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HENRY WINDECKER::: lot # 2. con. 1. Niagara River â€¢
May 6th., 1796.

Crown to Henry Windecker.

Aug.7th.

1796.

Henry Windecker to David Cowan

Nov. 12.

1801.

Â·)avid Cowan to Benjamin Hardison.

May. 31 â€¢

1833.

Benjamin Hardison willed to vri.fe Jane.

July. 18. 1833.

Jane Hardison sold to Levri.s Pal ~er, lot #2
among a tier of lots owned by her: more
particularily described as being a part of
lot # 2 in the first concession, in the
Township of Bertie aforesaid: on the :Niagara
River.
said Village lot is: butted and bounded or may
be othervi'ise knownas the follows ( that is to say)
Commencing at the south east angle of Richard
Thompson's lot, Â·south Two and a half degrees:
west one chain and twenty five links:then west
two chains:then north two and a halÂ£,,.degrees:
east one chain and twenty five links. Then--_
two chains to the place of the beginning:
containing one fourth of an acre, be the same
more or less â€¢

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HENRY WINDECKER: :: lot #2 in the 1st. con N.R â€¢
Henry Windecker was a member of the Buttlers Rangers.
1797 he received from the Crow:m 250 acres of land. He was
recommended 400 acres Military lands and 350 acres family lands.

1797

Crown to Henry Windecker 150 acrs all of lot 2 con1 N.. R.

etc.
David Cowan to Alexander Douglas Sr. 2 acres.

1799. B.&amp;,.S.
Feb.

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being 1 acre , measured a square of equal sides in the
n.e. er. in the 1st. con., and also another acre, 1
assured in the same way immediately behind or to the
west of the fir~t mentioned acre. These two acres being
bounded on the east by the main river; and on the north
by part pf lot #3 on the property of Benjamin Hardison,
and on the west and south by part of lot #2 being 416ft â€¢
on the north and south sides and 208 ft. on the west and
east sides.

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Benjamin Hardison and his wife Jane to Alexander Douglas
125. 3.26 parts of lot no 2. in the first &amp; second con.,
a part of the said lands being described as follows:::
commencing at a post on a west course at a distant,
7 chs. 7 33 links from the N. R. and the north eastern
most---- of lot No.2 in con.1.: then west 9 chs. 81 links:
thence 5 chs. 56 link.s: thence east 16 chs.~4 links:
thence north 2 chs. 40 links: thence west 6 chs. 33 links:
thence north 3 chs. 16 links to the place of the beginning.
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1886.
May

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Will

1899. Agnes Douglas wills to her son Wm. Douglas
Reg. May
the lands herein described; except the south 64ft.
measuring from Niagara St. to Victoria wjich she willed
to her son John Douglas: known as the Cottage Hotel â€¢

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