Chebree, Alexander and Katrina

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Both Alexander and Catrina were born in Toporoutz, Bucovina, Austria. Alexander was born on March 17, 1872. Catrina (née Revega) was born June 9, 1876. They were married Nov. 3, 1896 in Toporoutz. The following year they decided to emigrate to Canada. In spring 1897 they arrived in South Edmonton (Strathcona). From…

Cohan, Vasile and Elizaveta

Family historyPhotoFamily history Vasile Cohan was born Dec. 24, 1897 in Voloca, Bucovina. He emigrated with his parents to Montreal, Quebec, in 1912. In 1919 he married Elizaveta Pentelciuc, who had also come from Voloca. They were married in St. Elie Romanian Orthodox church in Inglis, Manitoba. Vasile Cohan was ordained as a priest on…

Creison, Alexander and Ekaterina

Family historyPhotoFamily history Alex Creison was born in Russia of Finnish parents. At the age of fifteen he left home and began a long trek across Russia. He recalled that at one time during a cold winter night he and his comrades were travelling by sleigh drawn by horses and a pack of famished wolves…

Cucheran, George and Maria

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history George K. Cucheran arrived in Canada about 1900 at age of 24. Maria, a young girl of 12, came with her parents Mr. & Mrs. Nicolae Yurko. They were married in the Romanian church at Boian several years later and settled in the Boian district. Of this marriage nine children were born.…

Cucheran, Ion and Ioana

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Ion Cucheran was born 1870 in Boian, Bukovina. He had only one sister who was left in the old country. In 1896 he married Ioana, daughter  Toader A. Toma and Sanda . In 1899 the young family emigrated to Canada with Ioana’s parents and brothers and sisters. They homesteaded on N.E.Vi Sec. 4, 56,…

Cucheran, Ion and Mariuta

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Ion Cucheran was born in Boian, Bucovina in 1870 the son of Elie Cucheran. In 1895 he married Mariuja, the daugher of Mr. and Mrs. Nikita Nikiforeak. At the turn of the century they emigrated to Canada with a three-year-old daughter Sanfira who died soon after their arrival. RecordsBirth and marriage records…

Bidulock, Toader and Maria

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history As on August, 1997, the descendants (four generations) of Fred and Maria Bidulock numbered 111! Where did this all begin? Fred, or Todor as he was known to the Romanians, left Boian, Bucovina (under Austrian rule at the time) in 1907 (1908?) at the tender age of 16 and with four years…

Bidulock, Paul and Elena

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 Pavel Bidulca and Eleana Hostiuc marriage record. Nov.8, 1878. Pavel, son of Andrei Bidulca and Iftima Vacariuc from Cadobesti married Eleana, daughter of Toader Hostiuc and Maria…

Bezovie, Constantin and Axenia

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 birth record Constantin was born May 30, 1890. Father – Stefan, son of Dimitrie Bzovi. Mother – Maria Iurco. Godfather- Maftei, son of Mihalachi…

Basaraba, Vasile and Elena

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Family history has not been published yet. Please check for records or photo and visit this page later. RecordsPassenger ship lists St. John. New Brunswick from Glasgow, Scotland. April 5, 1910. Cassandra. Censuses Census – 1916 Photo