Looking for village

[sakalt9]

Harry Fersovitch (Firsowicz) was born Oct 14, 1919 in Osipouzcze, Poland according to his obituary. Can anyone tell me where this is? He came to Canada with his mother and siblings in 1923 and settled in
Alberta.

Diane

[IreneLviv]

I know Yosypovychi in the Stry district - Lviv reigon

[PaulGorecki49]

This is a hard one Diane; you may need his marriage or death certificate to compare these names.
Paul

[Hannia]

с. Йосиповичі > Стрийський район > Львівська область ???

Harry Firsowycz was probably baptized Hryhorij, equivalent to Gregory in English.
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I agree w/ Irene. I too think it is the Y(J)osypovychi, TODAY in Stryj raion/district > Lvivska oblast/region > Ukraine.

During the Interwar Period (1919-1938) this region came under the domain of Reconstituted Poland, which had not existed for the previous 125+ yrs. In this time frame the village was in the Zydachiv district > Stanislawow wojiwodsteo/region (Ivano-Frankivska).

Title
Metrical books, 1835-1914

Authors
Greek Catholic Church. Juseptycze (Żydaczów) (Main Author)

Notes
Microreproduction of original manuscripts at the Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in L′viv.
Greek Catholic Church records (births, marriages, deaths) for Juseptycze (Żydaczów), Galizien, Austria; later Juseptycze (Żydaczów), Stanisławów, Poland; now Ĭosypovychi, Stryĭ, L′viv, Ukraine. Text in Latin, Russian, and Ukrainian.
Record group 201, series 4A, files 1469-1472, 6492.
For some years the records of this locality are mixed with the records of other localities.

Subjects
Austria, Galizien, Juseptycze (Żydaczów) - Church records
Poland, Stanisławów, Juseptycze (Żydaczów) - Church records
Україна, Львів, Стрий, Йосиповичі - Метричні книги
Ukraine, L′viv, Stryĭ, Ĭosypovychi - Church records

Format
Manuscript (On Film)

Language
Latin
Russian
Ukrainian

Publication
Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1997-2003

Physical
on 4 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Film Notes
Note - Location [Film]
Volume 201-4A/1469 Births, marriages, deaths 1835 -- Births, marriages, deaths 1837-1839 -- Births, marriages, deaths 1841-1844 (includes other localities) - FHL INTL Film [ 2083596 Item 9 ]
Volume 201-4A/1470 Births, marriages, deaths 1845-1851 -- Births, marriages, deaths 1853 -- Births, marriages, deaths 1855 -- Marriages 1858 (includes other localities) - FHL INTL Film [ 2083596 Item 10 ]
Volume 201-4A/1471 Births, marriages, deaths 1856-1865 (includes other localities) - FHL INTL Film [ 2083596 Item 11 ]
Volume 201-4A/1472 Births, marriages, deaths 1866-1870 (p. 30-48; includes other localities) - FHL INTL Film [ 2083597 Item 1 ]
Volume 201-4A/6492 Births, marriages, deaths 1871 -- Deaths 1872 -- Births, marriages, deaths 1873-1897 -- Births 1898 (includes other localities) - FHL INTL Film [ 2377727 Item 6 ]
Volume 201-4A/6492 (cont.) Births, marriages, deaths 1898-1908 -- Deaths 1909-1914 (includes other localities) - FHL INTL Film [ 2377728 Item 1 ]

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO READ FURTHER.

[IreneLviv]

Both FIRTSOVYCH AND FERTSOVYCH people are mainly met in the Yavoriv area.
BORYSLAV is the nearest place to Yosypovychi where they live.

[Hannia]

????

We are focused on Ukrainian Genealogy here and as a result we sometimes forget that there were other countries that were under Reconstituted Polish domain during the Interwar Period, like BELARUS.

I found records for Anna Firsowych and her 5 sons or 4 sons & 1 daughter (cannot make out last child's given name) immigrating to Canada (via Ellis Island, New York entry port) and they were coming from Kobryn > Poland??? Anna's oldest child ,Gzregorz (Gregory - frequently anglicized to Harry), was 11 yrs old.

Examined manifest -
Family was heading to join husband and father, Nikita/Mykita, in Glendon, Alberta. This was Oct 6, 1931. Anna left her mother, Marya Liwanowicz behind in village Onuskowicze> Horodec. The oldest child Gzregorz was 11, giving birth yr appx 1919-1920.

There are also other records showing Mikita Firsowych, arriving in April, 1928, and listed as Ukrainian coming from Osipowies. Mikita used Halifax entry port. Probably one of several trips, because Anna's youngest child was appx 2 upon immigration. Anna might have gotten pregnant right before he left, which would make teh boy appx 2 yrs + several mos. Mikita is shown as naturalized in 1936.
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There were Ruthenians/Ukrainians (Polieschuky, micro-ethnic Ukrainian group) living in this region of what is Belarus today. Kobryn was a county and there is a Osipovychi in Kobryn. Most Polieschuky practiced Greek Catholic Religion. Records should be in Lviv??? Orthodox Records are probably in Minsk or Grodno Archives??? Poliesie wojiwodstwo/region > Reconstituted Poland (Interwar Period Belarus) records for GC may also be in Vilnius Archives > Lithuania???
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Coincidence: I was very recently instrumental in locating family for someone in Argentina. The immigration to Argentina took place during Interwar Period. The passport read Kobryn. Family was Orthodox, from Starodubtsy. TODAY THE CLUSTER VILLAGE IS ONYUSKIVCHI > KOBRYN > BREST > BELARUS !!!

[Tempo]

Originally Posted by Hannia

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There were Ruthenians/Ukrainians (Polieschuky, micro-ethnic Ukrainian group) living in this region of what is Belarus today. Kobryn was a county and there is a Osipovychi in Kobryn. Most Polieschuky practiced Greek Catholic Religion. Records should be in Lviv??? Orthodox Records are probably in Minsk or Grodno Archives??? Poliesie wojiwodstwo/region > Reconstituted Poland (Interwar Period Belarus) records for GC may also be in Vilnius Archives > Lithuania???
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Coincidence: I was very recently instrumental in locating family for someone in Argentina. The immigration to Argentina took place during Interwar Period. The passport read Kobryn. Family was Orthodox, from Starodubtsy. TODAY THE CLUSTER VILLAGE IS ONYUSKIVCHI > KOBRYN > BREST > BELARUS !!!

Hi Hannia,


You peeked my interest re Polieschuky, micro-ethnic Ukrainian group. I never heard about this group before. Could you talk a bit more about them or do you have any have any sites that you can refer to?


Thank you

Tempo