This is the seventh set of documents in the batch I purchased at an
antique store in Kingston Ontario July 27, 2012. For details, see
Found! Treasure Trove of Land Documents from Ontario Canada
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| Winter O'Ray Land Deed 1901 |
This is a Deed of Land dated 28 February, 1901 between David Winter, the younger, of Richmond Township, Lennox & Addington Co. and Mary Ella his wife, and Charles O'Ray.
The witness is Stenographer Gertrude Elizabeth Walker of Napanee.
A sum of $2,225.00 exchanges hands for the East 1/2 of East 3/4 of Lot 16, Concession 6, Richmond Township
Lorine's Research:
A preliminary search on
Ancestry.com
reveals that in the 1901 census for Richmond Township, David Winter, 39, and his wife Mary E., 31, lived beside Charles O'Rae [sic] and his wife Margaret, both age 50. Both men were listed as farmers.
More documents will follow as I scan them and extract their details. Clicking on the label Lennox-Addington Collection will allow you to see all that have been published on Olive Tree Genealogy blog.
If
you are a descendant and would like to see these records, they are now with
Lennox and
Addington County Museum and Archives,
97 Thomas Street East,
Napanee, Ontario
K7R 4B9
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