Serbu, Ion and Anita

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Ion Serbu came to Canada with his parents Sava and Maria Serbu in 1899. The first winter they spent in a bordei near Whitford, but next spring they moved to Boian. Ion had completed grade VI education in Bukovina and this helped him a good deal when he went out working at…

Serbu, Sava and Maria

Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Sava Serbu was born in 1855 in Boian, Bucovina and his wife Maria (née Dumitrashchuk) was born in 1860 also in Boian. In 1899 they emigrated to Canada and spent the first winter in a bordei close to Andrew. They had brought as many household items as they could which included clothing, home…