Carol, if you can find any Kozupchik's in the WORLD, I will dance at you Wedding err Funeral which ever comes first, but I will need 24 Hour notice. <Smile> Brief History: Matvey Kozupchik came from Rechitca near Ratan in the Volyn County of the Ukraine.. Good luck! Researching Surnames: Kozubchuk, Kozubchik, Kozupchik, Kozubchyk, Kocuipchyk, Zuchick, Barna and Spears Kozupchik: Rechitsa, Khotin Dstrct, Khotinskoi volosti, Volhynia, Ukraine Zuchick (Kozupchik): USA Barna: Certizne, Slovak Republic ---------- > From: Ben Le Blanc <leblanc2@NBNET.NB.CA> > To: GEN-SLAVIC@MAIL.EWORLD.COM > Subject: Re: Translation/Location Required, hell I just need help > Date: Wednesday, March 12, 1997 11:34 AM > > Thanks alot for your help Carol! This is getting fun, since the certificate > surfaced. > Ben > > ---------- > > From: Carol Dunn <dunn@MAIL.BRIGHT.NET> > > Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.slavic > > Subject: Re: Translation/Location Required, hell I just need help > > Date: March 12, 1997 08:25 > > > > Dear Ben, You have found the genealogical jackpot! This is her > > baptismal/birth certificate. How very lucky for you. > > Diocese > > Province > > Local Parish > > District > > The Patrini are the godparents. > > agricola=farmer with land > > Lists parents, grandparents and possibly great grandparent---- > > > > Petzyk,Jose farmer, son of Theodori and Marie Michalecki (maiden name), > of > > Anna B_tyk(I'll bet this is Petzyk) and Joannis~~(John?) (grandparents) > et > > Helena Kurylak(great-grandmother?) > > Of course, this last is a guess, it's hard to tell exactly unless you can > > see it. > > As for the godparents, Joannes is listed as a farmer (agricola) > > and Maria S. > > If you are looking for your grandmother's father names, my next > suggestion > > would be to go to your local Family History Center and order the films > for > > this church--if they have them. You could strike gold twice. > > Regards! Carol > > > > > > >I am also curious as to what is actually listed under parents: > (verbatim) > > >Petzyk Jose - phus agricola h, Theodori et Marie Michalecka. - Anna > B_tyk > > >H. Joannis et Helena Kurylak. > > > > > >I guess they're names of people, but why so many names in this parentes > > >column? > > > > > >Under PATRINI column there is: Joannes Radominski agri Maria > Stel-masrcluk > > > > > > > > >Sorry for my unorganised msg, can anyone help? I'd love to know my > > >grandmothers fathers name, wouldn't that be neat? > > >Thanks Ben > > > > > > > >