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- 11 Jul 1870 (Creation)
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1 plan on Mylar (58.5 x 74.5cm)
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Samuel Manson Benson was born on 23 March 1801 in York, Ontario, Canada, the child of Ezekiel Benson and Ann Manson. He became a surveyor and was active in various townships of the Midland District of Ontario. He served in the militia during the rebellion of 1837-1838. Benson died in Belleville on 28 December 1876 of cancer, at the age of 75.
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Donated by Walter I. Watson, P. L. S.
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A certified reproduction of Randolph Place, or a plan of 4 Lots, each ½ acre belonging to Ezro W. Holton - being part Lot # 6 in 1st Concession Thurlow now in Belleville. Depicted are the 2 large brick homes on Randolph Place lots # 1 and 2. Surveyed by Samuel M. Benson, P.L.S. and signed July 11, 1870.
This copy was made in 1972 of plan #136, as registered in the Hastings Land Registry Office.
Donated by Walter I. Watson, O.L.S.
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