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- 12 Jul 1956 (Creation)
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1 mylar sheet 45 x 61cm
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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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Donated by Walter I. Watson, P. L. S.
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A certified reproduction of the "Subdivision of part Lot # 12, Concession 1, Township of Thurlow.” The area includes; west part of Lot #12, between Hwy 2 and Bridge Street East, and east of Public School property and Munro Avenue, being Lots on Elizabeth Crescent, Bradgate Road and Bridge Street East. Surveyed by John T. Ransom, O. L. S. and signed July 12, 1956.
Donated by Walter I. Watson, P. L. S.
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