This is an extraction of all O'Briens who obtained the patent (ownership) of Crown Land in Quebec arranged by townships within counties, and indexed by grantees. It does not contain leases, occupation tickets or any transactions regarding seigneurial lands or private lands.
SOURCE: “Lands Granted by the Crown in the Province of Québec from 1763 to 31st December 1890”, originally published in 1891 by order of the Québec Legislature. Printed copies of all or parts of this index and microfilms of the applications are widely available.
See the The Quebec Family History Society, FAQ-Land for more details about land records in Quebec.
| QUEBEC CROWN LAND PATENTS 1763-1890 | ||||||||||
| First | Last | Township | County | Acres | Year | M/D | Type | Page | List P | Comment |
| Abraham | Bryan | Hereford | Compton | 200 | 1868 | 10-Dec | 10 | 15 | 341 | - |
| Abraham | Brian | Barnston | Stanstead | 37 | 1864 | 17-Jun | AF Sales | 83 | 1012 | - |
| Beloni | Brien | Chertsey | Montcalm | 100 | 1857 | 1-Dec | P Sales | 6 | 633 | - |
| Christopher jr | Bryant | Bolton | Brome | 50 | 1860 | 16-Nov | T Sales | 87 | 217 | - |
| Daniel | O’Brien | Templeton | Ottawa | 100 | 1877 | 6-Apr | 27 | 119 | 793 | - |
| Daniel | O’Brien | Stukely | Shefford | 100 | 1855 | 15-Sep | L Sales | 48 | 995 | - |
| Dennis | O’Brien | Wakefield | Ottawa | 100 | 1877 | 12-Jan | 27 | 55 | 801 | - |
| Dennis (Helen, Wid.of) | O’Brien | Grenville | Argenteuil | 100 | 1847 | 30-Jun | Y Grant | 333 | 38 | - |
| Edouard | Bryan | Hereford | Compton | 200 | 1887 | 5-Dec | 50 | 116 | 343 | - |
| Edouard | Bryan | Hereford | Compton | 100 | 1887 | 6-Dec | 50 | 124 | 343 | - |
| Edward | O’Brien | Templeton | Ottawa | 100 | 1865 | 30-May | AI Sale | 119 | 789 | - |
| Edward | O’Bre | Masham | Ottawa | 100 | 1861 | 5-Dec | V Sales | 129 | 756 | - |
| Francis | O’Brien | Cranbourne | Dorchester | 104 | 1875 | 8-Mar | 24 | 38 | 374 | - |
| Francis E.(W.of) | O’Brien | Harrington | Argenteuil | 94 | 1872 | 24-Oct | 18 | 177 | 49 | - |
| Francois X. and others | Brien | Kildare | Joliette | 200 | 1869 | 18-Jul | 11 | 81 | 511 | - |
| Francois, dit Desroches | Brien | Chertsey | Montcalm | 200 | 1890 | 14-Jun | 60 | 109 | 637 | - |
| Frederick P. | Bryant | Bolton | Brome | 50 | 1858 | 29-Aug | P Sales | 140 | 217 | - |
| Helen (see Dennis) | O’Brien | Grenville | Argenteuil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hugh | O’Brien | Wakefield | Ottawa | 100 | 1856 | 27-Oct | M Sale | 129 | 797 | - |
| Isaac | Bryant | Potton | Brome | 200 | 1803 | 27-May | B Grants | 164 | 226 | - |
| Isaac | Bryant | Hemingford | Huntingdon | 200 | 1803 | 17-Jun | B Grants | 143 | 486 | - |
| Israel (Ambroise) d. Desroches | Brien | Kilkenny | Montcalm | 50 | 1883 | 25-Jun | 38 | 149 | 643 | - |
| James | O’Brien | Halifax | Megantic | 1200 | 1802 | 7-Aug | A Grant | 420 | 570 | - |
| James | Bryan | Barnston | Stanstead | 100 | 1857 | 1-Dec | P Sales | 7 | 1011 | - |
| Jeremiah | O’Brine | Chatham | Argenteuil | 100 | 1837 | 13-Feb | R Grant | 271 | 25 | - |
| John | Obryan | Leeds | Megantic | 95 | 1835 | 20-Mar | P Grant | 57 | 595 | - |
| John | O’Brien | Hull | Ottawa | 100 | 1860 | 19-Dec | T Sale | 130 | 730 | - |
| John | O’Brien | Bristol | Pontiac | 48 | 1880 | 25-Nov | 54 | 132 | 826 | - |
| John | O’Brien | Clarendon | Pontiac | 100 | 1858 | 25-Oct | P Sale | 170 | 835 | - |
| John | O’Brien | Clarendon | Pontiac | 100 | 1866 | 25-Sep | AN Sale | 144 | 837 | - |
| John | O’Brien | Clarendon | Pontiac | 100 | 1872 | 16-Jul | 17 | 223 | 839 | - |
| John & Robert | O’Brien | Gore of Grenville | Argenteuil | 100 | 1881 | 22-Jun | 35 | 255 | 46 | - |
| John & Timothy | O’Brien | Perce | Gaspe | 3 ½ | 1856 | 5-Sep | CC Grant | 179 | 452 | - |
| John jnr | O’Brien | Clarendon | Pontiac | 100 | 1872 | 16-Jul | 17 | 220 | 839 | - |
| Leslie | Bryant | Potton | Brome | 200 | 1803 | 27-May | B Grants | 164 | 226 | - |
| M. (rep Andrew Hennessy) | O’Brien | Frampton | Dorchester | 100 | 1867 | 26-Dec | 1 | 184 | 383 | - |
| Mary (Wid.of F.McDonald) | O’Brien | Wickham | Drummond | 100 | 1870 | 19-May | 14 | 7 | 429 | - |
| Michael | O’Brien | Perce | Gaspe | 0a.1r.5f | 1856 | 5-Sep | CC Grant | 180 | 452 | - |
| Michael | O’Brien | Perce | Gaspe | 0a.1r.5f | 1856 | 20-Sep | DD Grant | 44 | 756 | - |
| Michael | O’Brien | Low | Ottawa | 100 | 1871 | 28-Dec | 17 | 60 | 751 | - |
| Michael | O’Brien | Low | Ottawa | 32 | 1879 | 18-Aug | 35 | 23 | 751 | - |
| Michael | O’Brien | Templeton | Ottawa | 72 | 1877 | 27-Feb | 27 | 92 | 793 | - |
| Michael | O’Brien | Templeton | Ottawa | 92 | 1877 | 8-Mar | 27 | 103 | 793 | - |
| Patrick | O’Brien | Sutton | Brome | 50 | 1884 | 10-Mar | 33 | 283 | 239 | - |
| Patrick | O’Brien | Perce | Gaspe | 25 | 1865 | 5-Dec | AK Sale | 133 | 460 | - |
| Patrick | O’Brien | Templeton | Ottawa | 50 | 1886 | 19-Feb | 27 | 77 | 791 | - |
| Patrick | O’Brien | Sheen | Pontiac | 100 | 1873 | 3-Feb | 19 | 102 | 866 | - |
| Peter | O’Brien | Portland | Ottawa | 99 | 1878 | 28-May | 27 | 242 | 771 | - |
| Robert | O’Brien | Dunham | Missisquoi | 25 | 1866 | 9-Aug | AN Sale | 6 | 620 | - |
| Robert | O’Brien | Sheen | Pontiac | 50 | 1869 | 9-Apr | 10 | 186 | 865 | - |
| Robert | O’Brien | Sheen | Pontiac | 100 | 1872 | 16-Jul | 17 | 222 | 865 | - |
| Robert (see John & Rob.) | O’Brien | Gore of Grenville | Argenteuil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Theophile, dit Desroches | Brien | Cathcart | Joliette | 100 | 1873 | 25-Apr | 21 | 59 | 504 | - |
| Thomas | O’Brien | Brome | Brome | 50 | 1864 | 8-Jan | AD Sale | 85 | 225 | - |
| Thomas | O’Brien | Sutton | Brome | 75 | 1859 | 30-Jan | R Sale | 26 | 236 | - |
| Thomas | O’Brien | Sutton | Brome | 50 | 1860 | 6-Nov | T Sale | 56 | 237 | - |
| Thomas | O’Brien | Sutton | Brome | 200 | 1866 | 2-Feb | AK Sale | 213 | 238 | - |
| Thomas | O’Brien | Hull | Ottawa | 100 | 1860 | 9-Jul | HH Grant | 117 | 729 | - |
| Thomas | O’Brien | Hull | Ottawa | 100 | 1860 | 18-Dec | T Sale | 126 | 729 | - |
| Timothy (see John & Tim.) | O’Brien | Perce | Gaspe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| William | O’Brien | Quebec City | Quebec City | 28,875 f.a. | 1840 | 17-Sep | K Sp.Grant | 203 | 892 | - |