Canada, Upper and Lower Canada, Land Boards & Petitions, 1784-1853

188,407 records

Change category or collection

Registration

Տեղ

Petition

Տարի

Add details

Սեռը

Match all terms exactly

մաքրել ձևաչափը

Բոլոր հավաքածուները

Government, Land, Court & Wills

Land & Property

Canada, Upper and Lower Canada, Land Boards & Petitions, 1784-1853

Canada, Upper and Lower Canada, Land Boards & Petitions, 1784-1853

188,407 գրառումները

ՆՈՐ

This collection contains records of land petitions and land board proceedings from Upper Canada (modern-day Ontario) and Lower Canada (modern-day Quebec) between the years 1784 and 1853. Records typically include the name of the individual, date of the petition, and location of registration. Sourced from Library and Archives Canada, this collection is subject to LAC’s Terms and Conditions.<br><br>Following the Constitutional Act of 1791, the colony of Quebec was divided to create Upper Canada and Lower Canada. Military and civilian settlers submitted petitions to the Governor to obtain Crown land. Sons and daughters of Loyalists were also entitled to free lands. Land Boards were created in 1789 to oversee land matters, to facilitate settlement in the four districts of Hesse, Nassau, Luneburg and Mecklenburg, and to grant certificates of location to the settlers in these districts.

Related record categories:

Land & Property

Կանադա

Related collections

VIEW ALL

Related collections

Canada Directories

13,326,519 records

Netherlands, Notarial Records, 1600-1935

10,677,362 records

Canada, Names & Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com

382,759,442 records