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DOCUMENT: PROVINCE of ALBERTA HOMESTEAD APPLICATION by Alfred Joseph Brooks of (Old) Bluesky, Alberta
File 3729138 Reel 2475
Forms A & B dated 10-May-1916 application for property SW ¼ of Section 17 in Township 80 Range 1 West of 6th Meridian;
(Homestead located south of Old Bluesky, Alberta)
and Sworn Statement (2 pages) dated 25-February-1921 detailing activity on Homestead applying for a HOMESTEAD
KEY ITEMS OF NOTE FROM DOCUMENTS:
1) Alfred Joseph Brooks' Signatures at Peace River AB District Homestead Office
2) Current age at initial (10-May-1916) filing = 25 years of age and he was still single (family = 1) - although by the time he filed his
SWORN Statement on 25-Feb-1921 he stated he was married with Wife.
3) Previous Residence was Lafleche Sask. where his Occupation was a farmer
4) Makes statement that he was born in North Dakota, America
5) Alfred started residing (?camping?) on HOMESTEAD May 10, 1916 however only built residence (log cabin) July 1917.
6) TIMELINE OVERVIEW:
| 25-April-1916 | Date of Certificate of NATURALIZATION (as a Canadian citizen) |
| 10-May-1916 | Initial Filing for Homestead SW17-80-1-W.6th Meridian - Note that this was the same filing date that younger brother Aimé also filed. |
| 10-May-1916 to 10-Nov-1916 | Broke 2 acres on HOMESTEAD |
| July 1917 | Built Residence on HOMESTEAD; 18ft by 20ft Log Cabin of value $200, Stable of value $150,
Cattle Sheds of value $100. No fence on property. |
| June-1917 to 31-Dec-1917 | Broke 18 acres and cropped 2 acres on HOMESTEAD; had livestock on property |
| June-1918 to 31-Dec-1918 | Started residing on HOMESTEAD; full time. Broke 33 acres and cropped 18 acres; had livestock on property; |
| 1-Jan-1919 to 31-Dec-1919 | Broke nil acres and cropped 53 acres on HOMESTEAD; had livestock on property; (Alfred was married December 13, 1919) |
| 1-Jan-1920 to 31-Dec-1920 | Broke nil acres and cropped 53 acres on HOMESTEAD; had livestock on property;
( Twins Hubert and Maynard Brooks died at childbirth on 29-August 1920)
(claims Wife -- Laura -- started residing on property full time as of 21-Dec-1920) |
| 24-Feb-1921 | Date of Application for Land Patent for HOMESTEAD SW ¼ of Section 17 in Township 80 Range 1 West of 6th Meridian;
Neighbour Paul Salmond filed a supporting sworn statement the same day and
neighbour Leo Walter Sergeant filed a sworn supporting statement a few days later on the 28th |
| 14-June-1921 | Land patent issued to Alfred by Land Patents Branch Department of Interior CANADA |
| 29-Dec-1921 | Son Hubert Brooks was born 29-December 1921 and daughter Doris (Freda Alma) Brooks was born 24-August 1923. |
7) Unfortunately Alfred's handwritten response to Question 5 Where is he when not at Homestead is not that legible
"In Vicinity - Farming with my ??Father??"
8) Naturalized as a Canadian Citizen on 25- April 1916
Documents Courtesy: Provincial Archives of Alberta, 8555 Roper Road, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5W1; www.culture.alberta.ca/archives
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