First immigrants to Canada from Nebyliw

[Cokie2]

Yes, it's fairly small. There are other villages very close so in effect all the neighbouring villages become one large extended city of sorts. My brother visited there and took several photographs and you can see the next village very clearly. There's a monument in Nebyliw dedicated to the first emigrants to Canada, Wasyl Eleniak and Ivan Pylipiw.

[Cokie2]

Lavonne, here are some birth records from the Nebyliw records. If there's a question mark I was unable to read the films clearly. It's very perplexing trying to decipher them. The first name of the child follows the date, then the parents, then the godparents (wit) except for the first one. The last entry is a marriage. I abbreviated Tychkowsky to T. in some of the notations.

1 Dec 1855 Eudokia, Theodorous T. & Pelagia Georgia Wagilewicz

25 Feb 1855 Maria, Daniel T. & Anna Michael Ozizcrek(?) wit - Theodorous T.& Anna Joannis Seniuk(?)

17/18 July 1862 Elias, Joannes Sauczyn (son of Stephan?), wit- Philip Andreuchuk & Anna Tomiuk.

3/5 Aug 1862 Maria, Daniel Tyczkowsky, wit - Theodorus Tychkowsky & Maria Philip Andreychuk(?)

9 April 1863 Anna, Andreas (son of Joannis?) Tychkowsky & Eudokia Romanick(?), wit - Maria Tychkowsky

12/13 April 1863 Anna, Michael Pulik(?), wit -Daniel T. and Maria Luniw

9 July 1865 Maria, Johannis Sawczyn son of (Stephan?), & Eudokia(?) wit - Daniel T.& Maria Iwanewsky(?)

1853(Dec or Nov) Andreas T. son of Michael T. and Anna Romano Wixnowicz(?) marriage Parasca Halkewicz(?), dau Joannis & Eudokia Anne Romanick(?)

[lavonne]

I have been reading over old postings, and realize that this site has been helping so many people. Hannia, I have just realized that you have provided help for me, below. Thank you very much! I have some work to do in watching the LDS family films. Thank you, Cokie for the names you have contributed, though I need to sort that out somehow. It is very heartwarming to read how others are searching for their families and are receiving helpful information. When I mention that Nebyliw is close to Ivano-Frankusc (spelling?) many people grasp its location.

[lavonne]

Did I mention that my grandmother, Yavdocha Ivanchewsk Romaniuk was born in 1864 in Nebyliw? Michael Romaniuk was born in 1860 in Nebyliw. and served in the Austrian army. He and his family left Ukraine for Canada May 1892, along with Anton and Joseph Paish, Dmytro Wysnowich, Nick Tychkowsky and Bill Yaciw. Similar info to what you provided, Cokie.

Did you receive a private communication or E-mail from me, Cokie?
Lavonne

[Cokie2]

Lavonne, I am seeing all those names in the metrical records I have on loan at the LDS family history library. We must be related back somewhere, my grandmother was a Tychkowsky. My grandfather was also in the Austrian army for six months in 1901 when he was 16, it was required then.
Try and send me an email again with the address I sent you, I can send you photos of Nebyliw next week.First I have to get permission to share them as I don't own them.

[Cokie2]

The attached photo is of a monument in Nebyliw, Ukraine, honoring Wasyl Eleniak and Ivan Pylipiw who are regarded as the first Ukrainian emigrants to Canada. Apparently school children in Ukraine learn about them. Wasyl and Ivan initiated large scale migrations from Ukraine to Canada in the late 1800's and early 1900's which resulted in the permanent establishment of Ukrainian communities in Canada.

[Kathy]

Just a small correction, Cokie. It was only Ivan Pylypiw who initiated the large scale emigration from his region of Ukraine. That is because he returned to Ukraine. Eleniak did not.

Immigration took off significantly after Dr. Joseph Oleskiw, a professor visited Canada, and determined the prairies were the most suitable for farming. He wrote two pamphlets which were widely read in Western Ukraine, and he can be credited with the first wave of Ukrainian emigration from all regions of Ukraine, particularly Bukovina.