OLRI
The Ontario Land Records Index (1780-1920): Search a settler name to list settlers who were requesting land (Sales, Leases, Land Record documents).
Land Record Indexes of Ontario
A wealth of information can be found in the Land Records (and Newspapers) of Ontario. Below are some of the Indexes we are currently working on.
AIB
The Abstract Index Books:
Search a settler name to list the land transactions recorded of a specific Lot & Concession in their township.
OSP
Ontario Settler Profiles:
Search a settler by name to see a report containing vital, church, land, wills & other historical ancestry documents.
CNN-SII
Canadian Newspaper Notices of Settler Information & Religious Publications (1844-2019):
eg. The Toronto Star, The Globe & Mail, The Christian Guardian.
BMD
Birth, Marriage & Death Notices of Ontario before 1864, when vital events became mandatory to be registered with the civil authorities of the province.
Wills & Probate
The Land Records, General Registers, Probate & Estate Files for the Province of Ontario allows the user alternative information regarding an ancestors death.
FHL-SMIB
FHL Settler's Mentioned in Books (SMIB) allows the user to search for mentions of settlers in the library of books that are not digitized by the FHL.
CHI
The Canadian Headstone Index (CHI) uses transcriptions of headstones, church burial books, trust cemetery books, OGS & FindAGrave, etc.