Ukraine & Russia: A question about Rootschat

[Janice M]

Thunder Bay GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onthunde/index.html

Ontario Genealogical Society
http://my.tbaytel.net/tbayogs/

[waiteohman]

Hello

Possible relations found in Fort William.

There is a transcribed marriage in Fort William with mother of the bride Madgalline Medwid (relation to Mary??) with spouse born Bukovina and grooms father born Bukovina also.

Northern District, 1924 Part 3 - 19283-24 Mike FEDORUK, 26, laborer, Bukovina Roumania, Fort William, s/o Stefan FEDORUK (b. Bukovina) & Anastasia WIKSICZ, married Mary HRYHIRCZUK, 16, Bukovina Roumania, Fort William, d/o George HRYHIRCZUK (b. Bukovina) & Magdalline MEDWID, witn: Nicholas HOXTEPUP & Marylyne HUPCHUK, both of West Fort William, 29 Aril 1924 at Fort William
As the bride was 16, there is added note transcribed on this
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/north24p3.htm

The original records are accessible on Ancestry or microfilm, if you have access.

There is a Charles Kchlin on 1911 census immigrated 1903 from Hungary living in Fort William. Occupation given as labourer C.P.R.<S....>. Wife Mary immigrated 1908 from Hungary. Two children, daughter Cecilia born Hungary, son born Ontario.
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/SplitView.jsp?id=56134

Lodger on Line 43 - name looks interesting possible consideration:
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/SplitView.jsp?id=56298

Linda

[Janice M]

Found this death.

George Oktaba
Death: 07 May 1931
Age: 1 month 15 days
Father: George Oktaba
Mother: Catherine Kotchan
Place of Death: Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario

[Janice M]

You can find alot of articles in the newspaper the "Simcoe Reformer". The site Paper of Record is free to join and download. You can search up to 5 years at a time.  (All I did was type in the last name, and came up with several articles.)

The Paper of Record
http://www.paperofrecord.com/

It looks like they lived in Atherton for a time and moved to Townsend Township.

They had a son named Victor who died at the age of 14, in 1942.

Janice

[Janice M]

This article is small enough to post.

John Kotchan
(Death in Minnesota - 1948)

[Janice M]

I found the death of George's wife Mary

This article was too big to post here.

April 19th, 1966
Mrs. George Kotchan R.R. #4 Simcoe died today at the Norfolk General Hospital. She was 70.

She was married in Fort William in 1913 to George Kotchan and is the former Mary Medwed. She had lived in the Simcoe district since 1928.

Surviving besides her husband are two sons; Peter of Brantford and James Kotchan of R.R. #4, Simcoe; three daughters Mrs George (Mellie) Culver R.R. #5, Simcoe; Mrs. Jack (Stella) Cunningham of Islington; Mrs. James (Irene) Mitchell R.R. #1, Jarvis; and one brother William Medwed of Edmonton.

Interment Oakwood Cemetery

[J.J.]

Oh, good one, janice! phooey where is that marriage...
were they R.C. by chance?
say, I think I found a James Koutchan, perhaps another brother....but didn't keep it...

Does this say Ketchen  Mrs. ?  line 30... (altho line 3 caught my eye as well...)
http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/SplitView.jsp?id=56985

[Janice M]

Good find J.J.

I think your right about that one. Looks like "Ketchen" to me.

Janice

[Janice M]

Perhaps one of the libraries will have the marriage information?

http://my.tbaytel.net/tbayogs/services.html


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