Difference between revisions of "Nicholas Demchuk"
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==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
===Birth=== | ===Birth=== | ||
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From Mamajevce, Chernowid OR Mamajebce, Chernowid | From Mamajevce, Chernowid OR Mamajebce, Chernowid | ||
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Revision as of 19:03, 20 November 2013
| Nicholas Demchuk | |
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| Born |
1892 Austria - Ukraine |
| Died |
1914 (aged 21–22) Hillcrest, Alberta |
| Cause of death | Hillcrest Mine Disaster |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Nationality | Austrian / Galician |
| Occupation | Bucker |
Contents
Early Life
Birth
1892 Austria - Ruthenia
From Mamajevce, Chernowid OR Mamajebce, Chernowid
Miner and Siblings (in birth order)
- George Demchuk
- Nicholas Demchuk
Marriage
Single
Occupation in 1914
Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed
Cemetery
Nicholas is buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest.
After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Compensation
Contact
Mother E. Sodovchuk, Mamajebce, Chernowid., Bukovina
Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names
Nicholi, Nykola, Nikolaj, Damczuk, Denezuk, Demczuk, Damczuk
Interesting Facts
Nicholas and his brother George Demchuk were both killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster and are buried side-by-side in the Mass Grave.
A list published after the Hillcrest Mine Disaster claims the two men are Slavic. Manitoba Free Press, 23 June 1914.
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. Rusyns were a Slavic group encompassing most of the Western Ukraine. Rusyns were better known in the Crownest Pass as Ruthenians. The list was written in the Cyrillic script and transcribed. Translation of this name: Nick Demchuk.
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If you would like to see more information that we have gathered, please go to http://www.hillcrestminedisaster.com.
