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- 17 Sep 1948 (Creation)
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1 plan on Mylar (51 x 49cm)
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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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Received from Walter I. Watson, surveyor, of Belleville, Ontario, in 2012.
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A certified reproduction of the "Subdivision of part of Lot # 35, broken front and first Concession in Sidney Township, owners Harold A. Wright and Cynthia J. Wright.” The area includes; Lot # 35 from Highway 2 north and on both sides of Wright Avenue. Surveyed by John Thomas Ransom, O. L. S. and signed September 17, 1948.
Donated by Walter I. Watson, P. L. S.
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Photographed and available online at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/48291543716/