Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Ichim Yurko was one of the first Romanian immigrants to settle in the Boian area. He arrived in the spring of 1898 with his young wife Iftinca and their only child, a girl, Joanna five years old. They spent their first winter in a bordei near Andrew and then moved to the Shalka…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Mihai Yurko was the son of Toader and Ana Bujenita. He was born in Boian, Bukovina in 1855 and died in 1938 at the age of 83. In his twenties he married Maria Harasim, daughter of Dumitru and Catrina Harasim. Maria was born in 1860 and died in 1941 at the age of…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Nazarie Yurko was born in Boian, Bukovina and married Ksenia Matichuk. In 1899 along with other Romanian families, they emigrated to Canada. They arrived with the three older children, Raveta, Maria and Domnica, and settled in Boian on the N.E. lA sec. 2, 56, 14, W. of 4th. There they proceeded to make…
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Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Simion Tkachuk was the son of Constantine and Domka (née Ostashuk) Tkachuk. He came to Canada with his parents and three brothers Nicholas, Jack and George. They settled in the vicinity of present day Andrew with younger friends John Ropchan Jr. who was married to Maria Scraba. The land was level and…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history George D. Toma’s parents Dumitru and Vasilca, emigrated with four children to Boian, Alberta in 1900, from Boian, Bucovina. George was born that same year on Dec. 16, on their homestead S.E. ‘/4, 10, 56, 14 W. of 4th below the hill where St. Mary’s church now stands. His brothers were Vasile, Nicolai…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history George T. Toma was born Jan. 1, 1880 in Boian, Bucovina, the youngest child of Toader A. Toma and Sanda (Alexandra) Toma (née Cozocari). He had two older brothers, Ion and Vasile and three older sisters, Maria, Domnica and Ioana. As a child George was fortunate enough to attend the village school…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Gregori Toma was born Sept. 29, 1884 in Boian, Bucovina. He came to Canada at the age of eighteen with his mother Katrina, and his brother John. His father Mihai Toma had arrived in Canada in 1900, and later sent for his wife and family. Both father and son applied to purchase…
Family historyRecordsKinshipPhotoFamily history Ion T. Toma was born in 1861, the first child of Toader A. and Sanda Toma, in Boian, Bucovina. He grew up there but being the oldest he was needed to help at home so he never attended the village school. As a young man he married Domnica Hutzcal and in 1899…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Mihai Toma was the son of Ion Toma who was the son of Andrei Toma. He married Katrina Cuciurean, daughter of Metro Cuciurean and Vasilca Foa§ (Fosh). Mihai emigrated to Canada about 1901 and two years later sent for his wife and children. He homesteaded on S.E. 4-56-14-W.4th. Prior to the arrival…