September 4 2008:

In the 1700's and 1800's, present day Ontario was surveyed into townships and 200 acre
farms to accept new settlers. almost thirty per cent of the land was reserved for support of
a Protestant (Anglican / Episcopal) Clergy and reserves for the crown -- commonly called
crown land.

The illustration below shows a sample survey done for a new township. This one starts
at the waterfront and is 9 miles by 16 miles. The division into Crown and Clergy Reserves 
and two hundred acre farm parcels is also shown.


Source: Source: Upper Canada, the Formative Years
1784-1841
by Gerald M. Craig, page 27



Source (Below): Source: Upper Canada, the Formative Years
1784-1841
by Gerald M. Craig, page 24




Individual township maps for the year 1880 are available from the McGill University Digital County Atlas Project.
These maps show the locations and names of owners of all of the farm properties in Ontario.

See also Gaelynn Wall's page for examples of how to locate your ancestor's original land grant
in Upper Canada.

... Al


 September 9, 2008:

Thanks to John for the following information:

The process in the Outouais Region of Quebec / Lower Canada:
Source: The Aylmer Road: An Illustrated History 
Author: Diane Aldred

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