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From: "Sandy Wunder" <>
Subject: Re: [ONT-LEEDS-GRENVILLE] Re: Records prior to 1835 --- Mooney and Wallace
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 09:37:35 -0700
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Hi Anne,

The land abstract books are done by Concession and Lot, then all activity on
the lot from the original patent until the 1950's or later, depending on
when they were filmed by the LDS FHLibrary. Without knowing a land
description they are tedious to search.

The land record index films are alpha by surname, giving a land book no. and
memorial, but they give no dates or other identifying info, so you have to
look at the film of the actual land book to get the details on the land
description. Once you have that, the abstract books are easy to search for
subsequent activity. I have all of the Johnstown District land book films
here on indef loan, and some of the land book films for Bastard and S.
Crosby.

But if Patrick Murphy's name appears in the index at a point, it least it
will guide you to a land book and memorial for a purchase or sale. I'll be
out and about this aftn. so will stop at the library to check it out. I
have the S. Elmsley index film so will check it also.

BTW, the abstract books are listed with the other land records in the LDS
FHLibrary catalog. Do a place search for Leeds as part of Ontario, then
choose Land and Property. The abstract index books come up as the first
entry on the page.

Sandy


----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne Burgess" <>
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Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 5:45 AM
Subject: Re: [ONT-LEEDS-GRENVILLE] Re: Records prior to 1835 --- Mooney and
Wallace


> Hi Sandy,
>
> Does the Kitley land abstract book cover the 1850s? I couldn't find the
> film listed on the LDS website, but I'd like to order it.
>
> Here's my brick wall. My gggfather, Patrick Murphy, came to
> Kitley/Lombardy in 1852, too late for the 1851 census, and by 1858 his son
> was married in Barrie, ON (north of Toronto) and his widow, Julia, was
> living in Barrie by the 1861 census.
>
> No death records at either end, so...did he die unrecorded in Kitley, or
> enroute to Barrie, or unrecorded in Barrie. I thought if he'd had land in
> Kitley, he might have sold it before leaving, or his widow might have sold
> it, and we'd at least know something.
>
> I'd be grateful for any suggestions.
>
> Anne


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