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*'''1765-1804''' [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-boards-upper-canada/Pages/search-land-boards-upper-canada.aspx '''Search: Land Boards of Upper Canada, 1765-1804'''] | *'''1765-1804''' [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-boards-upper-canada/Pages/search-land-boards-upper-canada.aspx '''Search: Land Boards of Upper Canada, 1765-1804'''] | ||
*[https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_205142 '''Heir and Devisee Commission'''] The government created the Heir and Devisee Commissions to settle disputes about who was entitled to receive the letters patent for a parcel of land. | *[https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_205142 '''Heir and Devisee Commission'''] The government created the Heir and Devisee Commissions to settle disputes about who was entitled to receive the letters patent for a parcel of land. | ||
* | *{{FSC|185567|item|disp='''Crown Lands Department Township papers, ca. 1783-1870's'''}} | ||
*'''1791-1867''' | *'''1791-1867''' {{FSC|521830|item|disp= '''Petitions for land grants and leases, 1791-1867'''}} | ||
::Petitions are arranged by a numbering system based on the initial letter of the petitioner's surname and the sequence in which the petition was brought before the Land Committee. Includes reports, certificates, and other documentation submitted in support of individual requests and some lists of settlers by region. | ::Petitions are arranged by a numbering system based on the initial letter of the petitioner's surname and the sequence in which the petition was brought before the Land Committee. Includes reports, certificates, and other documentation submitted in support of individual requests and some lists of settlers by region. | ||
*'''1796-1894''' | *'''1796-1894''' {{FSC|219880|item|disp='''Second Heir and Devisee Commission Land records, 1796-1894}} - at FamilySearch | ||
*'''1804-1895''' [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/db/deviseedb.aspx '''Second Heir and Devisee Commission Case Files Database'''] These 5184 case files, which date from 1804 to 1895, document claims for land made to the Second Heir and Devisee Commission. | *'''1804-1895''' [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/db/deviseedb.aspx '''Second Heir and Devisee Commission Case Files Database'''] These 5184 case files, which date from 1804 to 1895, document claims for land made to the Second Heir and Devisee Commission. | ||
*[https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_125539 '''Upper Canada Sundries'''] [http://www.uppercanadagenealogy.com/sundriesS.html '''Name Index'''] | *[https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_125539 '''Upper Canada Sundries'''] [http://www.uppercanadagenealogy.com/sundriesS.html '''Name Index'''] | ||
**Also online at | **Also online at {{FSC|503404|item|disp='''FamilySearch'''}} | ||
**[https://www.crkn-rcdr.ca/en/reference-guide-upper-canada-sundries-1766-1841 '''Reference Guide: Upper Canada Sundries, 1766-1841'''] (Explains records in database and lists contents of each file) | **[https://www.crkn-rcdr.ca/en/reference-guide-upper-canada-sundries-1766-1841 '''Reference Guide: Upper Canada Sundries, 1766-1841'''] (Explains records in database and lists contents of each file) | ||
:::Includes correspondence, petitions, reports, returns and schedules, certificates, accounts, warrants, legal opinions, instructions and regulations, proclamations and other documents received by the Civil and Provincial Secretaries of Upper Canada, 1791-1841. Also includes some reference documents, 1766-1809. Many letters concern land and military matters. | :::Includes correspondence, petitions, reports, returns and schedules, certificates, accounts, warrants, legal opinions, instructions and regulations, proclamations and other documents received by the Civil and Provincial Secretaries of Upper Canada, 1791-1841. Also includes some reference documents, 1766-1809. Many letters concern land and military matters. | ||
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For some southern Ontario counties, illustrated historical atlases show farm lots and concession numbers with the names of landowners in the late 1860s and 1870s. | For some southern Ontario counties, illustrated historical atlases show farm lots and concession numbers with the names of landowners in the late 1860s and 1870s. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bsubject_id%3A353821 '''Atlases listed in the FamilySearch Catalog'''] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bsubject_id%3A353821 '''Atlases listed in the FamilySearch Catalog'''] | ||
** | **{{FSC|53540|item|disp=Atlases of Ontario Province and counties}} Digitized online. | ||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-R32S-H7V1?mode=g&cat=527407 The new topographical atlas of the province of Ontario, Canada : ... comprising ... a correct and complete series of separate county maps on a large scale, showing lots and concessions, railways, post offices, opened and closed roads, churches, school-houses ... together with maps of the chief cities and county towns ..(1879)] Digitized online. | **[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-R32S-H7V1?mode=g&cat=527407 The new topographical atlas of the province of Ontario, Canada : ... comprising ... a correct and complete series of separate county maps on a large scale, showing lots and concessions, railways, post offices, opened and closed roads, churches, school-houses ... together with maps of the chief cities and county towns ..(1879)] Digitized online. | ||
*[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/atlas.aspx '''Historical County Atlases'''] This is a comprehensive collection of atlases at the Archives of Ontario. | *[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/atlas.aspx '''Historical County Atlases'''] This is a comprehensive collection of atlases at the Archives of Ontario. | ||
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7. Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search '''FamilySearch Center'''] near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations. <br> | 7. Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search '''FamilySearch Center'''] near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations. <br> | ||
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{{FSC|185567|item|disp='''Township Papers, ca. 1783-1870's. Crown Lands Department'''}} <br> | |||
These records have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search '''FamilySearch Center'''] near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations. Archives of Ontario, 1982. This series includes early records for most southern Ontario townships and some cities. Search alphabetically for the names of the townships and cities. Papers for lots in townships are arranged by concession and farm lot. Papers for cities are arranged alphabetically by owner's name. These records may include maps; petitions; correspondence about land disputes, including the names of ancestors; or military discharge papers showing the place of birth. | These records have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search '''FamilySearch Center'''] near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations. Archives of Ontario, 1982. This series includes early records for most southern Ontario townships and some cities. Search alphabetically for the names of the townships and cities. Papers for lots in townships are arranged by concession and farm lot. Papers for cities are arranged alphabetically by owner's name. These records may include maps; petitions; correspondence about land disputes, including the names of ancestors; or military discharge papers showing the place of birth. | ||
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The government created the Heir and Devisee Commissions to settle disputes about who was entitled to receive the letters patent for a parcel of land. These records may explain a person's entitlement to land, such as military service or Loyalist ancestry. They may list the date of an application for land, the age of the applicant, and his place of birth. <ref>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/en/access/documents/research_guide_215_grant_to_patent.pdf (accessed 23 July 2014).</ref><br> | The government created the Heir and Devisee Commissions to settle disputes about who was entitled to receive the letters patent for a parcel of land. These records may explain a person's entitlement to land, such as military service or Loyalist ancestry. They may list the date of an application for land, the age of the applicant, and his place of birth. <ref>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/en/access/documents/research_guide_215_grant_to_patent.pdf (accessed 23 July 2014).</ref><br> | ||
*[https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_205142 Heir and Devisee Commission] | *[https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_205142 Heir and Devisee Commission] | ||
*'''1796-1894''' | *'''1796-1894''' {{FSC|219880|item|disp=Heir and Devisee Commission Land records, 1796-1894}} - at FamilySearch | ||
*'''1804-1895''' [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/db/deviseedb.aspx Second Heir and Devisee Commission Case Files Database] These 5184 case files, which date from 1804 to 1895, document claims for land made to the Second Heir and Devisee Commission. | *'''1804-1895''' [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/db/deviseedb.aspx Second Heir and Devisee Commission Case Files Database] These 5184 case files, which date from 1804 to 1895, document claims for land made to the Second Heir and Devisee Commission. | ||
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