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Links to early Canadian documents

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Settlers and Immigrants

Talbot Settlers- Colonel Talbot Baldoon Settlement - Lord Selkirk
New England Company History of the company including lands granted to them in CanadaThe company's Canadian Property Page 65
An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America, prior to the peace of 1783

Killarney, Manitoba Settlement Crofter and Colonisation scheme, settlers from Scotland Saltcoats, NWT Settlement Crofter and Colonisation scheme, settlers from Scotland
Report on Killarney and Saltcoats Settlements Crofters and Cottars from the Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland Planning and Arrangements for Settlers
Second Report Third Report
Fourth Report Fifth Report
Sixth Report Seventh Report
Eighth Report Ninth Report

Ontario

Sappers and Miners disbanded at the Rideau Canal 1831

List of some settlements in 1822 - 1834 in various townships including Hatley, Ascot, Orford, Eaton, Stoke and Dudswell

List of Land Owners of Carleton County 1833

List of Land Owners produced by the Canada Company for a trial in Carelton County 1833

Land Agents Return for various counties, 1835 lists lots and names

List of Squatters who rec'd payment for moving off the Six Nations Indian Reserve, Haldiman and Brant counties 1846 - 1853

Lands sold by King's College 1839 - lists buyer, lot

Lands sold by King's College 1839 - missed on the first list

King's College Rents received - lists lessee, lot and township

Lands sold by Upper Canada College 1839 - lists buyer, lot

List of Settlers from Thorah settled by Donald Cameron 1836 - signed a petition to support him in a court dispute, also list of settlers agreeing to pay money for a clergyman

List of Settlers from Brock 1836 - signing a petition to support Donald Brock to have him released from prison

List of Settlers from Mariposa and Georgina 1836 - signing a petition to support Donald Brock to have him released from prison

List of Settlers in Harvey Settlement 1843

From a dispatch of 1847 - ...the Harvey Settlement was formed in 1838, by a number of English families, who had emigrated under encouragement from the New Brunswick Land Company...30 miles south of Fredericton...The Cork Settlement was formed in 1842, in the vicinity of the former (Harvey) by a party of Irish settlers...and the Mechanics' Settlement, by a part of mechanics and labourers...located on lands situated near the Bay of Fundy, about 60 miles to the east of (St. John). Page 95

List of Settlers in Teetotal Settlement 1843

Disbursements made by Mr. F.T. Billings at York - on account of emigration in 1831

Disbursements made by Mr. J.G. Bethune at Cobourg - on account of emigration in 1831

Disbursements made by Mr. McDonnell at Peterboro - on account of emigration in 1831

Disbursements made by Mr. Rubidge at Peterboro - on account of emigration in 1831

List of immigrants employed or supported by Wellesley Richey - 19 May 1832 to 22 Jan 1833, Immigrant Agent for Oro, Medonte and Orillia

List of immigrants employed or supported by Roswell Mount - 18 June 1832 to 23 Feb 1833, Immigrant Agent for Caradoc, Adelaide and Warwick

List of immigrants employed or supported by Alex. McDonnell - 1 May 1831 to 30 Sept 1831, Immigrant Agent for township of Seymour

List of immigrants employed or supported by Alex. McDonnell - 1 October 1831 to 30 April 1833, Immigrant Agent for townships of Drummer, Douro, Smith, Otanabee, Belmont, Emily, Verulam, Fenelon, Harvey and Ops

List of immigrants employed or supported by John Patton - 26 April 1832 to 29 Jan 1833, Immigrant Agent for Prescott

List of immigrants employed or supported by Jas. Fitzgibbon - 18 Jun to 18 Sep 1832, for distressed immigrants at York and forwarding them to Home, Newcastle and London Distrcts

List of settlers on a land grant to Donald Cameron and some troubles that plagued him - Thorah and Eldon Twps

Lots of School Land sold 1832 - lists purchases, lot, concession

Hospital lots sold 1819 - 1849- I believe these are in Kingston

Lots on the Kingston Hospital block 1856

List of Lots, by Concession, in Huron County which came under scrutiny for impropriety by the Land Agent. Lists lots, concession, name land sold under, who actually bought it, and recommendation to Council to allow or cancel sale. Lots of reading.

Reports on the German, Scandinavian, Icelandic, Hungarian and Bohemian Colonies in Canada in 1887. Start page 152

Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Grey for 1865-6

British Columbia

Return of Lands in Vancouver Island 1858 - name of purchaser and district

Quebec

Droit de Quint List of lands sold in Lower Canada about 1799, Google books, starts around page 60.

Copy of Parish Register of Montreal 1766 yo 1787, Google books

List of Lots of Land conceded in various Seigniories from January 1829 to January 1834. Begins with an index.

Copies of grants made by the King of France for lands in Quebec 1634 - 1750 - you'll have to wade through them to find the names

Settlers of Val Cartier and Saint Patrick, Quebec 1823 - list of heads of families

Settlers of Val Cartier 1823 - heads of families with census information

Settlers of Saint-Patrice, Lake Beauport, Portneuf, Stoneham and St. Patrick (continued), Quebec 1823 - list of heads of families

Population of the St. Maurice Forges - 1842- heads of household. From reading the documents I think this is near Trois Rivieres (Three Rivers)

Lands patented to Associates and companies in the Eastern Townships - list drawn up when roadwork was being contracted. Lists township, grantees, acres and date of patent. No lot or concession numbers. The preceeding pages give a good description of the land in the Gatineau area that was being considered for settlement.

Deeds of Foi et homage - deals with Seignories since 1780 and the amount on quint paid

Manitoba

Red River Settlement

List of Swiss Settlers who arrived in 1821

Subdivision of Lot 1211 - Point A Peltier amongst Fort Garry pensioners 1852

List of Grantee of land from 1812 to 1870

List of Settlers 1812 - 1814

List of Settlers who deserted Red River 1815-1819

List of Military Pensioners who appear to have gone to Fort Garry for service 1848 - 1850

List of Persons sent for Colonel Wyndham to Upper Canada 1840 - go to page 19 (Petworth Emigrants)

List of Persons who have emigrated from Westhampnett Union to Canada since March 1835 (Petworth Emigrants) - parge 38