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Trail: 1615@30/392 › 4191@34/474

5/7/1955 · DEED · book 34 page 474 doc 4191@34/474

From CHOINIERE JOSEPH F, CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P
To BERTCH DONALD G, BERTCH PHEBE L
Premises none · southerly five feet of lot 43 at Quonocutcong Beach (Sunset Avenue, Quonocutcong Beach, Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

deed book 30 p 392 Charlestown
“being a portion of the premises conveyed to this grantor by deed dated November 16, 1945”
◀ Follow back 1947 · DEED · ROUSE JEAN GAVITT; ROUSE JOHN A → GRETO DAISY A; GRETO VINCENT J · book 30 p 392
read by: gemma

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1955 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; LEE EDWARD L → PRESCOTT WILLIAM A; CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P · book 35 p 208
◀ 1953 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; KUKUCKA ETHEL; KUKUCKA STEPHEN → CHOINIERE JOSEPH F; CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P · book 33 p 676
◀ 1955 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; CLARKE EDWARD M → PRESCOTT WILLIAM A; CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P · book 35 p 193
◀ 1954 · NOTIC · LEE EDWARD L; PIERCE DECIUS Z; CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; WEBSTER GEORGE W E → CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P; CLARK MILTON E; PRESCOTT WILLIAM A; SALIMENO HEL · book 34 p 327
◀ 1954 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; LEE EDWARD L → PRESCOTT WILLIAM A; CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P · book 34 p 332
◀ 1954 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; LEE EDWARD L → PRESCOTT WILLIAM A; CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P · book 34 p 333
◀ 1953 · DEED · DUHAMEL EDWARD C; DUHAMEL HARRIET M → CHOINIERE JOSEPH F; CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P · book 33 p 401
◀ 1953 · NOTIC · KUKUCKA ETHEL; KUKUCKA STEPHEN; PIERCE DECIUS Z; CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF → CHOINIERE JOSEPH F; CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P; PRESCOTT WILLIAM A; SALIMENO · book 33 p 668
◀ 1953 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; KUKUCKA ETHEL; KUKUCKA STEPHEN → PRESCOTT WILLIAM A; CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P · book 33 p 675
◀ 1948 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → CHOINIERE JOSEPH F; CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P · book 31 p 300
◀ 1945 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P · book 29 p 606

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1963 · AGREEMENT · BERTCH DONALD G; BERTCH PHEBE L; CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC; BERTCH PHEBE L; BERTCH DONALD G · book 39 p 177
▶ 1966 · DEED · BERTCH DONALD G → BERTCH PHEBE L · book 41 p 6
▶ 1974 · DEED · BERTCH DONALD G → SKENE MARY V · book 50 p 479
▶ 1981 · AGREEMENT · BERTCH DONALD G; RANDALL PHINEAS M → RANDALL PHINEAS M; BERTCH DONALD G · book 66 p 578
▶ 1983 · DEED · BERTCH DONALD G → BERTCH MARY V · book 72 p 257
▶ 1983 · DEED · BERTCH DONALD G → DRYSDALE SANDRA G · book 70 p 482

The instrument's own words

page 1 · read by Gemma vision
474 Being a portion of the premises conveyed to these Grantors by deed of John A. House and Jean Gavitt House; said deed bearing date of June 6, 1947 and recorded in the Record of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Book No. 30 at Page 392. WITNESS our hands this 5th day of May, 1955. VINCENT J. GRETO DAISY A. GRETO (DOCUMENTARY STAMP, 55¢) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Charlestown, on the 5th day of May, 1955, before me personally appeared Vincent J. Greto and Daisy A. Greto, husband and wife, both to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record May 7th, A. D. 1955 at 8:20 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [?] Town Clerk ---- I, VIRGINIA P. CHOINIERE, of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for consideration paid, grant to DONALD G. BERTCH and PHEBE L. BERTCH, husband and wife, both of the Village of Harrisville, County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, as joint tenants and not tenants in common meaning to the survivor with warranty COVENANTS (Description, and Incumbrances, if any) A certain tract or parcel of land located on the easterly side of Sunset Avenue, so called at Quonocutcong Beach in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, and bounded as described in the schedule following, to wit: Commencing at a point on the easterly side of Sunset Avenue at the southwesterly corner lot of this grantee's grant; the parcel herein conveyed and the northwesterly corner of other land of this grantee is bounded running easterly one hundred eighty one (181) feet to the northwestly corner of other land of this grantee; thence running northeasterly one hundred thirty one (131) feet to the northwestly corner of other land of this grantee; thence running northeasterly one hundred thirty one (131) feet to the northwestly corner of other land of this grantee; thence running southeasterly one hundred thirty one (131) feet to the southeastly corner of the premises granted to these grantees; thence running northeasterly two hundred twenty five (225) feet to the point and place of beginning; bounded westerly by Sunset Avenue, southerly by land of [?] and of these grantees' grantor; bounded by land of Charlestown Beach Properties, Inc., and northeasterly by other land of this grantor Meaning and intending to convey the southerly five feet of lot # 43 on a certain plat, or plan entitled "Quonocutcong Highlands, property of Charlestown Estate, Inc.", scale 1 inch equals 100', filed with the register of deeds, Rhode Island, being a portion of the premises conveyed to this grantor by deed dated November 16, 1945 and recorded in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown in Book # 30 Page # 392. This conveyance carries all benefits, privileges and subject to all covenants, restrictions and agreements as are now in the line of title. Consideration of this deed is such no revenue stamps are required. I, Joseph F. Choiniere husband of the grantor release to said grantees all my right of curtesy and all other interest in the aforesaid premises.
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475 WITNESS our hands this 13th day of April, 1955. VIRGINIA P. CHOINIERE JOSEPH F. CHOINIERE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.) County of Washington } In Westerly on the 13th day of April, 1955 before me personally appeared Virginia P. Choiniere and Joseph F. Choiniere to me known and by me known to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. HOWARD E. THORP (Notarial Seal) Notary Public Received for record May 7th, A. D. 1955 at 9:30 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [signature] Town Clerk ---- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That I, MELVIN N. WOOD, of Washington, D. C., hereinafter called the "mortgagor," in consideration of Six Thousand & 00/100 ($6,000.00) Dollars, to me paid by INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL BANK of Providence, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, with its principal place of business in the City and County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the "mortgagee," the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge, do hereby grant to the mortgagees, its successors and assigns forever, with MORTGAGE COVENANTS, to secure the payment of the principal and interest of a certain promissory note of the mortgagor of even date herewith and bearing the serial number herefo, the following property: Those two certain tracts or parcels of land, together with the buildings and all other improvements thereon, situated at Quidobocketag Beach, so-called, in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, limited and bounded as described as follows, to-wit: being shown as Lots Numbered Two Hundred Sixteen (216) and Two Hundred Seventeen (217) on the certain survey or plat entitled, "Plot of Quidobocketag Beach Cent.," as extended February 1948, Charlestown, property of E. S. [?], by Howard E. Thorp, scale 1 inch equals 60 feet, "Engine's scale" to plot boundaries. Together with the right and appurtenances to restrictions of record. Being the same premises conveyed to the mortgagor by deed of Howard E. Thorp and Melvin N. Thorp, recorded in the Charlestown Land Evidence Records. Together with the right and appurtenances to restrictions of record. This mortgage is made upon the STATUTORY CONDITION and with the STATUTORY POWER OF SALE: provided, however, that publication of notice of a foreclosure sale may be made alternatively in a public newspaper published in the Town of Charlestown, or that notice may be hung in a public place in Providence or elsewhere at the option of the mortgagees, as specified in said notice. This Mortgage is made subject to those additional covenants and agreements contained in a STATEMENT OF COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS, signed by me and delivered to the mortgagee, the receipt whereof the mortgagee hereby acknowledges, the exact terms of which are on record said Charlestown book 14, at page 40. Said covenants and agreements are incorporated herein by reference; and if any violation of any covenant or observance or ambievance of any part of the same, this mortgage, if any, shall be lawful for the mortgagees to sell the above described premises pursuant to said STATUTORY POWER OF SALE. And for the consideration and aforesaid lien, I said mortgagor covenant that I am unencumbered. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the mortgagor has executed these presents on the 2nd day of April, 1955. MELVIN N. WOOD Executed in presence of Harold B. Soloveitzik

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