Svekla, Nicolai and Domnica

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…

Svekla, Vasile and Sanda

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…