John Zarecki from Repuzhintsy Bukovina

[zarjacks]

I am trying to find immigration information about my grandfather John or Jan Zarecki (Zaretsky - several various spellings). I know he came in 1910 but I don't know the ship or the port he sailed from to Montreal or Quebec. What would the most likely route be from Bukovina to a port of departure for Canada? And which port? I have searched the Hambourg ship lists and the Nanaimo lists which are the only two I know of, listed by name. Any ideas ?
thank you so much,
Ruth Zaryski Jackson

[Hannia]

This surname is a toughie for transliteration. The spellings could be
very varied.

What religion did Jan practice? Was he Polish or Ukrainian?

Since you know where he was born, consider researching records and ascertaining
his name in its original language.

There were many different routes to Canada. He could have come to New York, worked
in Chicago for a few yrs and then migrated to Canada???

Where did he settle upon immigration? Was he naturalized?
Have you checked Canadian census?
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Today selo/village Repuzhyntsi > Zastavskij (Zastava) raion/district >
Chernivetska (Chernivtsi) oblast/region > Ukraine, latest zip 59414.

[lisaparx]

if he did go through Chicago. . . .
Marriage Index for Polish Parishes in Chicago through 1915: Results
. . there is a John Zarecki marrying an Angela Tykla on 1-25-1909

[zarjacks]

Hi Hannia,
thanks for your reply. He was Ukrainian and Orthodox. I think he came directly to Canada via Montreal and went to Manitoba where he homesteaded in Sclater, north of Dauphin. he's not in the 1911 census. He was naturalized and I have the certificate but need to request the full application. He did cross to the US to work on threshing gangs and I found a cross border record where his name was spelled John Zarecki as on his naturalization record. Which is the most likely port of exit in 1910 from his village ?
thanks for your help,
Ruth

Originally Posted by Hannia

This surname is a toughie for transliteration. The spellings could be
very varied.

What religion did Jan practice? Was he Polish or Ukrainian?

Since you know where he was born, consider researching records and ascertaining
his name in its original language.

There were many different routes to Canada. He could have come to New York, worked
in Chicago for a few yrs and then migrated to Canada???

Where did he settle upon immigration? Was he naturalized?
Have you checked Canadian census?
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Today selo/village Repuzhyntsi > Zastavskij (Zastava) raion/district >
Chernivetska (Chernivtsi) oblast/region > Ukraine, latest zip 59414.

[Hannia]

Hamburg and Bremen were the two most likely exit ports. There was also some traffic via Antwerp,
Liverpool and Trieste.
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Repużynetz, Bukowina, Austria; later Rapujineţi, Cernauţi, Romania; now Repuzhyntsi, Zastavna,
Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Our member , Karen, Slusarchuk-Zilinsky , keeps tabs on what is or is not available thru LDS.
Updated LDS list of villages in Zastavna raion, Chernivetska oblast - Ukraine.com Discussion Forum
Updated LDS list of villages in Zastavna raion, Chernivetska oblast

Karen is a Canadian Ukrainian, whose ancestors emigrated from
Bukovina. She has been to Ukraine and has done research there.
If you have questions, she may be helpful to your research.
Updated LDS list of villages in Zastavna raion, Chernivetska oblast

[zarjacks]

Hannia,
How do you think my grandfather John or Jan Zarecki would be spelled on his Romanian passport? His village of Repuzhyntsi was then called Repuzynetz or Rapujinti (in Romanian).
thanks,
Ruth

[Hannia]

His given name in Romanian passport would have been Jan.
Last name would have been pretty close to what you have.

Repuzynetz was the official Austrian name of the village.

Rapujineţi was the official Romanian name.
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This is not necessarily an absolute, but just a genearl rule of thumb:
Immigration officers often notated Poles w/ I ending on surname &
Russians or Ruthenians w/Y ending.