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…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Lazur Sandulak was born Sept. 20, 1882 in Boian, Bucovina, the son of Simeon and Vasilca Sandulak. He grew up in Boian and in 1902 emigrated to Canada with the rest of the family. Dochita was born March 9, 1889, the daughter of Metro and Gafita Burmey. She came to Canada in 1901…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Simeon Sanduleac and Vasilca Badicel were both from Boian, Bukovina. In 1902 Simeon, Vasilca and 4 children (Lazar, Maria, Ana and Nicolai) emigrated to Canada. 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…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Vasile Russ was born in Boian Bukovina in 1878. In 1898 he married Sophia Holowity and in 1911 they emigrated to Canada, a distant unknown land, with their first born son, Tom. Like all newcomers when they arrived they lived in a hurriedly constructed sod house (bordei) on a homestead in the Soda…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Vasile Romanko was born in Voloca, Bucovina and grew up there. He attended the village school but as a young man he decided to leave his land of birth and emigrate to Canada along with many other Romanians and Ukrainians in 1898. Once in Canada he worked where he was able to…
Family historyRecordsKinshipPhotoFamily history One of the first who emigrated to Canada was Elie Ravliuk. He had three daughters and one son Nicholas. The daughters all married in the Boian area. The son, Nicholas, married Alexandra Hantiuk in 1920. In 1929 Nicholas and Elie left for Pierceland, Saskatchewan to search for a homestead. Having located one, they…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history School was a luxury. I was needed on the farm so I quit in 1935 to help my dad. In 1941 I married Jean Lukiwski. We farmed for four years and then our son Lenard was born in 1945. Because of my severe problems with hay fever we quit farming and went…