John E Broen

  Research Notes:

See bio sketch / research article under General Notes for Ingeborg Thoresdatter Grue

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There are a number of Ancestry Family Trees [about 22]; searched 18 Nov 2022
see, https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/42/?name=John+_Broen&birth=1863_norway_5173&birth_x=1-0-0&defaultFacets=PRIMARY_YEAR.PRIMARY_NPLACE&residence=_kulm-lamoure-north+dakota-usa_60432&residence2=_alberta-canada_5001

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1. Source C (Orville Movold, personal correspondence, Oct 1983): indicates John emigrated in 1880; Thina, John's sister, and widowed mother, Ingeborg, emigrated 1882; Thina married Lars Kasen


--- 1. a.. Norway Parish Registers - birth

b. Confirmation: Os i Tolga Klokkerbok; 1877-1910, page 21, line 14; 20 Jun 1880
- John Ingebretsen, born Broplads, residence as Bakken in Tufsingdalen
- parents Ingebret Johnsen G ... ??? og Ingeborg Thoresdatter
- father died in 1866 so I'm not sure why he is recorded - shouldn't she be recorded as widower ???


c. Leaving Parish for North America

- 1881 - John Engebretsen Broplads; b 1863, Nabuvoll i Tolga Klokkerbok, 1864-1894, page 175, line 8
(2nd side, 1881)

2. Armena community History book, 1982: John first came to MN (relatives the "Grue's" - Simen Thoresen Grue), then to Kulm, La Moure Co, ND (Mary's family had also emigrated to ND), then to Armena AB in 1896

3. Dates for the children are from the 1901 NWT, Canadian Census (Pretty Hill district); children are born in USA; also lists Ingeborg, born 1821 in Norway, age 80 living with John Broen; Child Thomas Asy - 1901 NWT Census is written as Thomas Ebbe and Source G uses Asy

4. US Naturalization lists for ND give Ingeborg T Broen (1st on 27 March 1889, La Moure Co; 2nd on 3 July 1895, Statsman Co) and John E Broen (1st on 16 June 1886, La Moure Co; 2nd on 29 Oct 1890, La Moure Co).

5. a. US Land Patents (ND) list both Ingeborg T. Broen (31 July 1896) and John E Broen - obtaining Patent Certificate on 1 April 1899 on homestead. - LaMoure Co, ND; Norden Twp

b. US Track Books; Dakota Territory (ND), Vol 53, image 151: SE¼ Sec 14, Twp 133N, R 66W
Receipt 12318 on 31 May 1888; Patent approved 13 Aug 1898 at Fargo (receipt file: 2022)
- below his mother's entry and in faded ink - it appears that John E Broen had first lived on the SW¼ as early as 29 Jun 1886 (see date of 1 Jun 1886 for the ND naturalization index) and maybe had applied for this homestead, but it was cancelled 2 Apr 1889 (the same day that his mother paid for the homestead) ;;; likely the buildings, etc are on the SW¼

link, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WS-R4TV?mode=g&i=150&wc=M7WQ-7P8%3A356164401%2C356213601&cc=2074276

- also the SE¼ had first been filed by Mary Johansen in 1884 but then cancelled 18 Apr 1888 - likely her husband who was Jonas Johansen on the NW¼ of Sec 14



c. Canada - Western Land Grants

- shows John E Broen with a number of patents in the Armena and Hay Lakes area:
but some of these went to his sons, Einer - see Hay Lakes history book, page 400

4 Jan 1904 - PT NW, Sec 18, Twp 49 (160 acres)
22 Feb 1902 - SW of SE, Sec 16, W½SE Sec 16 , and partial NE, Sec 16: all in Twp 49, Range 21 (240 acres)
--- NOTE: Sec 16 of Twp 49 - Lars T Grue homestead
13 Jun 1901 - S½ of SE, Sec 16, Twp 48, Range 20 (80 acres)
12 Jun 1901 - SW¼ Sec 16, Twp 48, Range 21 (160 acres)
[reel 2067, #604311; image 1582-1594; originally owned by Joseph Nadeau and his descendant/heir Elizabeth Nadeau, land granted by the "Half-Breed Commission"]
27 Aug 1904 - SE and NE of Sec 22, Twp 48, Range 21 - this is the farm site;
possible entry made in 1896 [reel 2025, #393983; image 2760-image 2765] - for SE¼
- obtained entry 5 May 1898; built house and took up residence in Jul 1899 and continous to 3 Dec 1903
image 2768
- application for entry made by T S Grue on behalf of John E Broen of Kulm, ND; signed on 2 May 1898

NE¼; reel 2056, # 526515; image 368 [initially by someone else, but abandoned] - 376
- this reel and file was filed and filled out by John Broen, as executor for his mother: homestead for Ingeborg Broen

image 371, 372; Stat Declaration - dated 14 Sep 1903 and witnessed by Marten Steen
- John E Broen, entry on 8 Jan 1900 and residence on 6 Dec 1902, re; mother's entry and on image 372, "My mother who made entry for this homestead died on 22nd day of Apr 1903, 81 years old and I being her only son I was appointed her exector in her last will bearing the date of 4 Oct 1901 and consequently I am filling out this paper in her place. I am re 526515 dated [at home ?] 5 Aug 1903
image 376
- application of entry made by T S Grue on behalf of Ingeborg T Broen (widow) of Kulm, North Dakota, NE¼, signed 28 Dec 1899 at Wetaskiwin

--- written, 29 Jul 2022

John E Broen:Homestead, SE¼ Section 22, Twp 48, Range 21, W 4th [reel 2025, images 2761-2769]
- entry 5 May 1898, with residence in Jul 1899; wife and 5 children; signed 3 Dec 1902
[5 children, as of Dec 1902: Einar, Asy, Erik, Ingevald ; but again not recorded in 1901 -- John]
- patent obtained, dated 27 Aug 1904

then, as beneficiary of his mother's homestead: NE¼, Section 22, Twp 48, Range 21, W 4th [reel 2056 see above;]
file, 526515
- entry by Thore S Grue, for Ingeborg T Broen of Kulm, ND ; dated 28 Dec 1899
- sworn Statement by John E Broen, legal representive of Ingeborg T Broen, dated 16 Sep 1905
- then on image 378-379; re; the last will and testament of Ingeborg - leaving the land to son, John E
- patent, 12 Jun 1906

then, NW¼ of Sec 16, Twp 49, Range 21 W 4th file 847820; reel 2719, image 1116-1120
- transfer from Alex MacDonald and the Sisters of Charity, guardians of Alex MacDonald
with patent issued to John E Broen, 4 Jan 1904
- who is/was Alex MacDonald ??? and why the transfer ??? - the file images give no explanation




6. Source: 1901 Canada Census: NWT, District Alberta [202], sub-district Plant [page 2 dw/fam 21, line 44]
John E Broen, b 13 Dec 1863 in Nor, age 38
wife Mary, b 6 Jun 1876 in Swe, age 25
son Einar, b 18 Jan 1894 in US, age 7
son Thomas E???, b 29 Mar 1897, in US age 4
son, Erik, b 26 Jun 1899, in US, age 2
son Ingvard, b 21 Nov 1900 in US ??? actually was born in AB
mire [mother], Ingeborgb, b 16 Jul 1821 in Nov age 80

BUT: why is son John not recorded in 1901 census or 1906: He must have been the "5th" child noted in the homestead record - see above; statuary declaration, signed 3 Dec 1902


7. Source: 1906 Canada Census: District Strathcona [21], sub-district 19 [B], page 11 [Prairie Provinces]
[ Sec 22, Twp 48, range 21,W4th]; emigrated 1899; family 102, line 31 on 2nd side
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8827/images/e001213692?pId=1899384 [2nd side]

John E Broen, age 42, b in Nor
wife, Mary, age 30 b in Swe
son, Aghar, age 12 b in US [abt 1894; actually Einar, b 18 Jan 1894]
son, Acie, age 9 b in US [abt 1897; actually Thomas Asy, b 29 Mar 1897]
son, Erick, age 8 b in US [abt 1898; 1901 Canada Census - 26 Jun 1899]
son, Ingvard, age 5, b in AB [abt 1901; actually born 21 Nov 1900]
dau, Josephine, age 3 b in AB [abt 1903; actually Nov 1902 ]
son, Magnus, age 1 b in AB [ abt 1905; actually 25 May 1905]


8. Source: 1911 Canada Census: District Strathcona, sub-district 27, E½ of Sec 22 Twp 48, range 21, W4th; page 8
dwelling 24 [line 25]

John E Broen, age 48, b 1863 in Nor
wife, Mary, age 36 b June 1870 in Swe
son, Iner, age 17 b Jan 1896 in US
son, ???, age 14 b Mar 1897 in US [ likely Thomas Asy]
son, Erick, age 13 b Jun 1898 in US [it almost looks like b 1896, but then he was 1 yr younger than Asy b 1897]
son, Ingvard, age 10, b Nov 1900 in AB
dau, Josephine, age 8 b Nov 1902 in AB
son, Magnus, age 6, b May 1905 in AB



8. b. 1916 Prairie Provinces:
district #43 - Victoria, Alberta, sub-district 17, Twp 48, Range 21, W4th, p. 16 (ancestry.com), dwelling 148

John E Broen, age 53 in Nor
wife, Mary, age 40 b in Swe
son, Einar, age 22 b in US
son, Asy, age 19 b in US
son, Erick, age 18 b in US [1898 ] .... occupation .... Soldier
son, Ingvard, age 15, b in AB [recorded as born in Canada
dau, Josephine/Josepfina, age 13 b in AB
son, Magnus, age 11, b AB

then, Oscar Anderson, age 35 b in Swe

8. c. 1921 Canada,
district Victoria District #12, Alberta, sub-district 25, Lloyd George Municipality; Sec 22, Twp 48, Range 21, W4th,
p. 13, image 14 (ancestry.com), dwelling 127, family 127

John Broen, age 58 b in Nor
wife Mary, age 46 b in Swe
son Einar, age 27 b in US
son Asy, age 27 b in US
dau Josephine, age 18, b in AB
son Magnus, age 16 b in AB



8. d. 1926 Canada, Prairie Provinces; .... Camrose census district; as of 1 Jun 1926; [page 17]
link, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C395-GSNR-Y?i=16&cc=3005862
E, half of sec 22, Twp 48, Rge 21

John Broen, age 63 b in Nor
wife, Mary, age 51 b in Swe
son Magnus, age 21 b in AB

Note: Erik or Eric is not recorded with the family, or any other children


8. e. 1931 Canada Census, Alberta, Camrose; ED 65 [sub-dis]; Floyd George Municipality 457; page 8;
dw/fam 84/87 [line 36] NE sec 22-48-21-4

John E Broen, age 67 b in Nor, em 1899 to Canada, na 1902; own home, wood, 6 rooms, value $4000; farmer
wife Mary Caroline, age 55 b in Swe




9. OBIT: The Camrose Canadian, issue 28 Jun 1933, page 1

John, death on 22 June 1933; obit in paper on 28 Jun 1933
- emigrated to MN in 1880
- came to AB in 1899
- succumbed to a heart attack - had been ill for some time
- survived by his wife, children Einar of Hay Lakes, A T Broen of Edmonton, Magnus Broen of Bittern Lake, and Mrs E L Paulson of St Joseph Lake; 8 grandchildren, 1 nephew Einar Wold of Fossten, MN **
- predeceased by 5 children, Einar and John died in ND, Erick, Ingvard and John died in AB
- pallbears; Simon Grue, Lars Grue, H G Pithouse, A A Stavne, Tommy Movold, John Eklund (? brother to Mary)

--- ** ? Einar Wold ???? -- see notes under Tina Broen

re: 5 children died before 28 Jun 1933 - Einar and John died in ND; Erik, Ingvard, and John died in Alberta


Maria death 11 Aug 1960; obit in paper on 30 Aug 1960
- emigrated with her parents in 1890
- married John Broen in 1892
- came to Armena in 1899
- preceased by her husband in 1933 and 5 children
- survived by 1 daughter, Josephine (Mrs Paulson) of Kingman, and sons Einar of Hay Lakes, Magnus of Whitecourt, and Asy of Edmonton
- pallbears - grandchildren, Lloyd, Wally, John and Dennis Broen; Harvey and Claire Paulson


- although it is not known, it appears that the tombstone at Scandia (and photographed on findagrave and also by myself) was added sometime after the original which a small part is seen in the photo); this was likely added by the family after Mary's death and so was likely after 1960


[ 8 Jan 2017 ]
Note: John E Broen and Mary are also recorded buried at Old Scandia and Scandia (County of Camrose, cemeteries, http://www.angelfire.com/ab/camrosecountychurch/OldSkandiaCemetery.html), along with Erik Broen (no birth or death dates) and Ingvald Broen (no birth date but death as 1933), and then John E and Mary). My hunch is that the list of names for Old Scandia had Erik and John and since no one knew of a son by the name of John, it was recorded as John E Broen and but then his the tombstone is located at Scandia.

Since John Broen, the son, died in Alberta and died before John E, I reviewed the scanned pages of the Camrose Canadian from Jan 1933 to late Jun 1933, but did not find a death notice of John, the son (or Ingvald or Erik)



10. Land - Canada

a. Homestead



b. CPR Land Sales

30 Aug 1901 - NE Sec 15, Twp 48; just south of homestead land; $3 an acre
8 Nov 1909 - SW Sec 27, Twp 49; near St Joseph's; $10 an acre; later home of son Einar

11. Ingeborg is not listed under cemetary records for Old Scandia or Scandia; however, John Broen is listed in Old Scandia and Scandia Lutheran (Norweigan) Cemetary with dates (born 13 Nov 1864; death 22 June 1933) - cemetary records at www.angelfire.com/ab/camrosecountychurch/

12. death date source for Ingeborg: AB Index to Registrations of Birth, Marriages, Deaths, 1870-1905, Edmonton Branch, AB Geneology Society


13. NOTE: John Broen is recorded in the 1885 MN State Census - Stoney Brook Twp, Grant Co; he is recorded in household Martinus Larson family; age 22 - so likely he was working there

14. Kulm, ND

http://www.grhs.org/research/america/ndakota/Kulm_History_1967.pdf [22 Dec 2022 - no longer available

- nothing on John Broen or his mother, or Mary Eklund, but in the first couple of pages, there is a "history of Kulm" - settlers, naming etc



15. Provincial Archives, Alberta: Death index 22 Jun 1933

BROEN JOHN ENGEBNETSON :403-208 (record idenity number) HAY LAKES 91 33 I, death date, 6 22 33 , M
- date of death: 22 Jun 1933


16. Alberta Gazette, 15 Jan 1932 page 41-44 [Alberta Government record]

Notice of Application for Registration of Name of Home
.....John E Broen of the Village of Hay Lakes ... will apply ...registering for the following: Golden Glow Farm, as the name of my home, situate on SE quarter of Section 16, Township 48, Range 21, West of the 4th .... [the homestead quarter]

17. Misc - Camrose Canadian

issue 28 Apr 1910, page 4. "Little Hay Lake"
...brush burned off by the prairie fire last Satuday ...
Anton Olson mentioned
... Mr and Mrs G Hendrickson - 150 guests met on 28 March to celebrate 25th wedding aniversary ^{559,580,587,791,792}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence 1885, 1 May 1885, Stony Brook Twp, Grant Co, Minnesota, United States. ⁷⁹³ John E Broen (written as John E Broeny?) age 22 <1863> born in Norway, in the household of Martinus Larson age 47 born in Norway

2. Homestead - 1888, 31 May 1888, LaMoure Co, North Dakota, United States. ⁷⁹⁴ Homestead, record of purchase: SE¼ Sec 14, Twp 133N, Range 66W

3. Land Patent - 1899, 1899, LaMoure Co, North Dakota, United States. ⁷⁹⁵ SE¼ of Sec 14, Twp 133N, Range 66W of the 5th (160 acres); LaMoure Co, ND

4. Residence - 1899, 1899, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ⁷⁹⁶

5. Migration - 1881, 1881, Narbuvold, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway. ⁷⁹⁷ Leaving Narbovoll (parish), Os, Tolga for North America

6. Residence - 1901, 31 Mar 1901, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ⁵⁹² John E Broen head of household, born 13 Dec 1863 in Norway, Mary spouse born 6 Jun 1876, Swedish. Children, Einar born 18 Jan 1894 in US; Thomas Asy (indexed as Elber) born 29 Mar 1897 in US; Erik born 26 Jun 1899 in US; Ingvald (indexed as Ingoard) born 21 Nov 1900 in the US. Also recorded is Ingeborg Broen, mother, age 80, born on 16 Jul 1821 in Norway.

7. Land - 1901: CPR Land Purchase; NE Sec 15, Twp 48, Range 21, W 4th, 30 Aug 1901, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ⁷⁹⁸

8. Land Patent - 1904, 1904, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ⁷⁹⁹ SE and NE Sec 22, Twp 48, Range 21, W5th - farm stead

9. Residence - 1906, 16 Jul 1906, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ⁸⁰⁰ John E Broen, head of household, age 42 born in Norway, emigrated 1899. Mary age 30 born in Sweden. Children: Einar (indexed as Agher) age 12 <1894> born in US, Acy (indexed as Acie) age 9 <1897> born in US, Erick age 8 <1898> born in US, Ingvald (indexed as Ingoard) age 5 <1901) born in AB, Josephine age 3 <1903> born in AB, Magnus age 1 <1905> born in AB

10. Land - 1909: CPR Land Purchase: SW Sec 27, Twp 49, Range 21, W4th, 8 Nov 1909, Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada. ⁸⁰¹

11. Residence - 1911, 1 Jun 1911, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ⁸⁰² E½ of Sec 22 Twp 48, range 21, W4th. John E Broen, head of household, age 48 born in 1863 in Norway, emigrated 1899. Wife Mary age 36 born in June 1870 in Sweden. Iner [Enar, but indexed on automated genealogy as Ivor], son age 17 born Jan 1894 in US; Asese [Asy], son age 14 born Mar 1897 in US; Eric, age 13 born Jun 1898 in US; Ingvard son age 10 born Nov 1900 in Alberta; Josephine, daughter age 8 born in Nov 1902 in Alberta; Magnus, son age 6 born May 1905 in Alberta.

12. Residence - 1916, 1 Jun 1916, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ⁵⁹³ John E Broen, head of household, age 53 born in Norway, farmer. Marie [Mary], wife age 40 born Sweden. Eniar [Einar] age 22 born in US, farmer; Asy age 19 <1897> born in US, farmer; Eric age 18 <abt Jun 1898> born in US, Soldier, serving in Canada; Ingvard age 16, born in AB; Josephine age 13 born in AB; Magnus age 11 born in AB.

13. Residence - 1921, 1 Jun 1921, Armena, Alberta, Canada. ⁵⁸⁶ John E Broen [indexed as John E Brown on ancestry], head of household, age 58 born in Norway, farmer. Marie [Mary], wife age 46 born Sweden. Eniar [Einar] age 27 born in US, farmer; Asy [May? age 24 <1897> born in UA, farmer; Josephine age 18 <1903> born in AB; Magnus age 16 <1905>.

John married Mary Ekland on 18 Mar 1892 in LaMoure Co, North Dakota, United States.⁷⁸⁶ (Mary Ekland was born on 27 Jun 1875 in Vasterbotten, Sweden,⁸⁰³ died on 11 Aug 1960 in Lamont, Alberta, Canada ⁸⁰³ and was buried on 17 Aug 1960 in Scandia Cemetery, Armena, Alberta, Canada ^790,803,804.)