Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history One of the more progressive farmers in the Romanian community at Boian was John Porozni. He was born in 1903 and grew up on the farm, had little formal education because the local school remained open only during the summer months. By the time he was eleven he had to help in…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Lack of land and opportunities resulted in George and Domnica Porozni leaving the province of Bukovina in Austro-Hungary, November, 1899. They came to Canada from Hamburg through the New York. The last record in the Old World are dated on September 9th, 1900 when George and Domnika sailed away on a ship Bulgaria…
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 Ioan Patranici birth record. Ioan was born on Feb. 14, 1864. Father – Vasilie Patranici. Mother – Iwana Cojocariu. Godparents – Petrea Dogovolsci? from Rarance…
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 Dimitrie Onciul birth record. Dimitrie was born on June 21, 1890. Father – Vasile, son of George Onciul. Mother – Alexandra Tocariu. Godmother – Maria…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Nicolai was born Nov. 2, 1887 in Cernauti, Austria. Later, he and his parents, four brothers and one sister moved to Transylvania, Romania. As a young man he ventured to Canada with a few of his friends, finally settling in Drumheller where he was employed in a coal mine. He also established…
Family historyRecordsKinshipPhotoFamily history Sarah Kozub and her sister Maria Matei (1935) When Mitru Matei decided to take his family to Canada he took along with him his youngest sister Pachita, who was married to Mitru Hantiuk. He left behind him in Boian, Bucovina two brothers Constantine and Paul. Mitru Matei and his family came to…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history George and Pachija Mihalcheon were both born in Boian, Bucovina. George was born in 1864 and Pachija in 1867. They were married in Boian and five children were born there, Mike, Maria, Malesa, Kate and Floyd. The youngest was one year old when they decided to emigrate to Canada. Following the route…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Gheorghe was born in Boian in 1892, the youngest child of Maftei and Pachija Mihalcheon. He was left motherless at four so his father and his older sisters took care of him. He attended the local school and completed grade two before coming to Canada with the rest of the family in 1901.…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Peter Mihalcheon came to Canada in 1908 as a boy of 16 from Boian, Bukovina with his parents, three brothers and two sisters. Two brothers went back to the old country and made their home there. Maria was born in Alberta and grew up here. They were married in 1919 in the…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Zaharie Mihalcheon was born in 1866 in Boian, Bukovina. His wife, Domnica Marițak, was born in 1872 also in Boian. They were married in 1888 and had four children in the old country – Alexander who died in infancy, Sarah, Maria and Sanda. In 1899 the family emigrated to Canada along with…