Zuc, Constantin and Sanda

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Constantin Zuk and his wife Sanda, daughter of Maftei and Pachita Michalcheon were married in Boian, Bucovina. In 1901 they came to Canada with Sanda’s father and her only sister Maria and three brothers, John, Steve, and Gheorghe. Constantin settled on a quarter section in the Shalka district and began farming. They farmed…

Zaharichuk, Kost and Katrina

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Kost Zaharichuk came to Canada from Mahala, Bucovina in 1912. As a young boy, he had completed school in the village and then was sent to Cernauji where he attended the gymnasia (high school). With his brothers George and Trajan he came to the New World. In 1913 he married Catrina Michalcheon,…

Zaharichuk, Tom

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Tom Zaharichuk came to Alberta from the village of Mahala in Bucovina, in 1912. He settled in the Boian area and in 1920 married Jennie Mihalcheon. Four daughters and one son were born of this marriage, Steve, Mary, Doreen, Katherine and Pearl. They all completed high school in Willingdon and took post…

Yurko, Ichim and Iftinca

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…

Yurko, Mihai and Maria

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…

Yurko, Nazarie and Acsenia

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…

Tkachuk, Simion and Anita

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…

Toma, George and Sanfira

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…