Looking For Stefiuk in Ukraine

[jrucker]

As mentioned in my first post, I am looking for help in finding my Ukrainian relatives in the Kitzman region of Ukraine.

The furthest back I can go is my GG grandfather, Teodor Stefiuk. His wife was Constantin Unknown and I think I can safely assume they were from Kitzman as that is where their son, Teofil, was born on March 13, 1869. BTW, I have never seen the name Stefiuk spelled any other way.

Teofil married Nastashia Unknown in Ukraine and they had 2 children that I know of: Emilion (Mike) Stefiuk and his sister Helen. Emilion was my grandfather. Now, I have discovered that at the time Emilion was born, the Kitzman area as under Austrian rule and my grandfather’s nationality is shown to be Austrian, although I am sure he was of Ukrainian ethnicity.

I know that Teofil and Nastashia came to Canada by boat in 1902 with, for sure, my grandfather. I am not sure where or when his sister was born but I have people I can ask about that. However, there is not much else to go on.

Is there anyone out there who may have some information on the Stefiuk family back in the Ukraine? My aunt and I want to make a trip back there to find our long-lost relatives but we need a new clue to get us going. The name of their village would help immensely as I understand Kitzman is more of a district or area than of a village/town.

I would truly appreciate any help you can provide. Thanks in advance. If you have any information, you could send it to me at Jeanne_rucker@hotmail.com.

[veramiller]

Hello Jeanne,

I found this on familysearch.org:

New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 for Nykola Stefak
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given name: Nykola
surname: Stefak
last place of residence: Sloboda, Austria
date of arrival: 27 Sep 1913
age at arrival: 38y
ethnicity: Austria, Ruthenian
port of departure: Hamburg
port of arrival: New York
gender: Male
marital status: S
us citizen:
ship of travel: Kaiserin Augusta Victoria

Maybe you should try SLOVAK-ROOTS : Messages : 12145-12274 of 30958 to whether people on that listserv can solve this mystery.


I also found a Safroni Stefiuk on ancestry.com
Birth about 1873 in Bukovina Ukraine
Death about 1965 in Manitoba, Canada
Is this your family tree?

Vera
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