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CA ON00156 M/M440-3034
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Map of planned Belleville Harbour
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- 19 May 1947 (Creation)
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1 map (44.0 x 49.0cm)
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(1889-1962)
Biographical history
John Thomas Ransom was born on August 25, 1889, to parents Giles Sanders Ransom and Margaret Wilson at York, Ontario. He married Lottie Ruth Long on March 19, 1912, at York, Ontario. He was a Provincial Land Surveyor active in Hastings County from the 1940s-1960s. His son, Thomas S. Ransom was also a surveyor in the local area. John Ransom died on October 13, 1962.
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A map showing a plan for the Belleville Harbour. The total area stretches from south Front Street to the Ponton Plan. Published by John T. Ransom on May 19th, 1947. The map features field notes of survey of lands, marshes and Bay of Quinte waters. Scale: 1':100'.
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Scanned and available on Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/47950889797/