william sartorius

An Alberta Homestead Claimant Forgets His Age

The homestead application file for William Sartorius in Alberta, Canada contained an additional interesting letter from William over forty years after his homestead was completed. Satorius’ file is contained in the Ancestry.com database “Alberta, Canada, Homestead Records, 1870-1930.” Sartorius wanted to know how old he had claimed to be when he made his homestead application. A letter dated […]

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Alberta Homestead Records Document a Citizenship

Ancestry.com recently announced the release of “Alberta, Canada, Homestead Records, 1870-1930.” The images are decidedly better than the microfilm copies I received years ago of the homestead application of William H. Sartorius. Sartorius homesteaded in the Islay, Alberta, Canada, area (Coordinates: NW Section: 4 Township: 51 Range: 4 Meridian: 4). Sartorius has two homestead applications. These materials […]

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