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The Life and Times of Hubert Brooks M.C. C.D.
A Canadian Hero
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APPENDIX A – EXTENDED BROOKS FAMILY GENEALOGY
A.10.0 BLUESKY Alberta
A.10.6 The Hubert Brooks Bluesky Homestead Applications
The online
Alberta Homestead Records for 1870-1930 lists two properties for Hubert Brooks just south of Old Bluesky.
| BROOKS, Hubert |
| Section 25 | Township 80 | Range 2 W | Meridian 6 |
| Film # 2477 in Accession # 1970.313 at Provincial Archives of Alberta |
| File # 3754073 |
and HOMESTEAD
| BROOKS, Hubert |
| Section 30 | Township 80 | Range 1 W | Meridian 6 |
| Film # 2452 in Accession # 1970.313 at Provincial Archives of Alberta |
| File # 3168678 |
HOWEVER this later HOMESTEAD is also listed for Hubert's son Joseph Brooks and the actual file has been filled out by Joseph. It is suspected
that Hubert's name became associated with this file because he had to submit a formal statement in support of his son's HOMESTEAD
application claiming that he had also resided on the property
since March 1920 along with his son Joseph.
As a reminder, the terms under the Dominion Lands Act, the federal government's plan for settling the North-West,
was that the homesteader gained (final) title to the quarter section if and only if after three years he had cultivated 30 acres and had built
a house on the land.
The purpose of these SECTIONS is not only to present original homestead documents related to Hubert's property but
also to get some insight into Hubert and the BROOKS family life at the time from responses presented in his own words to questions asked on the various forms.
A.10.6.1 Hubert Brooks Homestead SE ¼ of Section 25 in Township 80 Range 2 West of 6th Meridian
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DOCUMENT: PROVINCE of ALBERTA HOMESTEAD APPLICATION by Hubert Brooks of (Old) Bluesky, Alberta
File 3754073 Reel 2477
Forms A & B dated 15-July-1916 application for property SE ¼ of Section 25 in Township 80 Range 2 West of 6th Meridian;
(Homestead located south of Old Bluesky, Alberta)
and Sworn Statement (2 pages) dated 10-June-1921 detailing activity on Homestead applying for a HOMESTEAD
KEY ITEMS OF NOTE FROM DOCUMENTS:
1) Hubert Brooks' Signatures at Peace River AB District Homestead Office
2) Current age at initial (15-July-1916) filing = 54 years of age.
Although he would later (10-June-1921) indicate in his SWORN STATEMENT that he was only with his wife and four boys,
for some reason in this Initial 15-July-1916 Filing Application he listed his whole family and their ages.
| Person | Stated Age |
| Hubert | 54 |
| Marie | 49 |
| Nellie | 30 |
| Dora | 28 |
| Alfred | 25 |
| Aimé | 21 |
| Joseph | 15 |
| Otto | 13 |
3) Previous Residence was Lafleche Sask. where his Occupation was a merchant
4) Makes statement that he was born in Québec, CANADA
5) In his SWORN STATEMENT document, Hubert states that he:
| Activity | DATE |
| Made His HOMESTEAD ENTRY on | 7-July-1916 |
| Built his Residence in | July 1916 |
| Commenced Residence on HOMESTEAD | July 1916 |
6) TIMELINE OVERVIEW:
| 31-July-1917 | Date of Certificate of NATURALIZATION (as a Canadian citizen)
Recall that Hubert had become an American citizen while living in St. John N.D. |
| 15-July-1916 | Initial Filing for Homestead SE-25-80-2W on 6th Meridian |
| 10-June-1921 | Hubert's SWORN STATEMENT summarized the House & Other Constructed Structures on his HOMESTEAD as of 10-June-1921: |
| ITEM | SIZE (ft. by ft.) | Est. $ VALUE |
| Log Cabin HOUSE | 24 by 34 | $500 |
| Kitchen (added to house) | 16 by 20 | $100 |
| (Log) Barn | 24 by 32 | $200 |
| (Frame) Grainery | 16 by 24 | $50 |
| (Log) Hog Barn | 16 by 22 | $55 |
| (Log) Well House | 10 by 10 | $25 |
| 110 Acres Farmed | n/a | $250 |
| 10-June-1921 | Hubert's SWORN STATEMENT summarized his Land Development Activity on the HOMESTEAD between 1916 and 1921:
(Although there are clearly gaps during the WINTER MONTHS - Hubert states "continuous residence" since July 7, 1916.)
(Hubert further states that when away from the farm he was a MERCHANT in BLUESKY
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| DATES Living on HOMESTEAD | Acres of Land BROKEN | Acres of Land CROPPED |
| 31-July-1916 to 31-Aug-1916 | 10 | 0 |
15-April-1917 to 30-June-1917
&
1-Oct-1917 to 30-Nov-1917
| 20 | 10 |
| 15-Apr-1918 to 30-Apr-1918 | 20 | 30 |
| 15-April-1919 to 30-Apr-1919 | 0 | 50 |
| 1-Mar-1920 to 31-Dec-1920 | 0 | 50 |
1-Jan-1921 to 8-June-1921
(Note: Statement submitted 10-June-1921.
Hubert living on HOMESTEAD full time in 1921.) | 0 | 50 |
| 10-June-1921 | Hubert's SWORN STATEMENT summarized the Livestock on the HOMESTEAD between 1916 and 1921:
(presumably in the "away months" the livestock was EITHER moved to a neighbour
OR Hubert's sons returned to tend to them as needed) |
| DATES Living on HOMESTEAD | Cattle | Horses | Sheep | Hogs |
| 31-July-1916 to 31-Aug-1916 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
15-April-1917 to 30-June-1917
&
1-Oct-1917 to 30-Nov-1917
| 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 15-Apr-1918 to 30-Apr-1918 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 125 |
| 15-April-1919 to 30-Apr-1919 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 40 |
| 1-Mar-1920 to 31-Dec-1920 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
10-June-1921
through
25-February-1922
| Date of Application for Land Patent for HOMESTEAD SE ¼ of Section 25 in Township 80 Range 2 West of 6th Meridian;
HOWEVER, for some reason, it was not until:
24-January-1922 that Neighbour Paul Salmond filed a supporting sworn statement and
25-February-1922 that Neighbour Leo Walter Sergeant filed a sworn supporting statement |
| 3-October-1922 | Land patent issued to Hubert by Land Patents Branch Department of Interior CANADA
(Local PEACE RIVER Agent signs off on Hubert's application 27-June-1922)
(Deputy Commissioner in Ottawa Accepts Hubert's application 9-August-1922)
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7) Naturalized as a Canadian Citizen on 31-July-1917
Documents Courtesy: Provincial Archives of Alberta, 8555 Roper Road, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5W1; www.culture.alberta.ca/archives
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DOCUMENT: SPONSORING AFFIDAVIDTS for PROVINCE of ALBERTA HOMESTEAD APPLICATION by Hubert Brooks
from Neighbors Paul Salmond & Oliver August Johnson
File 3754073 Reel 2477 for property SE ¼ of Section 25 in Township 80 Range 2 West of 6th Meridian
Sworn Statement by Neighbors: Paul Salmond & Oliver August Johnson dated January/February 1922 for Hubert's application ;
KEY ITEMS OF NOTE FROM DOCUMENTS:
1) As of 25-January-1922, Paul Salmond had known Hubert for 6 years
2) As of 25-February-1922, Oliver August Johnson had known Hubert for 6 years
3) Information, in places, in both the Salmond and Johnson affidavidts is printed clearer than on Hubert's original documents
Documents Courtesy: Provincial Archives of Alberta, 8555 Roper Road, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5W1; www.culture.alberta.ca/archives
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DOCUMENT: DEPARTMENT of INTERIOR CANADA VESTING & ISSUING
a HOMESTEAD LAND PATENT to Hubert Brooks
File 3754073 Reel 2477 for property SE ¼ of Section 25 in Township 80 Range 2 West of 6th Meridian
Documents Courtesy: Provincial Archives of Alberta, 8555 Roper Road, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5W1
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NOTE: FURTHER HOMESTEAD DOCUMENTS ARE CONTAINED in the ALFRED, AIME and JOSEPH BROOKS SECTIONS.
The Life and Times of Hubert Brooks M.C. C.D.
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