Difference between revisions of "Mike Kipryanchuk"
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==After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster== | ==After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster== | ||
Widow, Dortha, married Mike's brother, Alex Kipryanchuk, and moved to the United States (from Coleman Bulletin).<br> | Widow, Dortha, married Mike's brother, Alex Kipryanchuk, and moved to the United States (from Coleman Bulletin).<br> | ||
| − | Alex and Dorothy divorced and she married again, to Mr. Leeuwenburg. (from family source) Alex changed his surname to Kiper<br> | + | |
| + | Alex and Dorothy divorced and she married again, to Mr. Leeuwenburg. (from family source).<br> | ||
| + | Alex changed his surname to Kiper<br> | ||
Dorothy Leeuwenburg died 22 Apr 1972 at Saanich, BC, aged 85.<br> | Dorothy Leeuwenburg died 22 Apr 1972 at Saanich, BC, aged 85.<br> | ||
The remainder of the Kipryanchuk family (parents and siblings) also immigrated to Canada but returned to Poland. | The remainder of the Kipryanchuk family (parents and siblings) also immigrated to Canada but returned to Poland. | ||
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==Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names== | ==Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names== | ||
| − | Kepryanczuk, Kipriachuk, Kippryanchuk | + | Kepryanczuk, Kipriachuk, Kippryanchuk, Kyprianchuk, Kiprianchuk |
==Interesting Facts== | ==Interesting Facts== | ||
| − | ''Coleman Bulletin, 18 Oct. 1918'' By 1918 Dortha had not received compensation for the death of her husband. | + | ''Coleman Bulletin, 18 Oct. 1918'' By 1918 Dortha had not received compensation for the death of her husband.<br> |
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| + | A Ukrainian newspaper named ''The Novyny'', published in Edmonton, Alberta on the 27th of June, 1914, gave a list of the Rusyn Miners killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster. Our interpretation of the Cyrillic script in the article is '''Mykhailo Kyprianchuk''' or '''Mykhaylo Kiprianchuk'''. Rusyn miners will include miners of Rusyn, Ruthenian or Ukrianian descent. | ||
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Revision as of 18:45, 12 July 2013
| Michael [Mike] Kipryanchuk | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1882 Austria - Ukraine |
| Died |
1914 (aged 31–32) Hillcrest, Alberta |
| Cause of death | Hillcrest Mine Disaster |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Religion | Greek Catholic (1911 Census) |
Contents
Early Life
Birth
1882 Galicia - language Ruthenian. (census return)
From Sokol, Galicia, Poland. (family source)
Miner and Siblings (in birth order)
10 children
- Mike Kipryanchuk
- Alexander Kipryanchuk
- Antony Kipryanchuk
Marriage
Mike married Dortha - also from Galicia - after 1909
Children
1 daughter
Census Records
1911 Hillcrest, Alberta, age 30, came to Canada in 1905
With him is his wife Dortha age 24 who immigrated in 1909
Immigration to Canada
1905 (from 1911 census)
1909 (from family source)
Occupation in 1914
Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed
Cemetery
Mike is buried in the Hillcrest Cemetery but not in the Mass Grave. He has a heart shaped headstone - name spelled Kipryanczuk.
After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Widow, Dortha, married Mike's brother, Alex Kipryanchuk, and moved to the United States (from Coleman Bulletin).
Alex and Dorothy divorced and she married again, to Mr. Leeuwenburg. (from family source).
Alex changed his surname to Kiper
Dorothy Leeuwenburg died 22 Apr 1972 at Saanich, BC, aged 85.
The remainder of the Kipryanchuk family (parents and siblings) also immigrated to Canada but returned to Poland.
Compensation
Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names
Kepryanczuk, Kipriachuk, Kippryanchuk, Kyprianchuk, Kiprianchuk
Interesting Facts
Coleman Bulletin, 18 Oct. 1918 By 1918 Dortha had not received compensation for the death of her husband.
A Ukrainian newspaper named The Novyny, published in Edmonton, Alberta on the 27th of June, 1914, gave a list of the Rusyn Miners killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster. Our interpretation of the Cyrillic script in the article is Mykhailo Kyprianchuk or Mykhaylo Kiprianchuk. Rusyn miners will include miners of Rusyn, Ruthenian or Ukrianian descent.
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