Surnames Pylypczuk (Pilipzeck) and Kanuika

[ed8070]

Hi, I am looking for infromation on my great grandparents. My great grandfather, Iwan Pylypczuk, immigrated to the United States and settled in Philadelphia via Antwerp, Belgium, in 1913. In the US, he changed his name to John Pilipzeck. He was born in May 16, 1896. His naturalization papers state he was from Madziarki, Poland (now Ukraine). His WWII draft paper says he was born in Sokol, Poland (now Ukraine). I am looking for any information regarding his life in Ukraine, and any research that can dive further back into my family's history (Parents, siblings, etc). His passenger lists his father's name, but it is illegible. Any help in finding resources to research this would be greatly appreciated.

As for my great grandmother, her name was Kaska (Katherine) Kaniuka. She was born May 17, 1894. She immigrated to the US via Cuxhaven, Germany in 1913. She was born in Boyanice, Poland, although I believe she was also born in present day Ukraine. There is no city that I could find with that spelling. Her father's name I believe was Anton. Also, any help in finding information on her parents, siblings, etc., would be appreciated.

From what I understand, they met in Philadelphia and married and settled in the Philadelphia area. Thanks again for any help.

-Ed Pilipzeck, Philadelphia, PA

[Hannia]

Both GGrandparents were from the same district, Sokal. Villages were appx 5/6 miles apart.

BRN

[stephencureatzj]

Hey Ed, you could try Boyanice, Boyanicz, Boyanicza, Bojanice. Not sure if this helps, I just typed it in google and a website came up with these variations.

Sе┌ownik historyczno-geograficzny ziem polskich w е⌡redniowieczu

Another on google maps came up Bojnice, Slovakia just south of Poland, East of Ukraine perhaps at one time this was under Polish rule?

Anyhow hope that this helps trigger something. All the best,
Steve

[Hannia]

From late 18th century to 1918 wies/village Madziarki was hamlet size, with the filial Greek Catholic Church in Boratyn and the Roman catholic Church in Krystynopol. Sokal was both the powiat (adm district-county) and the gmina (judicial-tax district) > Lemberg/Lwow/Lviv region > Galicia/Halyczyna Province, administered by ethnic Poles for the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

During the Interwar Period (1919-1938) Madzirki became a part of the Krystynopol cluster > Sokal powiat>Lwowskie wojiwodstwo > Reconstituted Poalnd, which technically had not existed as a geopolitical entity for the previous 125+ yrs. Post WW2 Madziarki was included in the Hrubiescow county > Lublin region. In 1951 the village (w/the entire territory of Krystynopol - today Chervonohrad) was annexed to the Soviet Union (SSR Ukraine) until 1991 when Ukraine became independent.

Google Translate

TODAY the hamlet has been renamed selo/village Rudka (population of 57 people), part of Ostriv village cluster, with which it shares the Village administration and the Post Ofc. Sokalskij raion/district > Lvivska oblast/region > Ukraine, zip code 80051.

There are four Pylypchuk/Pylypczuk in Boryatyn.

ПИЛИПЧУК АННА ВАСИЛЬЕВНА 0 1935-04-16 БОРЯТИН
ПИЛИПЧУК АНДРЕЙ МИХАЙЛОВИЧ 0 1975-12-10 БОРЯТИН
ПИЛИПЧУК ЯРОСЛАВА МИХАЙЛОВНА 0 1967-11-16 БОРЯТИН
ПИЛИПЧУК ПАВЕЛ МИХАЙЛОВИЧ 0 1969-08-15 БОРЯТИН
ПИЛИПЧУК ИВАН ПАВЛОВИЧ 0 1945-07-19 БОРЯТИН

Today there are people from Pylypchuk/Пилипчук clan residing in Chervnohrad/ Червоноград. Most prominent was Ihor Pylypchuk, politician, who was killed climbing the Hemalayas.
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There are two Bojanice (Bojaniec) possibilities listed in Galician Gazetteer:

Bojanice > Sokal both powiat and gmina . Filial Greek Catholic Church in Szmitkow (today Smykiv?) and the Roman Catholic Church in Sokal. This is the one on Interwar map (1919-1938) that shows this village appx 5/6 miles away from what was Madziarki.

The other Bojaniec is predominantly a Ruthenian/Ukrainian village w/its own GC Church, listed in Zolkiew powiat > Mosty Wielkie gmina. Filial RC Church Zolkiew. Same region as above.
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There are Kaniuka/Канюка in Velykiy Mosty/Великі Мости today.

Irene or Paul should take a closer look at ????, because I think I am missing something here. Today Vellyki Mosty is in Sokal district and selo Boyanets is in Zhovkiv district. I cannot find any verification that first Bojanice was absorbed by town Velyky Mosty.
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PS> Stephen, had GGrandmother been coming from what is that part of Slovakia where Lemko lived, records would show her emigrating from Hungary.

[IreneLviv]

Boyanychi lies NW of Sokal - Velyki Mosty is far from this village!

[Hannia]

Irene, thank you so much. I thought I was going nuts. So selo Boyanychi/Бояничі is part of the Opilsko village cluster (includes Hatkivka, Zabuzhya & Konotope)> Sokalskij raion, zip 80027 and Rudka and Boyanichi (433 population) are indeed about 5/6 miles apart.

Ed, you might consider contacting Bob (member name bkrevel), a Canadian Ukrainian, who has family in this immediate area and has traveled there doing research. If I am not wrong, he is planning to travel there again this coming summer.

[stephencureatzj]

Gotchya Hannia. So much to learn about old boundaries verses new ones! That's why I'm so grateful for people like you to help people like me

Thanks again, and for helping us all!

Stephen