Land, settlement and immigration

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  • The subject term Land, settlement and immigratoin should be used with descriptions that relate to settling, claiming and moving to a new land, land titles, distribution and grants, community and regional settlement partners, land settlement companies, land surveys and surveyors, real estate companies and activities and organizations involved in sponsoring and supporting immigrants.

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          Ruby Reta (Martin) Ross
          CA ETRC P260-001-004 · File · [ca. 1980]
          Part of Alberta Everett collection

          The file contains primary source information on Ruby Reta Ross (née Martin) and the Martin family from about 1980. It consists of a typed family tree for the Martin, Card, Lavalliere, and Crawford families descended from James Martin of Ireland.

          Property and land
          CA SHC C032-S001-D008 · File · [190-?]-2014
          Part of Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook

          File presents information on property and land transactions in Coaticook from around 1900 to 2014. It consists of register of land searches and certificates (1913-1961), a catalogue of properties for sale by Nunns & Moulton in French and in English ([190-?]), and copies of acts relating to the property of the Frères des Écoles Chrétienne in Compton ([copied 2014]).

          Property
          CA ETRC P058-003-34-003 · File · 1862-1921[photocopied]
          Part of Herbert Derick collection

          The file contains primary source information on property belonging to the Naylor family in Missisquoi County from 1862 to 1921. It consists of a land deed and a retrocession from Albert Chapman to Henry Naylor for land in St. Georges de Clarenceville as well as a copy of a letter pertaining to Benjamin V. Naylor's lease and transfer of land on Ile-aux-Noix to the Department of Militia and Defense and the Department of the Interior.

          Professional life
          CA ETRC P234-003-001 · File · 1952-1999
          Part of Wark family (Sherbrooke) fonds

          This file contains primary source material on the professional life of Barbara Wark in Sherbrooke between 1952 and 1999. It consists primarily of a scrapbook from Barbara's nursing training and later career, as well as an interoffice telephone directory for the The Telegram (Toronto), newspaper clippings, and identification cards from Barbara's time as a reporter.

          Personal Life
          CA ETRC P260-002 · Series · 1944-[ca. 1990]
          Part of Alberta Everett collection

          The series contains primary source information on Alberta Everett's personal life from about 1944 to 1990. It consists of her autograph book; her Grade 10 Certificate of General Proficiency; and 11 photographs of Alberta alone or with classmates and friends.

          Passport
          CA ETRC P028-001-015 · Item · 1783
          Part of John Savage fonds

          The item contains information on John Savage’s personal life. It is a passport issued by Sir Frederick Haldimand in 1783 allowing entry into Canada.

          Newport Township collection
          CA ETRC P256 · Collection · 1790-1937

          The collection contains primary source information on the administration of Newport Township, financial transactions in the Township, the lives of its citizens, legal affairs, military operations, and land division, from 1790 to 1937. It consists primarily of meeting minutes, correspondence, account statements, and land deeds, among many other types of records. The collection is comprised of the following series: Administrative (1791-1880), Financial Records (1790-1900), Correspondence (1799-1893), Legal Documents (1792-1834), Military (1792-1830), Land and Property (1799-1937), and Miscellaneous Documents (1815-1937).

          Municipal Affairs
          CA ETRC P094-003 · File · 1876-1881
          Part of Aeneas McMaster fonds

          The file contains source material on the municipal affairs with which Aeneas McMaster was involved. It includes information on the status of employment at the time and settlement. It consists of correspondence from various people mainly regarding employment, business, and land. It contains correspondence from the following people:
          Baker, Honorable George B.
          Bailey, C.A.
          Bailey, G.M.
          Hanright, A.C.
          Hunt & Stokes
          MacKenzie, Rev. M. (Murdoch)
          McAuley, Donald
          McDonald, Angus
          McDonald, John
          McIver, George
          McIver, J.F.
          McIver, Lewis
          McKinnon/MacKinnon, Alexander
          McLean, Angus
          McLeod, Allan
          McLeod, George
          McMinn, ?
          McRae, D.
          Morrison, Donald R.
          Parker, C.H.
          Patton, Charles
          Ramage, J.D.
          Robertson, George
          Ross, A.
          Sawyer, William
          Taché, E.
          Whyte, James
          Wilford, R.H.
          Young, John
          Young, J.R.

          Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds
          CA ETRC P006 · Fonds · [1752?]-[200-?]

          The fonds contains source material mainly related to Minnie Hallowell Bowen's literary writings, community and political implicatons, and personal life at the turn of the 20th century. Many of her poems relate to local events, to the World Wars, and to Canadian and British politics. The fonds also provides information on the activities of Minnie's family members, including but not limited to: her husband Cecil H. Bowen, her son Lloyd H. Bowen, her daughter Rose Meredyth Bowen, Henry Bowen, Edward Bowen, Eleazar Clark, George Frederick Bowen, John Hallowell, William Bowen, Frank A. Bowen, Frederick Chamberlin Bowen, and Edward Hugh Bowen. The documents show their involvement mainly in the development of railways, in the mining industry, in the Armed Forces and Militia, in politics, in scouting, in church activities, and in social clubs and associations. Some documents are about the Fenian Raids, the Knights of Columbus, and the history of Sherbrooke.

          The fonds consists of mainly manuscripts, correspondence, photocopies of press clippings, articles, publications, photographs, diaries, prospectuses, and drawings. It is comprised of the following series: Literary Works and Other Writings (1883-1941), Involvement in the Canadian Flag Issue ([1887?]-1946), Personal Life ([1863-1865]-1943), Lloyd H. Bowen (1865, 1902-1995), Cecil H. Bowen ([1866?]-1935, 1986), Other Family Members (1801-1940), and History of Sherbrooke ([1836?]-1967), Family History ([1752?-200-?]), Obituaries and Other Clippings (1836-1943, 1964-1997), Other Photographs and Graphic Material (1840-1956), Miscellaneous ([1835-1904?]).

          Bowen, Minnie Hallowell, 1861-1942
          Melbourne
          CA ETRC P997-001-02-008 · File · 1936
          Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

          The file contains primary source information relating to land in the Township of Melbourne in 1936. It consists of a deed documenting a sale of rights by A.G. Stalker and Arthur Castonguay (Windsor Paper Mill) to Dallas Grant (Canada Paper Company) dated December 4, 1936, for several lots in ranges 5, 6, and 7 in the Township of Melbourne.

          CA ETRC P018-002-001 · Item · 1837
          Part of Ewing family fonds

          The item contains information on the Ewing family's personal life. It is a Letter of Reference for John Ewing, dated 18 April 1837 from Alexander Crosbie, Buittle, Scotland.

          Letter from J Young
          CA ETRC P094-003-001 · Item · 1876
          Part of Aeneas McMaster fonds

          The item contains information on Aeneas McMaster's professional activities. It is a letter from Mr. Young to Aeneas McMaster concerning his land.

          Letter from George McLeod
          CA ETRC P094-003-002 · Item · 1876
          Part of Aeneas McMaster fonds

          The item contains information on Aeneas McMaster's professional activities. It is a letter from George McLeod to Aeneas McMaster concerning his land.

          CA ETRC P232-003-074 · File · 1919-1977
          Part of Société d'histoire et du patrimoine du Haut-St-François collection

          The file contains source material on histories of parishes, churches and towns, which are not included into other files. It consists of a history of chapel Bethlehem and father Jerome in Ditton, a history of the town Victoria, Clifton and East Angus, a record of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix parish from 1919 to 1923, biographical sketches of parish Sainte-Marguerite-de-Lingwick, Saint-Raymond-de-Pennafort, Sainte-Martin-de-Martinville, Sainte-Famille-de-Newport and Saint-Mathias and a history of land grant in Ascot and Orford.