Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Vasile Toma came to Canada in 1899 with his parents Toder and Sanda Toma, his three married sisters, one married brother and one single brother. One time late in the fall he was returning home from work near Calgary and because the fare to Edmonton was eleven dollars, he decided to walk all…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Ion was the son of Metro and Axania Semeniuk. Domnica was the daughter of Vasile and Marina Bodicel. They were born in Bucovina, where they grew up and married. Two sons – Metro-Vasile and Pete and two daughters – Ioana and Vasilca wre born in Boian, Bucovina. Unfortunately Metro-Vasile and Ioana passed…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Ion Serbu came to Canada with his parents Sava and Maria Serbu in 1899. The first winter they spent in a bordei near Whitford, but next spring they moved to Boian. Ion had completed grade VI education in Bukovina and this helped him a good deal when he went out working at…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Sava Serbu was born in 1855 in Boian, Bucovina and his wife Maria (née Dumitrashchuk) was born in 1860 also in Boian. In 1899 they emigrated to Canada and spent the first winter in a bordei close to Andrew. They had brought as many household items as they could which included clothing, home…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history As a young man of 23, Condrea, along with other relatives and friends, planned to leave their native Bukovina and emigrate to that land of hopes and dreams, Canada. In March, 1899 they boarded a freight ship in Hamburg, Germany and sailed across the Atlantic to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Condrea, along with…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Costache Soprovich was born in June 1865 in Bucovina. Sanfira was born in Rarancea, Bucovina in 1866, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cocosco. When they got married, Sanfira spoke no Romanian but fortunately her husband was fluent in Ukrainian. In the old country the Soprovichs owned a big house with a…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Elie T. Suprovich was born July 1, 1886 in the village of Boian, Bukovina, the son of Toader and Maria Suprovich. He attended the local school where he learned to read and write the Romanian language perfectly. Gifted with a strong singing voice he loved singing the old Romanian folk songs, carols…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Nicolai Svekla was born in 1877 in Boian, Bucovina. In 1898 he married Domnica daughter of George and Katrina Kebak. Two years later he came to Canada alone, leaving his wife and two children Pearl and Metro behind. He worked, bought land in the Shalka area, built a bordei, then went back to…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Vasile Svekla and his wife Alexandra were both born in Boian, Bukovina. Vasile was the son of Simeon Svekla and Catrina Yurko. Alexandra was the daughter of Gregori and Catrina (nee Mihalcean) Pavel. They were married Oct. 21, 1895 and came to Canada in 1899 with three small children, George, Katie and…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Grandfather and Grandmother, Toader and Elisaveta Stefureak arrived in Canada in 1912 with their nine children (4 boys, 5 girls). One of whom was our father, Peter Stefureak who was 11 years old at the time. The family immigrated from Bucovina, Romania, where Toader held the title of Magistrate, representing Bucovina in…