Nazariy (Nasarius) Yacyshen

Other Events and Attributes:

• Homestead: 19 Dec 1901, Rossburn, County of Russell, Manitoba, Canada; Homestead Entry for Dominion Lands, Application Oleksa Yaczyszyn, age 55, family members 8, Rossburn Land applied for S. W., quarter section 10, Township 20 Range: 24 W 1st meridian House and Stable built by myself With timber suitable for fuel or fencing. Fifteen acres with some swamp land, about Ten I am residing on this land myself.

Oleksa married Katheryna (Cartharina) Stetsiuk (Steciuk) on 15 Oct 1871. Katheryna (daughter of Stephan (Stephanus) Stetsiuk (Steciuk) and Yevdokia (Eudocia) Nazaranka) was born in 1853 in Skala-Podilska, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, (Skala Stara Bldg 6); died on 29 Nov 1927; was buried on 1 Dec 1927 in Dobrowody Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Stetsiuk Katheryna (Steciuk Catharina) was born in about 1853. There is no entry about her birth. In 1871, at the age of 18 she married Oleksa Yatsyshyn (please see the information above).

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Surnames:
Coming to a new country and not being able to speak the language can create huge difficulties. One of those difficulties is the correct spelling of names on official documents. I have gone through documents of marriage, baptism, homestead applications and death certificates. These are the surnames that appear for Alex Yacyshen on those documents as provided by Sharon Protz (Yacyshen):
Yacyshyn (1902); Jacyszyn (1902); Yaceson (1905); Yacyshen (1908); and Yacyszyn (1916).
The death certificate of Mike Yacyshen who died on or about the 15th day of October, 1913 at Oak River, Manitoba and that Alex Yacyshen will be responsible for Mike Yacyshen's debt and property. Signed by the Clerk of the Surrogate Court of the Judical District of Wynyard.
Based on this information, I will use the surname of Yacyshen for all of Alex's children and then change the surname spelling based on obituaries or other information.
Jerry



Cobblestone Research:
Yatsyshyn Oleksa (Jacyszyn Alexius) was born in about 1847. 15.10.1871 at the age of 24 he married 18-year old Katheryna Stetsiuk, p.Stephan and Yevdokia Nazaranko (Cartharina Steciuk, p.Stephanus et Eudocia Nazaranko). They lived in the building No 6-SS, and had at least 10 children:

Mykola married Ksenia (Xenia) Leschyshyn (Leszczyszyn)Skala-Podilska, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, (Skala Stara Bldg 6). Ksenia (daughter of Theodor Leschyshyn (Leszczyszyn) and Maria) was born in 1808 in Skala-Podilska, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, (Skala Stara Bldg 6); died on 13 Dec 1874 in Skala-Podilska, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, (Skala Stara Bldg 6). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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YATSYSHYN MYKOLA (Jacyszyn Nicolaus) was obviously born at the beginning of the 19th century. He married Ksenia Leschyshyn; her parents were Theodor and Maria (Xenia Leszczyszyn, p.Theodorus et Maria). She was born in about 1808; she died 13.12.1874 at the age of 66. Mykola died until 1871. They lived in the building No 6-SS, and had at least 5 children:

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STETSIUK STEPHAN (Steciuk Stephanus) was born in about 1820. He married Yevdokia Nazaranko, p.Ivan and Maria (Eudocia Nazaranko, p.Joannes et Maria). She was born in about 1816; she died 14.03.1889 at the age of 73. Stephan died 23.11.1879 at the age of 59. They lived in the building No 47-SS, and had at least 6 children:

Stephan married Yevdokia (Eudocia) NazarankaSkala-Podilska, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, (Skala Stara 47). Yevdokia (daughter of Ivan (Joannes) Nazaranka and Maria) was born in 1816; died on 14 Mar 1889. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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STETSIUK STEPHAN (Steciuk Stephanus) was born in about 1820. He married Yevdokia Nazaranko, p.Ivan and Maria (Eudocia Nazaranko, p.Joannes et Maria). She was born in about 1816; she died 14.03.1889 at the age of 73. Stephan died 23.11.1879 at the age of 59. They lived in the building No 47-SS, and had at least 6 children:

Vasyl married Ahaphia. Ahaphia was born in Skala-Podilska, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, (Skala Stara Bldg 6). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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I have managed to determine that the first of the kin was VASYL YATSYSHYN (Basilius Jacyszyn). He was obviously born at the end of the 18th century. He married Ahaphia (her maiden surname is unknown). They lived in the building No 6-SS, and had at least 2 children – Mykola and Anna:

I should mention that Skala used to be a small town. Except of Ukrainians (Greek Catholics), large communities of Poles (Roman Catholics) and Jews lived there. Poles and Jews had their own religious centres, namely Roman Catholic Church and the synagogue. Ukrainians had three Greek Catholic churches at the beginning of the 18th century. Then only two of them continued to function. They were in the parts of town called “Skala Stara” and “Skala Nova”.
The Research is done on the base of Greek Catholic Registers from:
Ternopil archives: Skala Stara – registrations of births 1847-1923, marriages 1871-1912, deaths 1871-1913. Skala Nova – registrations of births 1864-1913, and marriages 1846-1919.
Borschiv Registry Office: Skala Stara – registrations of marriages 1913-1944. Skala Nova – registrations of births 1914-1944, marriages 1920-1944.
They wrote the Registers in Latin until 1909; I will write names until that year according to Ukrainian transcription and original names in brackets.
I will use letters SS – Skala Stara and SN – Skala Nova to identify residence of families.
I should mention there were many factors that formed surnames origin. The main were: 1) father’s name (“Semeniv”, “Semchyshyn” – a son of Semen; “Hnativ”, “Hnatyshyn” – a son of Hnat; “Pavliv”, “Pavlyshyn” – a son of Pavlo; “Prokopiv”, “Prokopovych” – a son of Prokip etc.) 2) Occupation (if a man was engaged in tailoring, he had “Kravets” surname (tailor); in shoe-making, sewing – “Shvets’ ” (shoemaker); in weaving – “Tkach” (weaver); if he threshed flour in a mill – “Melnyk” (miller) etc.) 3) Outward appearance (“Kryvyy” (lame), “Slipyy” (blind), “Bilyy” (white), “Khudyy” (thin), etc.) 4) Place of birth or living (from Nivra village – “Nivryanskyy”, from Lviv – “Lvivskyy”).
The surnames “Yatsyshyn” and “Stetsiuk” had been formed according to the first factor. So, the male name Yakiv, who could be fondly called Yatsko, was the origin of Yatsyshyn surname. Other surnames can be formed from this name: Yatsiuk, Yatseniuk, Yatskiv etc.
The origin of Stetsiuk surname was the male name Stephan; Stetsko is a gentle form of that name. Other surnames such as Stetsko, Stetskyy, Stestkiv etc. are formed from the name.

Theodor married Maria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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I have managed to determine that the first of the kin was HRYHORIY STETSIUK (Gregorius Steciuk). He was obviously born at the end of the 18th century. He married Maria (her maiden surname is unknown). They could live in Skala Stara (the building is unknown), and had at least one son – Stephan.

Hryhoriy married MariaSkala-Podilska, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, (Skala Stara). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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have managed to determine that the first of the kin was HRYHORIY STETSIUK (Gregorius Steciuk). He was obviously born at the end of the 18th century. He married Maria (her maiden surname is unknown). They could live in Skala Stara (the building is unknown), and had at least one son – Stephan.

Ivan married Maria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]