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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.15.0 The Joe Brooks Family Line
A15.1 Joe Brooks HOMESTEAD PROPERTY in Bluesky
The online
Alberta Homestead Records for 1870-1930 lists one property for Joseph Brooks just south of Old Bluesky.
| BROOKS, Joseph |
| Section 30 | Township 80 | Range 1 W | Meridian 6 |
| Film # 2452 in Accession # 1970.313 at Provincial Archives of Alberta |
| File # 3168678 |
This HOMESTEAD property is located "right across the street" from father Hubert Brooks' HOMESTEAD of SE 25-80-2W-6.
As a comment, this file 3168678 is also linked with Joe's father Hubert Brooks, as Hubert had to make a supporting affidavit stating that he also had resided
on the HOMESTEAD property continuously since March of 1920 AND on 7-Nov-1924 Hubert "produced evidence showing ownership of the HOMESTEAD from 10-Oct-1922
to the current date, that all payments had been made to date, and at least one-third of the total purchase price had been made."
As a further comment, this HOMESTEAD was originally settled and then abandoned by first Martin Quinn in April 1914 and then by Kenneth Colin MacKenzie in Sept. of 1919.
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 Joseph BROOKS family life at the time from responses presented in his own words to questions asked on the various forms.
A.10.1.1 Joseph Brooks Homestead NW ¼ of Section 30 in Township 80 Range 1 West of 6th Meridian
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DOCUMENT: PROVINCE of ALBERTA HOMESTEAD APPLICATION by Joseph Brooks of (Old) Bluesky, Alberta
File 3168678 Reel 2452
- Forms A & B dated 27-June-1921 application for property NW ¼ of Section 30 in Township 80 Range 1 West of 6th Meridian;
(Homestead located south of Old Bluesky, Alberta)
- and Sworn Statement (2 pages) dated 31-July-1924 detailing activity on Homestead applying for a HOMESTEAD
- and Supporting Affidavit dated 29-Nov-1924 from father Hubert Brooks stating that he had also resided
continuously on the property since March 1920
- and Affidavit dated 5-January-1925 from Joseph stating that he was a resident of Canada when his father was
naturalized as a British subject in July 1917
KEY ITEMS OF NOTE FROM DOCUMENTS:
1) Joseph Brooks' Signatures at Peace River AB District Homestead Office
2) Current age at initial (27-June-1921) filing = 19 years of age. and he was still SINGLE at this time.
3) Previous Residence was (Old) Bluesky AB where his Occupation was a Store Clerk (presumably in his father's store)
4) Makes statement that he was born in North Dakota U.S.A.
5) In his SWORN STATEMENT document, Hubert states that he:
| Activity | DATE |
| PRIOR to HOMESTEAD ENTRY on | Resided at father's residence of SE-25-80-2W Meridian |
| Made His HOMESTEAD ENTRY on | 24-June-1921 |
| Built His Residence | Joe comments "House already built - purchased" |
| Commenced Residence on HOMESTEAD | 28-June-1921 |
6) TIMELINE OVERVIEW:
| 31-July-1917 | Date of Certificate of NATURALIZATION (as a Canadian citizen) for father |
| 27-June-1921 | Initial Filing for Homestead NW-30-80-1W on 6th Meridian |
| 10-June-1921 | Joe's SWORN STATEMENT summarized the House & Other Constructed Structures on his HOMESTEAD as of 31-July-1924: |
| ITEM | SIZE (ft. by ft.) | Est. $ VALUE |
| Log Cabin HOUSE | 20 by 16 | $450 |
| Log Barn | 16 by 16 | $100 |
| 31-July-1924 | Joe's SWORN STATEMENT summarized the Land Development Activity on the HOMESTEAD between 1921 and 1924:
(Joe states "Continuous residence" and (With) father from 28-June-1921 to 31-July-1924 |
| DATES Living on HOMESTEAD | Acres of Land BROKEN | Acres of Land CROPPED |
| 1921 | 25 | 10 |
| 1922 | 0 | 25 |
| 1923 | 0 | 25 |
| 1924 | 25 | 30 |
| 10-June-1921 | Joe's SWORN STATEMENT summarized the Livestock on the HOMESTEAD between 1921 and 1924:
(Joe notes that Livestock had been kept on HOMESTEAD during winter months.) |
| DATES Living on HOMESTEAD | Cattle | Horses | Sheep | Hogs |
| 1921 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
31-July-1924
| Supporting Sworn Statements for Joe's Application for Land Patent
for HOMESTEAD
NW ¼ of Section 30 in Township 80 Range 1 West of 6th Meridian by Neighbours Paul Salmond and Wilfred Kerr |
| 22-January-1925 | Land patent issued to Joseph Brooks by Land Patents Branch Department of Interior CANADA
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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 Joseph Brooks
from Neighbors Paul Salmond & Wilford Kerr
File 3168678 Reel 2452 for property NW ¼ of Section 30 in Township 80 Range 1 West of 6th Meridian
Sworn Statement by Neighbors: Paul Salmond & Wilford Kerr dated 31-July-1924 for Joe's application ;
KEY ITEMS OF NOTE FROM DOCUMENTS:
1) As of 31-July-1924, Paul Salmond had known Joe for 8 years
2) As of 31-July-1924, Wilford Kerr had known Joe for 6 years
3) Information, in places, in both the Salmond and Kerr affidavidts is printed clearer than on Joe'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 Joseph Brooks
File 3168678 Reel 2452 for property NW ¼ of Section 30 in Township 80 Range 1 West of 6th Meridian
Documents Courtesy: Provincial Archives of Alberta, 8555 Roper Road, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5W1
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