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…