Harasam, Constantin and Katrina

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Family history has not been published yet. Please check for records or photo and visit this page later. RecordsBirth and marriage records from church books. Boian, Bukovina Constantin Harasam birth record. Constantin was born on Oct.17, 1881. Father – Onofrei Harasam. Mother – Maria Sirbul. Godmother – Eleana, wife of Ioan Bota.…

Gorda, Vasile and Domnica

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Vasile Gorda lived in Boian, Bucovina where at age 25 he met and married Domnica Demniciuc who was 16. He had what was considered a good job in that he loaded and unloaded flour and freight on the trains by hand. Still, he could scarcely make a living for him self and…

Falca, Nicolai and Ioana

Family historyRecordsFamily history Nicolai Falca was born 1841?. In 1871 Nicolai married Elena Harasam. From this marriage, in 1874, was born Alexandra. It seems that Elena pass away because in 1894 Nicolai married Ioana Cuciurean, E. Basaraba widow. Alexandra married Mitru Moskaliuk and both families in 1899 come to Canada. Nicolai Falca was second person,…

Feica, Dumitru and Anita

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Dumitru Feica was born in Boian, Bucovina, and as a child he attended the village school and completed the elementary grades. When he was in his twenties he married Anija Lazur and settled in the local village. Caught up with the fever of other adventurous souls who wanted more out of life,…

Fedorak, Lazar and Ana

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Lazar Fedorak and his wife, Anna Sandulac, were both from the Village of Boian in Romania, which was then part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Anna emigrated with her family in 1902. They settled in the Shalka District (near Hairy Hill). Lazar came to this area three years later and they were married. They…

Esak, Peter Jr. and Ana

Family historyPhotoFamily history Peter Esak was born July 12, 1888 in Boian, Bucov­ina. He came to Canada in 1899 at age 11 with his parents Domnica and Petre Esak. The family settled at Desjarlais, Alberta, about 70 miles north-east of Edmonton. At a very young age Peter accompanied some older men to seek jobs on…

Esak, Petru and Domnica

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Petre and Domnica Esak came from Boian, Bukovina. Domnica was the daughter of Toader and Sanda Toma. Petre and Domnica were married in 1893. They first lived with Petre’s widowed mother and two sisters. However, in 1899, they decided to emigrate to the New World. By this time they had four children…

Dubetz, George and Sarah

Family historyRecordsKinshipPhotoFamily history Tanas (Tom), Sarah, George. Domnica, Maria, John (circa 1914) George Dubetz emigrated from the village of Toporoutz, in Austria-Hungary, when he was eighteen years old. Arriving in Canada, he worked in many different places wherever he was able to secure a job. At the age of 22 he met Sarah M. Matei who…

Dubitz, Tanas and Sanda

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Tanas’s thoughts about emigrating to Canada began one night after a visit to a boyhood friend’s place. There was a good deal of talk in the village of Toporoutz about Canada – a land of plenty. His friend told him that he was leaving for Canada and asked Tanas to accompany him.…

Darda, Ion and Maria

Family historyRecordsFamily history Ion Darda and Marija Nesarobni grew up and married in Boian, Bucovina. Ion was a carpenter by trade and therefore built a big house for his family. Because he had the biggest house in the neighborhood, classes for the elementary grades were held there, too. With the school in Ion’s house, the…