Dan Kostyniuk
| Dan Kostyniuk | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1885 Austria - Ukraine |
| Died |
1914 (aged 28–29) Hillcrest, Alberta |
| Cause of death | Hillcrest Mine Disaster |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Occupation | Bucker |
The following is all that was found on Dan Kostyniuk.
Contents
Early Life
Birth
1885 probably Galicia
From Karliv, Sniatyn District of Ukraine. Source - Yurko Froliak
Occupation in 1914
Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed
Cemetery
Dan is buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest.
Compensation
Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names
Demeter, Demetri, Stephen, Kostynuk, Kostymuik, Kurtynuk, Kostenink, Kostynyuk, Kostiniuk
Interesting Facts
In 1916 there were two other Kostyniuk familes in the Crowsnest Pass, both Galician - relatives?
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: Stefan Kostyniuk and Ivan Kostyniuk.
From various lists the forename could be Demetri or Stephen
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