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Sophia Gurba Dombrowsky

Birth	:	1 Dec 1869
Death	:	16 Dec 1956 Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Blackheath United Cemetery, Blackheath, Hamilton Municipality, Canada
Coordinate	:	43.0742090, -79.8205340
Inscription	:	In Memory of Our Dear Mother Sophia Gurba Beloved Wife of the Late John Dembronski Dec 1 1869 - Dec 16 1956 In God Have I Put My Trust
Description	:	SOPHIE (GURBA) DOMBROWSKY In 1897 Sophie came to the Skaro district from Western Ukraine with her father Simeon Gurba; her half-brother Anton; and her relatives, Mike and Mary Danelko. Sophie met and married John Dombrowsky, a former army colonel, and settled on SW 6-57-19-4. They had a family of nine children, one boy and eight girls. As life was hard and did not fare too well for Sophie, she with her daughters moved to Edmonton where she kept boarders in her home for about ten years. Sophie then left Edmonton and filed on a homestead north of Waskatenau, NW... Read More	SOPHIE (GURBA) DOMBROWSKY In 1897 Sophie came to the Skaro district from Western Ukraine with her father Simeon Gurba; her half-brother Anton; and her relatives, Mike and Mary Danelko. Sophie met and married John Dombrowsky, a former army colonel, and settled on SW 6-57-19-4. They had a family of nine children, one boy and eight girls. As life was hard and did not fare too well for Sophie, she with her daughters moved to Edmonton where she kept boarders in her home for about ten years. Sophie then left Edmonton and filed on a homestead north of Waskatenau, NW 8-61-19-4, close to her nephew Lucas Gurba. She toiled hard, clearing land, farming and raising her family. Her children were Margaret Ryan of Aylmer, Ontario, now deceased; Nancy Tychowski of Delph, also deceased; Cassie Tychowski, living at Dunnville, Ontario; Stephanie and Michael who died as infants; Rosie who passed away in the flu epidemic at a young age; Bessie NcNee, living in Los Angeles, California; Tillie, married to Stanley F. Dziwenka and living in Edmonton; Lillian Becker of Tillsonberg, Ontario who had attended Hollow Lake school as a young girl. Tillie and Stanley have a son Ed and a daughter Emma. Sophie left the farm and moved to live with Tillie and Stanley Dziwenka at St. Michael and Lamont, Alberta. In her 80th year she moved to Canfield, Ontario where she lived with her daughter Cassie and son-in-law Michael Tychowski. Eight years later at the age of 88, Sophie was laid to rest on Sunday, December 16, 1956.

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Sophia Gurba Dombrowsky's memorial is located at: Blackheath United Cemetery, Blackheath, Hamilton Municipality, Canada.
When did Sophia Gurba Dombrowsky death?
Sophia Gurba Dombrowsky death on 16 Dec 1956 in Ontario, Canada
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Latitude: 43.0742090
Longitude: -79.8205340

Family Members:

Parent

Semen Gurba

(1829 - 1903)

Spouse

John Dombrowsky (Dombrowski)

(1856 - 1933)

Siblings

Anton Gurba

(1857 - 1927)

Children

Nancy Dombrowsky Tychkowsky

(1899 - 1919)

Telka “Tillie” Dombrowsky Dziwenka

(1905 - 2003)

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