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This database contains over 670,000 references to land grants (Letters Patent) issued for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the railway belt of British Columbia between 1870 and 1930. To find out what is included, see the Records .
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Sons and daughters of Loyalists were also entitled to free...
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A wide range of land records are held at most provincial and territorial archives, in particular: land petitions and grants in the Maritime provinces. land grants and related records in Ontario and Quebec. homestead files in the western provinces.
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.
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has land records relating to veterans of the War of 1812 and the South African War. You can search them in these databases: War of 1812. South African War, 1899-1902 – Service files, medals and land applications.
7 lut 2006 · During this period, the government engaged in an aggressive advertising campaign for free homestead lands in “The Last Best West.” It also worked with international agencies to bring immigrants to the West.
Search: Land Grants of Western Canada, 1870-1930. Enter one or more search terms. You don't need to fill in all the boxes. Wildcard character: * (e.g. John* for Johns, Johnsen, Johnson, Johnston, etc.)
Up to 1826 free land grants were available to all settlers, to government favourites, and to UEL children. In 1826 these free grants were abolished except Loyalist grants and soldiers, and anyone wanting Crown land had to buy it.
