 Chains and 50 links you will know that the length of the measurement was 660 feet plus 33 feet = 693 feet. | Now when you read that the measurement of the area was 10 Chains and 50 links you will know that the length of the measurement was 660 feet plus 33 feet = 693 feet. | ||
::66 feet x 10 chains | ::66 feet x 10 chains = 660 feet <br>+ 50/100 links = .5 chain x 66 feet = <u>+ 33 feet</u> <br>660 feet + 33 feet = 693 feet <br> | ||
A lot 20 chains (1320 feet) wide by 100 chains (6600 feet) deep contains 200 acres and a lot 50 chains (3300 feet) wide by 20 chains (1320 feet) deep, contains 100 acres.<ref>Murphy, Sharon L., Brenda Dougall Merriman, and Frances Coe. "Canada Land Terminology (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Canada_Land_Terminology_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | A lot 20 chains (1320 feet) wide by 100 chains (6600 feet) deep contains 200 acres and a lot 50 chains (3300 feet) wide by 20 chains (1320 feet) deep, contains 100 acres.<ref>Murphy, Sharon L., Brenda Dougall Merriman, and Frances Coe. "Canada Land Terminology (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Canada_Land_Terminology_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
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