Marchuk (Марчук) from Lukovitsia, Hlyboka, Chernivtsi

[rwf]

I am a new member to this forum. After conducting some research into my Ukrainian heritage, here is what I have discovered:

In 1899, my great-grandfather Metro Marchuk (born 1857) and his wife, Anna Yakuchuk (born 1862) sailed to Canada, along with their 5 children: Sofia (born 1887), Mikhail (born 1889), Wasyl (born 1889), Nikolai (my grandfather, born 1893) and Paraska (born 1898). They settled in the Gorlitz, Saskatchewan area and started to homestead. The spelling of the surname in Ukrainian is Марчук.

My research indicates that Metro, Anna and their 5 children came from Lukovitsia, Hlybotskyi raion, Chernivetska oblast. It appears that the Marchuk's travelled with the Zusyk (Zusik) family, also from Lukovitsia, on the same voyage.

Apart from that important bit of information, not much else is known about the Marchuk family prior to their arrival in Canada. Official documents that the family may have travelled with (such as passports, military, birth, or marriage certificates) have never been located. I am therefore very interested in knowing more about:

1. the provenance of this branch of the Marchuk family, including information related to when they may have settled in Bukovina
2. the history of the selo and that particular area of Bukovina during the 19th century
3. information about the church and cemetery in the village
4. whether there may still be distant relatives with the Марчук surname in Lukovitsia
5. other information which may possibly be of use or of interest

Any information, guidance or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Richard

[Hannia]

Welcome Richard and Happy New Year !

the provenance of this branch of the Marchuk family

I am not sure what you mean. I always thought that applies to antique things. You probably mean origin before church records were available??? If the families were peasants that might be a toughie, if not an impossibility.

Orthodox Church Registers for both ancestral villages should be available on LDS Films and should take you into 18th century. Have you researched those yet?

I did a quick look for Marchuk/Marczuk surname in Lukovytsia. There are 13 listed currently. I just do not have the time to run all this up for you right now. Maybe I'll have some time later.

TODAY raion = district and oblast = region/state.

[rwf]

Thank you, Hannia!

Yes, you're right - perhaps the word origin is better suited in this case.

I will order the LDS films for both of the villages that I'm researching. Although I do not speak or write Ukrainian, I'm comfortable enough to muddle my way through documents with the Cyrillic alphabet in printed form. However, documents in cursive Cyrillic script may present a challenge. I will order one film first and see how much progress I make. Should it prove to be a daunting task , would you or other forum members be able to recommend someone who could help me at a reasonable cost?

Also, can you or other forum members recommend a good source(s) for learning more about the history of Bukovina, especially the Chernivtsi oblast and the two raions that interest me - Hlyboka and Zastavna?

Many thanks, and my best wishes to you all.

Regards, Richard.

[Jiggy]

Richard,

You will find that the church records (at least for Greek Catholic) are in Latin and so easier to read for us that do not know Ukrainian. I found a "cheat sheet" of sorts of Latin terminology I could post for you here or send me a message and I can email you the word document I have.

Something to keep in mind is that first names were the latin equivalents and not the name one would have been called by their family. Ie - Joanne (male) was recorded in the church records but most likey he would have been called Iwan (Ivan) or Basillus (latin name) would be Vasyl or Wasyl. Something to know and remember if searching for family names. If you are looking for Ivan. .you won't find that name in the church records. I have book here (not right in front of me at this moment) that has a great list of names that shows their Ukrainian name, Latin name, Polish and Russian equivalents as well. It has been very useful. I first got this book from the library and even tells you how to read the church records. Again, if you are interested I can get the book title for you.

Sandra

[Hannia]

Selo/village Lukovitsia (Луковиця in Ukr) > Hlybotskij raion/district > Chernivetska (Chernivtsi) oblast > Ukraine, latest zip code 60416. Current Population 1,412. Since there is another same name selo Lukovitsia in Hertzayivskij raion of Chernivetska oblast, I will assume that your ancestral Lukovitsia has been documented as the one in the Hlybotskij raion.

Richard, you strike me as someone who is intelligent and organized in your approach. If you run into a language problem, we will be here to help you.

Before getting started, reviewing the Vital Records Tutorial at following link could be helpful.
Halgal: Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia
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Title
Metrical books, 1840-1914

Authors
Orthodox Church. Lukawitza (Bukowina) (Main Author)

Notes
Microfilm of originals at the Chernivtsi State Archive.
Civil transcripts of Orthodox Church records (births, marriages, deaths) for Lukawitza, Bukowina, Austria; later Lucaviţa, Cernăuţi, Romania; now Lukovzt︠s︡i︠a︡, Hlyboka, Chernivt︠s︡i, Ukraine. Headings in German and Romanian, text in Romanian written with old Cyrillic script before 1874, changed to Roman script sometime in the following decade.
Chernivtsi State Archive, fond 1245, opis 1, no. 139-142; opis 6, no. 68-69.

Subjects
Austria, Bukowina, Lukawitza - Church records
Romania, Cernăuţi, Lucaviţa - Church records
Україна, Чернівці, Глибока, Луковиця - Метричні книги
Ukraine, Chernivt︠s︡i, Hlyboka, Lukovyt︠s︡i︠a︡ - Church records

Format
Manuscript (On Film)

Language
Romanian
German
Russian

Publication
Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2002-2003

Physical
on 3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Film Notes
Note - Location [Film]
Volume 1245-1/139 Births 1845-1879 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2332234 Item 3 ]
Volume 1245-1/140 Births 1880-1889 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2332234 Item 4 ]
Volume 1245-1/140 (cont.) Births 1889-1899 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2332235 Item 1 ]
Volume 1245-1/141 Marriages 1840-1889 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2332235 Item 2 ]
Volume 1245-1/142 Deaths 1840-1899 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2332235 Item 3 ]
Volume 1245-6/68 Marriages 1890-1914 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2376429 Item 2 ]
Volume 1245-6/69 Births 1900-1913 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2376429 Item 3 ]

[Hannia]

Marchuk in Lukovytsia:
МАРЧУК ИВАН МИХАЙЛОВИЧ 0 1977-04-20 ЛУКОВИЦЯ ЛИПОВА 33
Ivan son of Myhajlo
МАРЧУК ВАСИЛИЙ МИХАЙЛОВИЧ 0 1973-10-09 ЛУКОВИЦЯ
Wasyl, son of Myhajlo
МАРЧУК ЛЮБОВЬ ВАСИЛЬЕВНА 0 1983-06-07 ЛУКОВИЦЯ ЛИПОВА 131
Lyuba, daughter of Wasyl
МАРЧУК ДОМНИКА ПЕТРОВНА 0 1943-09-09 ЛУКОВИЦЯ ЛИПОВА 59
Domnyka, daughter of Petro
МАРЧУК МАРИЯ АЛЕКСЕЕВНА 0 1962-02-20 ЛУКОВИЦЯ
Marya, daughter of Oleksa
МАРЧУК ВЕОРИКА ГЕОРГИЕВНА 0 1953-08-06 ЛУКОВИЦЯ
Veoryka, daughter of Hryhorij
МАРЧУК ВАСИЛКА ИВАНОВНА 0 1944-02-10 ЛУКОВИЦЯ ЛИПОВА 34
Wasylka, daughter of Ivan
МАРЧУК ЕЛЕНА ГЕННАДЬЕВНА 0 1973-01-26 ЛУКОВИЦЯ ПАРКОВИЙ
Olena, daughter of Hennadij
МАРЧУК ВАСИЛКА ДМИТРИЕВНА 0 1925-09-09 ЛУКОВИЦЯ
Wasylka, daughter of Dmytro
МАРЧУК ЕЛЕНА ДМИТРИЕВНА 0 1928-01-07 ЛУКОВИЦЯ
Olena, daughter of Dmytro
МАРЧУК ЕЛЕНА ГЕОРГИЕВНА 0 1930-12-02 ЛУКОВИЦЯ
Olena, daughter of Hryhorij
МАРЧУК СЕРГЕЙ ВАСИЛЬЕВИЧ 0 1968-02-11 ЛУКОВИЦЯ ЛИПОВА 57
Serhij, son of Wasyl

There are also two Marchuk living in the District Center Town of Hlyboka:
МАРЧУК ДОМНИКА НАЗАРОВНА 0 1954-11-26 ГЛИБОКА ЛИПОВА 148
Domnyka, daughter of Nazar
МАРЧУК ВИКТОРИЯ РАДОВНА 23150 1964-04-11 ГЛИБОКА ЮРІЯ ГАГАРІНА 4
Viktoria, daughter of Radiv

[Hannia]

Following is meant as a list of encouragement for those days, when you might feel discouraged. Marchuk w/telephones currently residing in Chernivtsi, regional capital. Many villagers have migrated to larger towns and villages for economic reasons.

МАРЧУК Є.В. 78206 КОМАРОВА 31г 56
МАРЧУК Є.О. 37108 КОПЕРНИКА 9а 16
МАРЧУК І.І. 543046 ПІВДЕННО-КІЛЬЦЕВА 1в 34
МАРЧУК І.В. 26301 ВІРМЕНСЬКА 42 5
МАРЧУК І.В. 542203 ЗАЛОЗЕЦЬКОГО 76в 15
МАРЧУК І.Ф. 31475 ЧАПАЄВА 13а 33
МАРЧУК І.Ю. 511845 БЛАГОЄВА 16 1
МАРЧУК А.А. 512963 БЕРШАДСЬКА 8 0
МАРЧУК В.І. 42077 ЧЕРВОНОАРМІЙСЬКА 87 83
МАРЧУК В.І. 45350 ПОЛЄТАЄВА 23 83
МАРЧУК В.І. 77871 ЧЕРВОНОАРМІЙСЬКА 81 16
МАРЧУК В.В. 513153 СТЕФЮКА 3а 66
МАРЧУК В.Г. 32916 ПР. НЕЗАЛЕЖНОСТІ 121 94
МАРЧУК В.Г. 62314 РУСЬКА 277 2
МАРЧУК В.Д. 73679 БУЛ. ГЕРОЇВ СТАЛІНГРАДУ 9 22
МАРЧУК В.П. 40514 ПР. НЕЗАЛЕЖНОСТІ 99 10
МАРЧУК В.П. 515069 ГОЛОВНА 281 15
МАРЧУК В.Т. 67230 РУСЬКА 25 12
МАРЧУК Г.І. 73393 ГОЛОВНА 220 55
МАРЧУК Г.А. 43857 КОМАРОВА 25а 51
МАРЧУК Г.В. 77524 ГОЛОВНА 28 43
МАРЧУК З.С. 61656 КИШИНІВСЬКА 14 1
МАРЧУК К.С. 75807 ЧЕРВОНОАРМІЙСЬКА 111 78
МАРЧУК Л.В. 32113 ЧЕРВОНОАРМІЙСЬКА 59а 112
МАРЧУК Л.П. 514417 КОВАЛЬЧУКА 10 52
МАРЧУК М.В. 75464 ВОРОБКЕВИЧА 13 20
МАРЧУК М.В. 77259 ПІВДЕННО-КІЛЬЦЕВА 7 155
МАРЧУК М.Г. 74503 ГОЛОВНА 216 48
МАРЧУК М.Г. 79239 ПІВДЕННО-КІЛЬЦЕВА 1 90
МАРЧУК М.Г. 517689 ГОЛОВНА 279а 4
МАРЧУК М.К. 74888 ГОЛОВНА 159 14
МАРЧУК М.К. 550432 МИТРОП. ГАКМАНА 9 4
МАРЧУК М.М. 553586 ЗАНЬКОВЕЦЬКОЇ 2 4
МАРЧУК М.П. 554829 Л.КОБИЛИЦІ 95 5
МАРЧУК М.П. 61571 РУСЬКА 287д 5
МАРЧУК Н.І. 78138 КОМАРОВА 31г 20
МАРЧУК О.Г. 32341 ПР. НЕЗАЛЕЖНОСТІ 119 27
МАРЧУК О.Г. 512838 ТЕКСТИЛЬНИКІВ 4 0
МАРЧУК О.Д. 73988 ГОЛОВНА 218 1
МАРЧУК О.К. 511941 БІЛОРУСЬКА 32 49
МАРЧУК О.П. 41337 ПОЛЄТАЄВА 23 51
МАРЧУК О.С. 21504 ШКІЛЯ 16 1
МАРЧУК С.І. 29334 ЗАВОДСЬКА 5 3
МАРЧУК С.А. 28050 РУСЬКА 26 4
МАРЧУК С.А. 61305 РУСЬКА 261 66
МАРЧУК С.В. 553223 УКРАЇНСЬКА 18 1
МАРЧУК С.Н. 74546 ГАЙДАРА 1 50
МАРЧУК С.С. 45675 ПІВДЕННО-КІЛЬЦЕВА 31 16
МАРЧУК С.Ф. 61085 РУСЬКА 259 68
МАРЧУК Т.І. 512412 ПРОВ 4-Й ГОРІХІВСЬКИЙ 12 0
МАРЧУК Т.В. 515250 ГОЛОВНА 281в 11
МАРЧУК Т.Г. 21382 СТОРОЖИНЕЦЬКА 40 1
МАРЧУК Т.Г. 512141 МОСКОВС.ОЛІМПІАДИ 6а 23
МАРЧУК Т.М. 73602 ЧЕРВОНОАРМІЙСЬКА 19 46
МАРЧУК Ф.Д. 25293 28 ЧЕРВНЯ 49 12