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From: Library and Archives Canada
Described as : Land Grants of Western Canada, 1870-1930
Details :
Their reference: RG68 libers between 11 and 105, microfilms C-3986 to C-4016
RG15-D-III-10, volumes 2131 to 3169, libers 1 to 1039, microfilms C-5942 to C-6769
etc
Location : Library and Archives Canada; 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0N4
Letters Patent (land grants) usually consist of a one-page document with the following details:
- the name of the grantee
- description of the homestead
- date when the land was granted
The LAC database contains over 670,000 references to land grants (Letters Patent) issued. It also includes a small number of grants between the years 1931 and 1950.
OF NOTE TO THE READER:
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It has come to the attention of your host that these records have limitations. As one can learn from the material from the LAC website referenced below, some sections in every township were set aside for the railroads, for the Hudson's Bay Company, colonization companies, municipalities, and religious groups. In the cases where a settler chose to purchase their parcel from one of these entities, or one was granted through a different program (see below)no record of the sale is available in this collection.
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*** Further ***:
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) provides free public access to these specific records with an extensive elaboration of and background for the material, and additional references to other similar record collections via https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-grants-western-canada-1870-1930/Pages/land-grants-western-canada.aspx" target="_blank">this page on their website.
There, the reader will find an extensive elaboration of the Land Grant system and the work behind it. Details include, but are not limited to:
- Background on the Dominion Lands Act, the uniform land survey conducted, the application and approval processes
- A description of the Western Canada land system (Meridians, Ranges, Townships, and sections)
- A map showing townships, ranges and meridians
- Guidance on the content of the records and how to interpret them
- Links to other related LAC resources
As well, there is access to the part of their website is suggested by way of an introduction to this wealth of information.
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Some other records offered by Ancestry that may be of interest in this context as sources on this website:
- Canada, Alberta Homestead Records, 1870-1930.
- Canada, Soldier Homestead Grant Registers, 1918-1931.
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