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BLOCK SETTLEMENT [2 records]

Record 1 1985-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Population Movements
OBS

Block: in Upper and Lower Canada, a subdivision of a newly surveyed township, in turn subdivided into concessions and lots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mouvements de population
OBS

block : îlots de propriétés, îlots (GEOME, 1963, p. 446 et 143). Ne pas employer «bloc» (anglicisme) ou «quadrilatère».

Spanish

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Record 2 1979-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
  • Demography
OBS

Block: in Upper and Lower Canada, a subdivision of a newly surveyed township, in turn subdivided into concessions and lots.

OBS

Settlement: a new colony or a place newly colonized.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
  • Démographie
OBS

Établissement : Lieu où une chose, une personne est établie.

OBS

Bloc : bloc de la Rivière-de-la-Paix.

Spanish

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