Marku Zilinski was born in the village of Corovia, Bukowina, Austria-Hungary, April 22nd, 1855. He married Vavara Elia, from the village of Voloca, Bukowina, Austria-Hungary, in 1880.
In the fall of 1898, an agent from the Canadian Land Office visited Voloca with an offer of 160 Free acres of farm land to anyone willing to emigrate and help settle the prairies of Western Canada. So in April, 1899, Marku, along with his wife and four children, decided to emigrate with five other related families. These included the families of Nicolai Penteleiciuc, Nicolas Ropchan, Mihai Bordian, Procop & Paraschiva Axenty, and John & Gheorghe Paulencu. They took a train from Czernowitz to Hamburg, Germanay and, on April 26, 1899, set sail aboard the S.S. Brasailia, landing in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 9th.
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Marco was born on 23 april 1856 in Chahor or Czahor (in Bukowina, Austria-Hungary) in the house number 6. He was the son of Josif Zelinski and Maria Semeniuk. He was baptised on the 24th of april 1856 in the church of Chahor and his godmother was Maria who was the wife of Dimitrie Romaniuk also from Chahor. ******On an age of 24 years Marco was living with his parents in Korovia in the house number 240, for info Korovia is a neighboring village to Voloca and Chahor.***He married Vavara Elia ***(in Romanian written Ili)***, from the village of Voloca, Bukowina, Austria-Hungary, ***on 6th of november 1880.***
In the fall of 1898, an agent from the Canadian Land Office visited Voloca with an offer of 160 Free acres of farm land to anyone willing to emigrate and help settle the prairies of Western Canada. So in April, 1899, Marku, along with his wife and four children, decided to emigrate with five other related families. These included the families of Nicolai Penteleiciuc, Nicolas Ropchan, Mihai Bordian, Procop & Paraschiva Axenty, and John & Gheorghe Paulencu. They took a train from Czernowitz to Hamburg, Germanay and, on April 26, 1899, set sail aboard the S.S. Brasailia, landing in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 9th.
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Marco was born on 23 april 1856 in Chahor or Czahor (in Bukowina, Austria-Hungary) in the house number 6. He was the son of Josif Zelinski and Maria Semeniuk. He was baptised on the 24th of april 1856 in the church of Chahor and his godmother was Maria who was the wife of Dimitrie Romaniuk also from Chahor. ******On an age of 24 years Marco was living with his parents in Korovia in the house number 240, for info Korovia is a neighboring village to Voloca and Chahor.***He married Vavara Elia ***(in Romanian written Ili)***, from the village of Voloca, Bukowina, Austria-Hungary, ***on 6th of november 1880.***
Marku Zilinski was born in the village of Corovia, Bukowina, Austria-Hungary, April 22nd, 1855. He married Vavara Elia, from the village of Voloca, Bukowina, Austria-Hungary, in 1880.
In the fall of 1898, an agent from the Canadian Land Office visited Voloca with an offer of 160 Free acres of farm land to anyone willing to emigrate and help settle the prairies of Western Canada. So in April, 1899, Marku, along with his wife and four children, decided to emigrate with five other related families. These included the families of Nicolai Penteleiciuc, Nicolas Ropchan, Mihai Bordian, Procop & Paraschiva Axenty, and John & Gheorghe Paulencu. They took a train from Czernowitz to Hamburg, Germanay and, on April 26, 1899, set sail aboard the S.S. Brasailia, landing in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 9th.
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Marco was born on 23 april 1856 in Chahor or Czahor (in Bukowina, Austria-Hungary) in the house number 6. He was the son of Josif Zelinski and Maria Semeniuk. He was baptised on the 24th of april 1856 in the church of Chahor and his godmother was Maria who was the wife of Dimitrie Romaniuk also from Chahor. ******On an age of 24 years Marco was living with his parents in Korovia in the house number 240, for info Korovia is a neighboring village to Voloca and Chahor.***He married Vavara Elia ***(in Romanian written Ili)***, from the village of Voloca, Bukowina, Austria-Hungary, ***on 6th of november 1880.***
In the fall of 1898, an agent from the Canadian Land Office visited Voloca with an offer of 160 Free acres of farm land to anyone willing to emigrate and help settle the prairies of Western Canada. So in April, 1899, Marku, along with his wife and four children, decided to emigrate with five other related families. These included the families of Nicolai Penteleiciuc, Nicolas Ropchan, Mihai Bordian, Procop & Paraschiva Axenty, and John & Gheorghe Paulencu. They took a train from Czernowitz to Hamburg, Germanay and, on April 26, 1899, set sail aboard the S.S. Brasailia, landing in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 9th.
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Marco was born on 23 april 1856 in Chahor or Czahor (in Bukowina, Austria-Hungary) in the house number 6. He was the son of Josif Zelinski and Maria Semeniuk. He was baptised on the 24th of april 1856 in the church of Chahor and his godmother was Maria who was the wife of Dimitrie Romaniuk also from Chahor. ******On an age of 24 years Marco was living with his parents in Korovia in the house number 240, for info Korovia is a neighboring village to Voloca and Chahor.***He married Vavara Elia ***(in Romanian written Ili)***, from the village of Voloca, Bukowina, Austria-Hungary, ***on 6th of november 1880.***
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THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES AND HONOURS
THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS WHO HAVE BEEN
LAID TO REST HERE
MARCO ZILINSKY
DIED MAY 30, 1936
AGE 80 YEARS
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