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Elana Zwarych
b. circa 1884, d. 1920
Elana Zwarych, daughter of Iwan Zwarych and Maria Dolyniuk, was born circa 1884 at Tulova, Ukraine.1
Elana, her parents and siblings, and several other families left Ukraine to settle in Canada, sailing from Hamburg, Germany, on 4 April 1900 on the S. S. Arcadia2 arriving at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 18 April 1900. For more details of the journey from Tulova to Alberta, see the Zwarycz and Kostaszczuk Emigration.3
Elana married Fred Wynnychuk in 1902 at Vegreville.1
Elana and Fred left the homestead in 1913 and moved to Edmonton where the children attended school. Elana loved to read and passed this passion on to the next generations. After her death, her large collection of books was donated to the Edmonton Public Library.
Elana died in 1920 at Edmonton during the infuenza epidemic.1
Elana, her parents and siblings, and several other families left Ukraine to settle in Canada, sailing from Hamburg, Germany, on 4 April 1900 on the S. S. Arcadia2 arriving at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 18 April 1900. For more details of the journey from Tulova to Alberta, see the Zwarycz and Kostaszczuk Emigration.3
Elana married Fred Wynnychuk in 1902 at Vegreville.1
Elana and Fred left the homestead in 1913 and moved to Edmonton where the children attended school. Elana loved to read and passed this passion on to the next generations. After her death, her large collection of books was donated to the Edmonton Public Library.
Elana died in 1920 at Edmonton during the infuenza epidemic.1
Children of Elana Zwarych and Fred Wynnychuk
- Alexander Wynnychuk+ b. c 1903, d. c 1984
- Mary Wynnychuk+ b. c 1906, d. c 1977
- Anne Wynnychuk b. c 1907, d. 21 Sep 1975
- William Wynnychuk b. c 1910, d. 21 Sep 1942
- John Wynnychuk b. c 1912
Citations
- Unknown author (likely William and Harry Kostash), Svarich family biographies (unpublished, likely material that was not included in "Ukrainians In Alberta", published 1975), privately held by John Kostash, Hamilton, Ontario.
- Iwan Zwarycz and family, S. S. Arcadia, 4 April 1900, Hamburg Passenger Lists - Direct Lists, Bd. 109; FHL microfilm 472,955,.
- Iwan Zwarycz and family, S.S. Arcadia, 18 April 1900, p. 4, ships passenger lists for Halifax, Nova Scotia; LAC microfilm T-494, North York Public Library, Toronto, Ontario.