The National Archives site gives a pretty good description of the land grant process in each province and their predecessors and where records are stored and how they are accessed. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/022/022-912.002-e.html For Quebec in the time frame and geographical area Sue is interested in, the most relevant database is likely the Lower Canada Land Petitions. I don't have access to them where I live but it gives her something to look for. John Carey Hamilton, ON -----Original Message----- From: scotch-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:scotch-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Margaret Taylor Sent: January-09-12 9:57 AM To: scotch-irish@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [S-I] Genealogy question Scot/Irish Quebec Lakefield Joseph DawsonJane Fleming Hi! Just a thought. There are the Drouin Records on-line. It used to be thought that they only contained RC records, but my very "Church of England" Bunch is on there. Don't know if they contain the Lakefield district or not, but worth a try. I have some Dawsons in my line too, in Canada, but they married into "my" Acton-Moore line in Montreal, in the latter half of the 1800's. Margaret Taylor Western Canada -----Original Message----- From: scotch-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:scotch-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Weisgerber, R. Sent: January-02-12 11:23 AM To: scotch-irish@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [S-I] Genealogy question Scot/Irish Quebec Lakefield Joseph DawsonJane Fleming Hi there, I am away from home visiting family but will have a look at my genealogical materials for Ematris when I get home to see if I can find any connection to your Ematris ancestors. My connection is through my maternal grandfather, Henry Wesh(aka Walsh) who was evidently born there. His parents emigrated to Scotland when he and his younger brother were quite young.I have some names of his ancestors in Ireland but not much more than that. I do not have the maps/government grants you refer to. My mother came to Canada in 1927 and married an English born homesteader in Saskatchewan in 1929.I have his homestead records but they would not be of use for the province ofQuebec. If I find anything that looks useful I will let you know. Please note my email address has been updated to roswei@sasktel.net Cheers Rosemary Sent from my iPhone On 2011-12-31, at 1:53 AM, "Guest Account" <slsmith112@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello > > Happy New Year > > I found your email on line in a rootweb.com thread on the Scott Irish > in early Lakefield, Quebec, Canada records. > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/Scotch-Irish/2008-01/11993916 > 37 > > I am wondering if you have any records on your early maps of Lakefield government grants (100 acres) to settlers in the early 1800's that could apply to a Joseph Dawson and his wife, Jane Fleming, who we think might be from Ematris Parish, Monaghan County, Ireland (Church of England or Protestant Scot/Irish). Joseph and his wife would probably have been born in Ematris around 1780-1790 or so. I am also wondering about an Edward Dawson, born in 1700's, who would have been granted land in the same place. > > Thank you! > > Sue Leighton (DAWSON) Smith > New Canaan, CT > slsmith112@gmail.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCOTCH-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCOTCH-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCOTCH-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message