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The Kovalchuk family

Hrusheva village · 1790-1912. A record of six people, three generations and one village.

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Family chart

Who were Petro’s parents?

His birth record names his father, Ivan Kovalchuk. No marriage of Ivan was found in the records searched, so his wife is not yet known.

Petro Kovalchuk

1790-1854
  1. Born3 February 1790Hrusheva

    Родился Петръ, сынъ Ивана Ковальчука.

    Petro was born, son of Ivan Kovalchuk.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 11, sh. 4

  2. Married18 October 1818Hrusheva

    Петръ Ковальчукъ съ Анною Мельникъ.

    Petro Kovalchuk married Anna Melnyk.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 26, sh. 19

  3. Died21 March 1854Hrusheva

    Умеръ Петръ Ковальчукъ, 64 лѣтъ.

    Petro Kovalchuk died, aged 64.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 44, sh. 9 rev.

Anna Melnyk

1796-1868
  1. Born7 June 1796Hrusheva

    Родилась Анна, дочь Василія Мельника.

    Anna was born, daughter of Vasyl Melnyk.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 14, sh. 17

  2. Married18 October 1818Hrusheva

    Анна Мельникъ съ Петромъ Ковальчукомъ.

    Anna Melnyk married Petro Kovalchuk.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 26, sh. 19

  3. Died9 November 1868Hrusheva

    Умерла Анна Ковальчукъ, вдова.

    Anna Kovalchuk, a widow, died.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 48, sh. 37 rev.

Mykhailo Kovalchuk

1842-1909
  1. Born12 April 1842Hrusheva

    Родился Михаилъ у Петра и Анны Ковальчуковъ.

    Mykhailo was born to Petro and Anna Kovalchuk.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 42, sh. 12 rev.

  2. Married22 October 1867Hrusheva

    Михаилъ Ковальчукъ съ Екатериною Бондарь.

    Mykhailo Kovalchuk married Kateryna Bondar.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 47, sh. 8

  3. Died6 January 1909Hrusheva

    Умеръ Михаилъ Петровъ Ковальчукъ.

    Mykhailo, son of Petro Kovalchuk, died.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 62, sh. 2

Kateryna Bondar

1847-1912
  1. Born20 August 1847Hrusheva

    Родилась Екатерина, дочь Андрея Бондаря.

    Kateryna was born, daughter of Andrii Bondar.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 43, sh. 26

  2. Married22 October 1867Hrusheva

    Екатерина Бондарь съ Михаиломъ Ковальчукомъ.

    Kateryna Bondar married Mykhailo Kovalchuk.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 47, sh. 8

  3. Died17 February 1912Hrusheva

    Умерла Екатерина Ковальчукъ, вдова.

    Kateryna Kovalchuk, a widow, died.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 64, sh. 5

Olena Kovalchuk

1870-1904
  1. Born4 September 1870Hrusheva

    Родилась Елена у Михаила и Екатерины Ковальчуковъ.

    Olena was born to Mykhailo and Kateryna Kovalchuk.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 48, sh. 23 rev.

  2. Married14 May 1890Hrusheva

    Елена Ковальчукъ съ Павломъ Ткачукомъ.

    Olena Kovalchuk married Pavlo Tkachuk.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 55, sh. 11

  3. Died2 December 1904Hrusheva

    Умерла Елена Ткачукъ, урожденная Ковальчукъ.

    Olena Tkachuk, born Kovalchuk, died.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 60, sh. 41

Ivan Kovalchuk

1874-1912
  1. Born8 January 1874Hrusheva

    Родился Иванъ у Михаила и Екатерины Ковальчуковъ.

    Ivan was born to Mykhailo and Kateryna Kovalchuk.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 50, sh. 1 rev.

  2. Married16 October 1898Hrusheva

    Иванъ Ковальчукъ съ Маріею Шевчукъ.

    Ivan Kovalchuk married Mariia Shevchuk.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 58, sh. 28

  3. Died11 April 1912Hrusheva

    Умеръ Иванъ Михайловъ Ковальчукъ.

    Ivan, son of Mykhailo Kovalchuk, died.

    Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 64, sh. 14

Searched and not found.

  1. Not found

    No marriage entry for Petro’s parents was found in the records listed below.

    Hrusheva parish marriages, 1785-1789. We checked every surviving entry, including the old spelling Ковальчукъ and the simpler Ковалчук.

    • Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 9, sh. 1-18
    • Sample Regional Archive, f. 1, op. 1, d. 10, sh. 1-22

    This does not prove they married elsewhere. The entry may be missing, or the marriage may fall outside these years.

  2. Next steps

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