The Paskar Genealogy

The Paskar Surname

LIKE THE Olar surname, the Paskar surname historically has been found in various Eastern European countries, but seems to be most common in Romania and nearby territories. Most Pascars or Paskars seem to have come from Moldavia and Basarabia. Among ethnic Romanians, the name is usually spelled "Pascar" or "Pascaru," and also appears as Pascari and Pascariu. In parish records of the 1800s, our Paskar ancestors appear with three variations of the surname -- Pascar, Pascari, and Pascariu -- though my grandparents seemed to favor the "Paskar" spelling. "Pascar" is thought to be an occupational surname that means "fisherman." However, there are also Jewish families from Basarabia and Moldavia who have the Paskar surname, and in their case the origin of their surname is probably to be found in the Hebrew word Pesach, "Passover," which is called Pascha in Greek and Latin. The Christian Paschal festival is usually called "Easter" in English, and it is from that holiest of Christian celebrations that other Christian families from Eastern Europe came to be surnamed "Paskal" or "Paszkal," "Paszk" and "Paschka," etc.

In my research, the earliest Paskar I have found on record is a man named ELIAS PASKAR, who lived in the mid-1600s in Bacau, Moldavia. Elias Paskar is named in The Tsangos of Romania -- The Hungarian Minorities in Romanian Moldavia, edited by S.J. Magyarody, a publication that consists of two books: The Csangos, by Bernadette Palfay, and The Origins of the Catholics of Moldavia (2000), by Antal Horvath. Elias Paskar is shown in that book as an ethnic Hungarian man and a Catholic who lived in a region where most inhabitants were ethnic Romanians and Eastern Orthodox. Such Hungarians are called "Tsangos" (Csangos). On page 93 of the Magyarody book, Elias is no. 31 in a list of 115 names from the town of Bacau in Moldavia, around the middle of the 1600s. The list is derived from "The Catalog of Priests, Teachers and all the Catholic Families in Moldavia," in Horvath's book. The Bacau list commences on page 92, and is headed by the name of the local priest, Father Balthasar Gyurgyei, "Ungarus" (i.e. a Magyar or Hungarian). Another ecclesiastical document in Horvath's book was written in 1644, and that document mentions Father Balthasar Gyurgyei as a Catholic priest in Moldavia. This information suggests that at least some, if not many, Romanian Pascars may have been of Tsango or Hungarian Catholic descent.

Four generations of Paskars

LIKE OUR Olar ancestors, our Paskars were from the town of Tereblecea in Bucovina. To learn more about the history and culture of Tereblecea, see The Olar Genealogy. The Pascar surname appears many times in the parish records of the Orthodox Church of Tereblecea during the 1800s and early 1900s, and it is likely that most if not all of those Pascar families of Tereblecea were related to my grandmother's family. Here, then, begins the account of our own Paskar genealogy, followed by a discussion of other Pascars from Tereblecea who also might belong to our family:

1. CONSTANTIN PASCAR, born perhaps around 1815, was an ethnic Romanian from Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. Constantin probably worked as a peasant farmer, as his descendants certainly did after him. The Tereblecea parish records indicate that Constantin and his family lived in house numbers 391, 644, and 645. The marriage record of Constantin's son Ioan shows that Constantin's wife was ANNA COSIC. On 9 January 1898, "Ana," spouse of "Constantin Pascariu," died at the age of 79 in house no. 645. Since Anna was born around 1818, Constantin perhaps was born around 1810 to 1815. Also, IOAN PASCARIU, son of Constantin Pascariu, lived at house no. 644, next door to his mother. Another resident of house no. 644 was named ALECSIE PASCARIU, also a son of Constantin Pascariu. Alecsie and his brothers Leon and Ioan previously lived at house no. 391, which was also the residence of PARASCHEVA PASCARI, daughter of Constantin Pascari. In June 1881, there was an ANNA PASCARI of Tereblecea who served as godmother to a baby boy named Ioan Zolobai. The same Anna Pascari was godmother of Achelina Zolobai on 16 June 1884. It is possible that Anna Pascari was Ana, wife of Constantin Pascariu, though more likely she was the Anna Tcaci who married Alecsie Pascariu (see below).

         2.  ALECSIE PASCARIU
         3.  LEON PASCAR, born circa 1855
         4.  IOAN PASCARIU, born circa 1861
         5.  PARASCHEVA PASCARI

2. ALECSIE PASCARIU, son of Constantin and Anna Pascar. The Orthodox Church birth records of Tereblecea show a boy named "Clementie Pascariu," born 26 April 1887 at house no. 371 (perhaps an error for "391"), son of "Alecsie a lui Constantin Pascariu" and ANNA TCACI. In the Tereblecea death records, we find a girl who died on 24 March 1893 at age 4, named "Ioana fiica lui Alecsie Pascariu din Tereblecea." Alecsie and Ioana lived at house no. 644, which was also the residence of Ioan Pascariu, son of Constantin Pascariu. Before living at house no. 644, however, Alecsie lived at house no. 391, as shown, for example, by Ioana's birth record in 1889. The death records also show a "Pavel fiul lui Alecsie Pascar din Tereblecea" who died 4 March 1907 at age 33. The Tereblecea birth records also show Anna Tcaci, spouse of "Alecsie Pascari din Tereblecea," as mother of "Iuliana Pascar." Alecsie's wife Anna served as godmother on 26 Dec. 1881 at the baptism of Teodor Sandul, resident of house no. 350. Anna is probably the mother of Pavel and Ioana, and if she is the mother of Pavel, then she and Alecsie married around 1870. In June 1881, there was an ANNA PASCARI of Tereblecea who served as godmother to a baby boy named Ioan Zolobai. The same Anna Pascari was godmother of Achelina Zolobai on 16 June 1884. It is probable that Anna Pascari was Anna, wife of Alecsie Pascari, though she may have been the Anna Cosic who married Constantin Pascariu (see above).

         6.  PAVEL PASCAR, born circa 1874
         7.  MARIA PASCAR, born 2 Sept. 1876
         8.  IULIANA PASCAR, born 14 March 1883
         9.  CLEMENTIE PASCARIU, born 26 April 1887
         10. IOANA PASCARIU, born 25 June 1889

3. LEON PASCAR, son of Constantin and Anna Pascar, born circa 1855, a resident of Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; said to have died at the age of 81, that is, circa 1936. The record of his death has not yet been found in the parish records of Tereblecea, but an outline family history sent to me by my Aunt Linda said that my grandfather Alex's "father-in-law died at 81 years." If true, then Leon may have died around 1936. Aunt Linda also told me several years ago that, although she could not recall the name of her maternal grandfather, she remembered being told that he had long hair. Leon lived at house no. 391 in Tereblecea at the time of his marriage in 1879, but had moved to house no. 511 by the time his daughter ANA was born in 1882. He had moved to house no. 50 by the time of his daughter ZENOVIA's birth in 1898. According to Tereblecea parish records, "Leon Pascariu" was a witness on 13 Feb. 1919 at the marriage of Eufrosina Pascariu, daughter of Leon's brother Ioan.

On 8 Feb. 1879, at the age of 24, Leon married a Romanian woman named IFTIMA CIOPEI, born circa 1857, daughter of Ioan Ciopei of Tereblecea. Father Ilarion Dracinschi was the priest at their wedding, and the witnesses were Georgi and Paraschiva Rus. Georgi Rus later served as godfather to several of Leon and Iftima's children. The Tereblecea parish records show "Iftima Pascar" as a godmother for Simeon Dubau, baptised 3 Sept. 1883, illegitimate son of Iulita Dubau (see below); and "Iftima sotia lui Leon Pascariu" as a godmother of Leon's niece Anna Pascariu. In the memory book from my grandmother's funeral, my grandmother's parents are listed as "Leo Paskar" and "Eftinca Paskar." That information would have been supplied to the funeral home by my grandfather at the time of my grandmother's death in 1951. I have found several Romanian men and women with names like Eftimi, Iftemia, Iftimia, and Iftima -- names that are derived from the ancient Greek names Euthymius and Euthymia. "Eftinca" or Iftinca is an affectionate diminutive of "Iftima."

My grandmother's funeral book also shows the names Helen, Dominica, Anastasia, and John under "Other members of family." Except for Anastasia, these relatives of my grandmother have been identified in the Tereblecea parish records as her sisters and brother (and "Anastasia" could be a garbled memory of her sisters Ana and Teodosia). My father had told me that his mother had sisters, and my aunt Margaret also told me that many years ago, she saw a photograph of my grandmother's nephew, a young man who Aunt Margaret thought bore a close resemblance to Uncle Marion, one of my grandmother's sons.

According to my father, his mother was from Transylvania, which borders on Bucovina to the west. (Since Transylvania conjures images of Gothic horror and vampires, it would be fitting to mention that my grandmother, being a fairly typical uneducated Romanian peasant, believed in vampires and werewolves -- she regularly wore a bag of garlic around her neck to ward off vampires.) At this time, however, we can't be sure if the Paskars were really from Transylvania. It is possible that my father was actually misremembering "Tereblecea" as the better known "Transylvania." On the other hand, perhaps the Pascar family moved from Transylvania to Bucovina. In any case, my father says it was his mother's father who gave or loaned my grandparents the money so they could afford the trip to America. My father also remembers (or perhaps remembers being told) that his parents corresponded with his wife's family and sent them money.

         11. ANA PASCAR, born 29 Jan. 1882
         12. DOMNICA PASCARIU ("Dominica"), born 3 Jan. 1884
         13. EUFROSINA PASCARIU ("Rose"), born 2 Oct. 1887
         14. ELEANA PASCARI ("Helen"), born 13 May 1890
         15. TEODOSIA PASCARIU, born 24 Jan. 1893
         16. IOAN PASCARI, ("John"), born 16 July 1895
         17. ZENOVIA PASCAR, born 26 Feb. 1898
         ??  ANASTASIA PASKAR

4. IOAN PASCARIU, son of Constantin and Anna Pascariu, born circa 1861, a resident of Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. The Orthodox Church parish records of Tereblecea show that Ioan first lived at house no. 391, and later lived with his wife and children at house no. 232. Later still they later lived at house no. 644, next door to Ioan's parents Constantin and Anna Pascariu. On 2 Feb. 1884, at age 23, Ioan, then living at house no. 391, married a woman of Tereblecea named IULITA DUBAU, born 2 July 1859 in Tereblecea, died in Tereblecea on 21 Nov. 1911 at the age 52 years 4 months, daughter of Gerasim and Tetiana (Tcaci) Dubau of Tereblecea, residents of house no. 230. The marriage record of Ioan and Iulita says she was 23, but that is apparently a clerical error for "24." Father Ilarion Dracinschi was the priest who married them, and the witnesses were Pantelemon and Ecaterina Humeniuc of Tereblecea. At the time of his marriage, Ioan was a soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army.

Three sons and five daughters of Ioan and Iulita have been found in the birth and marriage records of Tereblecea, and members of the Ciopeiu family acted as witnesses at the marriages of two of the daughters. This Ciopeiu connection is perhaps related to the fact that Ioan's older brother Leon had married Iftima Ciopei. In addition, prior to Iulita's marriage, she had two illegitimate children by unknown fathers. In 1881 she had an illegitimate daughter named TEODOSIEA DUBAU. Teodosiea's godfather was TEOFAN PASCARI of Tereblecea, who had a large family in house no. 162 (see below). Teofan, whose father was named Vasilie, is very probably related to our Pascars, but the exact nature of his relationship to the other Pascars of Tereblecea has not yet been ascertained. It is perhaps not a coincidence that a Pascar acted as godfather to Iulita's first child and that Iulita married a Pascar a few years later. Iulita also had an illegitimate son in 1883, named SIMEON DUBAU. One of Simeon's godmothers was my great-grandmother Iftima Pascar.

         --  TODOSIEA DUBAU, born 8 July 1881
         --  SIMEON DUBAU, born 1 Sept. 1883
         18. MICHAIL PASCARIU, born 8 Nov. 1885
         19. ELEANA PASCARIU, born 15 May 1888
         20. ANNA PASCARIU, born 23 Feb. 1890
         21. SERGIE PASCARI, born 11 July 1892
         22. CONSTANTIN PASCAR, born 9 Feb. 1895
         23. EUFROSINA PASCAR, born 9 Sept. 1896
         24. TATIANA PASCAR, born 19 Dec. 1898
         25. LEONTINA PASCAR, born 18 Oct. 1901

5. PARASCHEVA PASCARI, daughter of Constantin and Anna Pascar. In 1883, Parascheva, a resident of house no. 391 in Tereblecea, had an illegitimate son, Ioan Pascari, by an unknown father. House no. 391 was also the residence of the Dubau family. Significantly, Ioan Pascar, son of Constantin (i.e. Parascheva's brother) later married Iulita Dubau.

         26. IOAN PASCARI, born 1 May 1883

6. PAVEL PASCAR (Paul), son of Alecsie Pascar, born circa 1874, probably in Tereblecea, Bucovina; died at the age of 33 on 4 March 1907 in Tereblecea. On 20 Feb. 1897, Pavel, then 23 years old, married VARVARA LUNCAN, age 23, born circa 1874, daughter of Teodor Luncan, a peasant farmer of Tereblecea who lived at house no. 636. At the time of his marriage, Pavel was a resident of house no. 644. The priest at the marriage was Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and the witnesses were Vasilie and Ana Nemigean, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. In the marriage record, Pavel's name is given as "Paul fiul lui Alexie Pascar." In 1899, Pavel and Varvara had a son named VISARION in 1899, and a daughter named VERONICA in 1903. Pavel lived at house no. 644 during those years. In Pavel's death record, the cause of death is given as aprindere de plamai or "lung inflammation." At the time of his death, he lived at house no. 391 in Tereblecea, where his father Alecsie lived before moving to house no. 644. At the birth and baptism of Alecsie Zolobai on 14 March 1883 at house no. 242, the godfather was "Pavel Pascari," apparently Pavel, son of Alecsie. It is possible that Alecsie Zolobai was named after his godfather's father.

         27. VISARION PASCAR, born 12 Sept. 1899
         28. VERONICA PASCAR, born 12 Feb. 1903

7. MARIA PASCAR, daughter of Alecsie and Anna Pascar, born 2 Sept. 1876, a resident of Tereblecea, Bucovina. On 18 Sept. 1899, Maria served as one of the godmothers at the baptism of her nephew VISARION PASCAR, son of her brother Pavel Pascar. On 11 Nov. 1901, Maria, age 25, a resident of house no. 644, married SILVESTRA CETATAN, age 25, born 3 Jan. 1876, a bachelor and peasant farmer who lived at house no. 253, son of Gavril Cetatan. The priest at the wedding was Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and the witnesses were Emanuil Ciopei and his wife Agripina -- Emanuil was a brother of our great-grandmother Iftima Ciopei, who married Maria's uncle Leon Pascar. Emanuil's wife Agripina was also godmother to Maria and Silvestra's firstborn child VASILE.

         29. VASILE CETATAN, born 19 Dec. 1902

8. IULIANA PASCAR, daughter of Alecsie and Anna Pascar, born 14 March 1883 in Tereblecea, Bucovina. Iuliana and her parents were residents of house no. 391. The midwife at Iuliana's birth was Todosia Olari of Tereblecea. Iuliana was baptised by Father Ilarion Dracinschi on 19 March 1883, and her godmothers were Iuliana Tcaci and Ierina Dubau of Tereblecea. Iuliana Pascar was probably named after her godmother Iuliana Tcaci, who perhaps was Iuliana Pascar's maternal aunt. On 24 Feb. 1905, Iuliana ("Iuliana fiica lui Alecsa Pascar"), age 21, resident of house no. 644, married EUSEBIE BELCIUC, age 29, born 30 May 1875, a bachelor peasant farmer of Tereblecea living at house no. 70, son of Grigori Belciuc. The priest at the wedding was Father Vichenti and the witnesses were Leonti Nimigean and his wife Matrona, peasant farmers of Tereblecea.

9. CLEMENTIE PASCARIU, son of Alecsie and Anna Pascariu, born 26 April 1887 in Tereblecea, Bucovina. Clementie and his parents were residents of house no. 371 (perhaps an error for "391"). The midwife at Clementie's birth was Todosia Olariu of Tereblecea. Clementie was baptised by Father Ilarion Dracinschi on 2 May 1887, and his godparents were Constantin Tcaci and Elisaveta, daughter of Leontie Dubau of Tereblecea.

10. IOANA PASCARIU, daughter of Alecsie and Anna Pascariu, born 25 June 1889 at house no. 391 in Tereblecea, Bucovina; died of diphtheria in house no. 644 on 24 March 1893 at the age of 4. The midwife at her birth was Pelagia Rus of Tereblecea. Ioana's baptismal record names her parents as "Alecsie a lui Constantin Pascariu" and "Anna nascuta Tcaci." She was baptised 28 June 1889 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godmothers were Iuliana spouse of Constantin Tcaci and Elisaveta spouse of Ion Cozac, peasant farmers of Tereblecea.

11. ANA PASCAR, daughter of Leon and Iftima Pascar, born 29 Jan. 1882 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire; died of dysentery on 1 June 1902 in Tereblecea. Ana's birth record lists her parents as "Leon Pascar din Tereblecea" and "Iftima Copei" (i.e. Ciopei), residents of house no. 511. The midwife assisting at her birth was Todosia Olari of Tereblecea. Ana was baptised 1 Feb. 1882 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godfather was Georgi Russu (Georgi Rus). On 14 Aug, 1895, Ana was one of the three godparents of Sergie Rus, son of Iustin Rus. At the time of her death at age 20, Ana was married to IGNATIE OLAR, a peasant farmer of Tereblecea living at house no. 186, born 10 Dec. 1877, son of the late Leon Olariu, who was probably related to our Olar family. Ana and Ignatie married on 21 Feb. 1902, when Ana was 20 and Ignatie was 24 (marriage record erroneously says 25). The priest at the wedding was Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and the witnesses were Ambrosie Tcaci and his wife Maria, peasant farmers of Tereblecea (probably related to Anna Tcaci who married Ana's uncle Alecsie Pascar). Ignatie and Ana were living with Ana's parents in house no. 511 when Ana died, not quite three and a half months after their marriage. Two years later, on 25 Jan. 1904, Ignatie remarried to TECLA COIOCARIU, age 23, born 17 Aug. 1880, resident of house no. 491, daughter of the late Toader Coiocariu. Ignatie and Ana were not married long enough to have children, but children were born of Ignatie's second marriage. It was the same priest and witnesses at his second marriage as had served at his first.

12. DOMNICA PASCARIU ("Dominica Paskar"), daughter of Leon and Iftima Pascar, born 3 Jan. 1884 in Tereblecea, Bucovina. Domnica is called "Dominica" in my grandmother's funeral book. Her birth record lists her parents as "Leon a lui Constantin Pascariu" and "Iftima Copei," residents of house no. 511. The midwife assisting at her birth was Todosia Olari of Tereblecea. Domnica was baptised 7 Jan. 1884 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godparents were Georgi Rus and Maria Minteoan. Georgi Rus was also godfather at the baptisms of Leon and Iftima's daughters Ana and Eufrosina, and Maria Minteoan was godmother at the baptism of Eufrosina. At the baptism of Leon and Iftima's daughter Eleana, Ioan Rus was godfather, very probably Ioan son of Georgi Rus. On 23 Oct. 1905, Domnica, age 21, married LUCHIAN PISCEALIA, age 25, born 5 June 1880, a bachelor peasant farmer who lived at house no. 464, son of Vasilie Piscealia ("Luchian fiul lui Vasilie a lui Anton Piscealia"). The priest at the wedding was Father Stefan Scleschi, and the witnesses were Toader Tcaciu and his wife Iustina, peasant farmers of Tereblecea.

13. EUFROSINA PASCARIU ("Rose Paskar"), daughter of Leon and Iftima Pascar, born 2 Oct. 1887 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. Her birth record names her parents as "Leon a lui Constantin Pascariu din Tereblecea" and "Iftima Ciopei," residents of house no. 511. The midwife assisting at Eufrosina's birth was Todosia Olariu of Tereblecea. Eufrosina was baptised 3 Oct. 1887 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godparents were Georgi Rus and Maria, wife of Pantelemon Minteoan of Tereblecea, the same godparents as her older sister Domnica. On 11 Feb. 1907 in Tereblecea, Eufrosina married a bachelor named GEORGIE IEREADA, born 22 April 1883, son of Constantin and Ileana Iereada, residents of house no. 112 in Tereblecea. The minister at the marriage was Father Stefan Scleschi, and the witnesses were Ilie and Ileana Iereada, Vasilie Gabor, and Leon Socaci. The marriage record names Eufrosina's parents as Leon alui Constantin Pascar" and "Iftimia nascuta Ciopei. However, the record also has a few errors: it shows Eufrosina's date of birth as 2 Sept. 1887 instead of 2 Oct., and says she was 20 years old, whereas she was still 19. It also shows her house no. as "571," no doubt a clerical error for "511."

Eufrosina is almost certainly my grandmother ROSE PASKAR, daughter of Leo and Eftinca Paskar, who was born circa 1886-1889, died 19 July 1951 at home in Elmhurst, Illinois. She was buried 23 July 1951 in Elm Lawn Cemetery (Section 14, Block 2, Lot 107), Elmhurst, Ill. There has been a good deal of uncertainty about Rose's date of birth. I have not found the birth record of any "Rose" or "Rosa" in the Tereblecea parish registers, but I found the record of Eufrosina's birth around the time when my grandmother would have been born. My father says that his mother wasn't sure when exactly she was born, and also recalls that she said she "changed her name a little" when she came to America. Interestingly enough, even in the record of Eufrosina's marriage to Georgie Iereada, there is confusion and error regarding her age and date of birth. In any event, Rose's funeral memory book says she was born 20 Aug. 1886, and her gravemarker at Elm Lawn Cemetery also says she was born in 1886. (On page 107 of the Addison Township Cemetery Index (DuPage County Cemetery Records), we find Rose's year of birth listed as 1887, but that is a typographical error for 1886.) However, during the 1960s, my father wrote in his Bible that his mother was born 25 Sept. 1888, and my Aunt Linda's records say Rose was born 25 Sept. 1889. My Aunt Virginia's birth certificate says Rose was 44 years old when Virginia was born 25 March 1932, which would quite correctly place Rose's date of birth from 26 March 1887 to 25 March 1888. Eufrosina's date of birth is just one week later than the "25 Sept." date that was preserved in our family tradition. It is also noteworthy that the number "2" appears more than once in these dates of birth -- 2 Oct., 25 Sept., 2 Sept., and 20 Aug. The date in Rose's funeral book may have originated because "October" and "August" have a similar-sounding first syllable.

According to an outline family history that I received from my aunt Linda, in Feb. 1907, shortly before emigrating to Canada, Rose married ALEX OLAR (Alecsie), son of Ioan and Alecsandra Olar of Tereblecea, born 17 March 1883 in Tereblecea; died 9:16 a.m., 13 May 1969, at the T.L.C. Convalescent Hospital, El Cajon, San Diego County, California. Alex is buried next to Rose at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Elmhurst, Illinois. The date of "Feb. 1907" for the marriage of Rose and Alex is apparently a garbled memory of the date of her first marriage to Georgie Iereada. My father tells me that his mother Rose had been married previously to her marriage to Alex, but her first husband "didn't live very long." In the 1930 U.S. Census, it says Rose was 18 years old at the time of her first marriage, whereas Alex is said to have been 27 years old at the time of his first marriage. That very nearly agrees with the other information we have found: Eufrosina was married in Feb. 1907 when she was 19, just as Rose reportedly was married in Feb. 1907 when she was supposedly 18. Rose and Alex had their first child in Dec. 1910, which indicates that they were married either in 1909 or in the early months of 1910, when Alex was 26 years old.

Alex and Rose had 13 children, but four them died in infancy or were stillborn. (For a more complete account of Alex and Rose's lives, see Eight Generations of Olars.)

         --  JOHN OLAR, born 16 Dec. 1910 in Canada.
         --  MAX OLAR, born circa 1912-1914
         --  [Baby] OLAR, born circa 1912-1914
         --  [Baby] OLAR, born circa 1912-1914
         --  MARION OLAR, born 4 Aug. 1916, born in Minnesota.
         --  LAWRENCE OLAR, born 2 Sept. 1918, born in Minnesota.
         --  LINDA OLAR, born 14 Feb. 1920, born in Minnesota.
         --  SAMUEL OLAR, born 5 Sept. 1922, born in Minnesota.
         --  AUREL OLAR, born 11 March 1924, born in Minnesota.
         --  HELEN OLAR, born 8 April 1926, born in Minnesota.
         --  JOSEPH OLAR, born 4 Dec. 1927, born in Oregon.
         --  ARTHUR OLAR, born Fall 1930, born in Illinois.
         --  VIRGINIA OLAR, born 25 March 1932, born in Illinois.

14. ELEANA PASCARI ("Helen Paskar"), daughter of Leon and Iftima Pascar, born 13 May 1890 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. "Elena" and "Eleana" are Romanian forms of the name "Helen," and this daughter of Leon and Iftima is called "Helen" in my grandmother's funeral memory book. Her birth record names her parents as "Leon a lui Constantin Pascari din Tereblecea" and "Iftima Copei" (i.e. Ciopei), residents of house no. 511. The midwife assisting at Eleana's birth was Pelagia Rus of Tereblecea. Eleana was baptised 19 May 1890 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godparents were Ioan Rus (probably related to Pelagia Rus, and shown in other records to be a son of Georgi Rus, godfather to Eleana's siblings) and Maria spouse of Pantelemon Minteoan of Tereblecea (godmother of Eleana's older sister Eufrosina).

On 22 May 1911, Eleana married a widower named ACSENTIE NIMIGEAN, born 15 Feb. 1880 in Tereblecea, son of Teodor and Maria (Epure) Nimigean, a resident of house no. 20. The witnesses at the marriage were Ioan son of George Rusu and Ioan's wife Leontina, and the priest was Father Dimitrie Georgescu. Acsentie was dead by Jan. 1918, as shown by the fact that on 4 Feb. 1918 Eleana, then a widow residing in house no. 20, married as her second husband a bachelor named SERGHIE NIMIGEAN, age 25, born 6 Feb. 1892, son of Anton and Solomia (Bulbuc) Nimigean, a resident of house no. 744. The witnesses at the marriage were Zaharie Nimigean and his spouse Domnica, and the priest was Father Ioan Tipa. The marriage record of Eleana and Serghie names her parents as "Leon Pascariu" and "Iftimia nascuta Ciopeiu."

15. TEODOSIA PASCARIU, daughter of Leon and Iftima Pascar, born 24 Jan. 1893 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. The midwife at her birth was Todosia Olariu of Tereblecea. At the time of her birth, Teodosia's parents lived at house no. 511. Her birth records names her parents as "Leon alui Constantin Pascariu" and "Iftima nascuta Ciopei." She was baptised 29 Jan. 1893 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godparents were Ioan Rus and Leopoldina Nagel of Tereblecea.

16. IOAN PASCARI, ("John Paskar"), son of Leon and Iftima Pascar, born 16 July 1895 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. Ioan is mentioned in my grandmother's funeral memory book as "John." The midwife at Ioan's birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. His birth record names his parents as "Leon Pascari" and "Iftima nascuta Ciopei," residents of house no. 511. Ioan was baptised 22 July 1895 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godfathers were Georgi Rus of Tereblecea and Teodor Gavril of Sanauti de Ius.

17. ZENOVIA PASCAR, daughter of Leon and Iftima Pascar, born 26 Feb. 1898 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. The midwife at Zenovia's birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Her birth record names her parents as "Leon Pascar" and "Iftima nascuta Ciopei," residents of house no. 50. Zenovia was baptised 28 Feb. 1898 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godfather was Ion, son of Georgi Rus of Tereblecea.

18. MICHAIL PASCARIU, son of Ioan and Iulita Pascariu, born 8 Nov. 1885 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. The midwife who assisted at his birth was Todosia Olariu of Tereblecea. At the time of his birth, Michail and his parents resided at house no. 232. His birth record names his parents as "Ioan Pascariu a lui Constantin" and "Iulita nascuta Dubeu." Michail was baptised 9 Nov. 1885 by Father Dimitrie Scleschi, and his godmother was Maria, wife of Pantelimon Minteoan of Tereblecea.

19. ELEANA PASCARIU, daughter of Ioan and Iulita Pascar, born 15 May 1888 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. The midwife at Eleana's birth was Pelagia Rus of Tereblecea. Her birth record identifies her parents as "Ion a lui Constantin Pascariu" and "Iulita nascuta Dubeu, residents of house no. 230. Eleana was baptised 21 May 1888 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godmother was Maria, wife of Pantelemon Minteoan of Tereblecea.

20. ANNA PASCARIU, daughter of Ioan and Iulita Pascar, born 23 Feb. 1890 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. The midwife at her birth was Maria Minteoan of Tereblecea. Her birth record names her parents as "Ioan a lui Constantin Pascariu" and "Iulita nascuta Dubau," residents of house no. 230. Anna was baptised 24 Feb. 1890 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godmothers were Maria, wife of Pantelemon Minteoan (apparently the same as Anna's midwife), and IFTIMA, wife of LEON PASCARIU, both of Tereblecea. Iftima was the wife of Anna's uncle.

21. SERGIE PASCARI, son of Ioan and Iulita Pascar, born 11 July 1892 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. The midwife assisting at Sergie's birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. The birth record identifies his parents as "Ion a lui Constantin Pascari" and "Iulita nascuta Dubau," residents of house no. 637. Sergie was baptised 18 July 1892 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godmother was Maria, wife of Pantelemon Minteoan of Tereblecea.

22. CONSTANTIN PASCAR, son of Ioan and Iulita Pascar, born 9 Feb. 1895 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Constantin apparently was named after his paternal grandfather. The midwife at his birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Ion Pascar" and "Iulita nascuta Dubeu," residents of house no. 637. Constantin was baptised 11 Feb. 1895 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godmothers were Maria, wife of Pantelemon Minteon, and Leopoldina, wife of Frant Nagel, peasant farmers of Tereblecea.

23. EUFROSINA PASCAR, daughter of Ioan and Iulita Pascar, born 9 Sept. 1896 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. The midwife at her birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Eufrosina's birth record identifies her parents as "Ion Pascar" and "Iulita nascuta Dubeu," but her marriage record gives the surname as "Pascariu." In the birth record, their house number is partly illegible -- it could be 634 or 637 ("637" seems more likely) -- but at the time of her marriage the family resided at house no. 644. Eufrosina was baptised 14 Sept. 1896 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. The godparents at her baptism were Maria, wife of Pantelemon Minteoan, Fevronia, wife of Petre Crusnitchi, and Atanasie "Zafvarnitchi" (?), all of Tereblecea.

On 14 Feb. 1919 in Tereblecea, Eufrosina married GEORGIE BODNARIU, born 20 April 1892, son of Agafiei and Ana Bodnariu, peasant farmers who lived at house no. 24 in the town of Stanosti. This was the first marriage for both Eufrosina and Georgie. One of the witnesses to this marriage was IOANA, a peasant woman of Tereblecea, wife of TEODOR CIOPEIU, son of Macsim Ciopei, son of Michail Ciopei. Teodor, born 15 May 1873, was almost certainly related to Iftima Ciopei, wife of Leon Pascar. Other witnesses to the marriage were SIMEON DUBAU, a relative of Eufrosina's mother Iulita (perhaps her brother, unless it was her illegitimate son Simeon); and my great-grandfather LEON PASCARIU, brother of Eufrosina's father Ioan.

24. TATIANA PASCAR, daughter of Ioan and Iulita Pascar, born 19 Dec. 1898 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. The midwife at Tatiana's birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Tatiana's birth record identifies her parents as "Ion Pascar" and "Iulita nascuta Dubeu," but her marriage record gives the surname as "Pascariu." In the birth record, they are said to reside at house no. 637, but at the time of her marriage they lived at house no. 644. Tatiana was baptised 20 Dec. 1898 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. The godparents at her baptism were Eufrosina, wife of Petre Crusnitchi, and Maria, wife of Maftei Oloer, both of Tereblecea.

On 31 Jan. 1919 in Tereblecea, Tatiana married SERGHIE STRATULAT, born 5 Aug. 1892, son of Andreiu and Elisaveta Stratulat, peasant farmers who lived at house no. 538 in Tereblecea. This was the first marriage for both Tatiana and Sergie. Among the witnesses to this marriage were SIMEON DUBAU, a relative Tatiana's mother Iulita (perhaps her brother, unless it was her illegitimate son Simeon); as well as TEOFILACT CIOPEIU (who must be Teofilact Copei, born 4 Jan. 1883, son of Simion Copei, son of Michail Ciopei). This Ciopeiu connection is unsurprising, since Tatiana's uncle Leon Pascar married a Ciopei.

25. LEONTINA PASCAR, daughter of Ioan and Iulita Pascar, born 18 Oct. 1901 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire; baptised 21 Oct. 1901 by Father Ilaron Dracinschi. The midwife at her birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea, and the godparents and her baptism were Fevronia, wife of Petre Crusnitchi of Tereblecea, and Orest Stratulat of Tereblecea. Leontina's birth record names her parents as "Ion Pascar" and "Iulita Dubeu," residents of house no. 637.

26. IOAN PASCARI, illegitimate son of Parascheva Pascari by an unknown father, born 1 May 1883 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. The midwife at Ioan's birth was Todosia Olari of Tereblecea. The Tereblecea Orthodox Church parish records name Ioan's mother as "Parascheva fiica lui Constantin Pascari," a resident of house no. 391, the home of our Pascar ancestors. The Dubau family also lived at house no. 391. Parascheva's son Ioan was baptised 7 May 1883 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godfather was Ioan Stratulat of Tereblecea.

27. VISARION PASCAR, son of Pavel and Varvara Pascar, born 12 Sept. 1899 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. The midwife at Visarion's birth was Irina Budei of Stircea. His birth record names his parents as "Paul Pascar" and "Varvara nascuta Luncan," residents of house no. 644. Visarion was baptised 18 Sept. 1899 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godmothers were Ana, wife of Vasile Nemigean, and Maria, daughter of Alecsie Pascar, both of Tereblecea.

28. VERONICA PASCAR, son of Pavel and Varvara Pascar, born 12 Feb. 1903 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. The midwife at Veronica's birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Her birth record names her parents as "Paul a lui Alecsa Pascar" and "Varvara nascuta Luncan," residents of house no. 644. Veronica was baptised 15 Feb. 1903 by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and her godmother was Ana, wife of Vasile Nemigean, peasant farmer of Tereblecea.

29. VASILE CETATAN, son of Silvestra and Maria Cetatan, born 19 Dec. 1902 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. The midwife at Vasile's birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. His baptismal record names his parents as "Silvestru a lui Gavril Cetatan" and "Maria nascuta Pascar," residents of house no. 251. Vasile was baptised 21 Dec. 1902 by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and his godmother was Agripina, wife of Emanuil Ciopei, peasant farmer of Tereblecea. Emanuil was a brother of Iftima Ciopei, who married Leon Pascar, uncle of Vasile's mother Maria.

Other Pascars of Tereblecea

BESIDES THE Pascars of Tereblecea who are known or strongly believed to belong to our family, there were many other Pascars in Tereblecea during the early 1800s and early 1900s whose relationship to our Pascars and to each other is not yet known. It is probable, however, that most or even all of the Pascars of Tereblecea belonged to the same family. Here is a compilation of the other Pascars of Tereblecea that are known at this time:

1. The Anton Pascariu family: Living at house no. 344 in Tereblecea in the 1880s and 1890s was a man named Anton Pascari (or Pascariu), born circa 1850, son of Dimitrie Pascariu. Dimitrie's wife Eudochia, apparently Anton's mother, died of old age on 19 April 1892, age 93. On 9 Nov. 1880, Anton married Teodora Cretul, born circa 1858, daughter of Iachim Cretul of Tereblecea, a resident of house no. 28. The priest at their marriage was Father Dimitrie Scleschi, and the witnesses were Georgi, son of Vasilie Rus, and Georgi's wife Parascheva, of Tereblecea. Anton and Teodora had a daughter named Leontina, born 15 Sept. 1881, midwife Todosiea Olari, baptised 19 Sept. 1881 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, godfather Georgi Rus of Tereblecea. Leontina died at the age of 11, on 17 Dec. 1892. Anton and Teodora also had a son named Ioan, born 27 Jan. 1884, midwife Pelagia Rus of Tereblecea, baptised 30 Jan. 1884 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, godparents Georgi Rusu and Elisaveta daughter of Vasilie Scintila of Tereblecea. Anton and Teodora also had a daughter Natalia, born 25 July 1891, midwife Todosia Olariu of Tereblecea, baptised 27 July 1891 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, godparents Georgi Rus and Aftanasi Cretul of Tereblecea. On 2 Feb. 1912, Natalia married Filip Pascariu, son of Miron and Ecaterina Pascariu of house no. 559 (see below), and had a son named Ioan Pascariu, born 22 Jan. 1915. The witnesses at the marriage of Natalia and Filip were Andreiu Pascariu and his wife Paraschiva, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. Anton next had a daughter named Acsenia (Axenia), born 30 May 1894, died of a fever or "the ague" on 13 Oct. 1894 at the age of 4 months. (Acsenia's baptismal record mistakenly calls her mother "Todosia" Cretul instead of "Teodora.") Acsenia's godfather was Georgi Rus. Because Georgi Rus was also godfather to my grandmother's older sisters, it is probable that Anton Pascariu was closely related to my Pascar ancestors -- perhaps he was a first cousin of my great-grandfather Leon Pascar. Anton Pascar also had a son named Vasilie, born 11 Jan. 1897, whose godfather was Ion son of Georgi Rus.

2. The Ion and Cosma Pascar families: Also in the 1890s and early 1900s, another household of Pascars lived close to the Anton Pascariu family, at house no. 348. On 16 Feb. 1896 was the death of Iuliana, wife of Ion Pascar of Tereblecea. Iuliana, whose maiden name was Hritcan, was 67 years old at the time of her death, so she was born about 1828. (It is possible she is the Iuliana Pascari who was godmother of Domnica Nemigean in 1882 and Eleana Zegre in 1883.) Ion (Ioan) and Iuliana were the parents of Eleana Pascar, who had an illegitimate daughter named Maria Aurite, born 19 July 1896 in house no. 348. Eleana subsequently married her daughter Maria's father Andrian Aurite, son of Ion Aurite, on 23 Feb. 1897. It appears that Andrian and Eleana were related to the Pascars and Aurites of house no. 42 (see below), because after their marriage they moved to that house, where they had a son Vasilie Aurite on 9 July 1899, and a son Dimitrie Aurite on 26 Oct. 1900.

Ion Pascar and Iuliana Hritcan were also probably the parents of Cozma Pascar, born circa 1864 (whose father was named Ion), and Ecaterina Pascar, born circa 1869. On 12 Nov. 1892, Cozma married Maria Epure, born circa 1867, daughter of Ioan Epure of house no. 80. The marriage was witnessed by Georgi and Parascheva Rus. Cozma and Maria had children named Ecaterina Pascar, born 25 April 1894, Ion Pascar, born 18 March 1896, died 1 Dec. 1901 at the age of 5, and Dimitrie Pascar, born 18 Oct. 1897. Georgi Rus' wife Parascheva was godmother of Ecaterina, Ion, and Dimitrie. (The Tereblecea death records identify Ion's father as "Cosma" Pascar, and give the house number as 248, but that is almost certainly an error for 348.) Cozma's sister Ecaterina married on 11 Nov. 1893 to Adrian Vasilasi (or Andrian Vasilas), born circa 1864, son of Varftolomei Vasilasi from house no. 112. Andrian and Ecaterina had a son named Vasile Vasilas on 18 Dec. 1894, a daughter named Nastasia Vasilas on 7 May 1897, a son named Georgi Vasilas, born 28 Dec. 1902, and a daughter named Veronica Vasilas, born 28 March 1904. The Pascars of house no. 348 lived just a few houses away from the Anton Pascariu family, so it is likely that Anton and Ion were closely related. It is also interesting that Georgi Rus served as godfather and marriage witness for the families of Anton and Ion as well as my great-grandfather Leon. Perhaps Anton, Ion, and Leon were first cousins.

3. The Vasilie Pascar family: The Tereblecea parish records show a rather extensive Pascar family living at house numbers 162, 169, and 845. House no. 162 was the residence of Vasilie Pascar (Pascari, Pascariu), whose wife was Marina Zegre, born 18 July 1843, died 18 Aug. 1911 at age 68. Three Pascar brothers, sons of Vasilie and Marina, lived together at house no. 162: Teofan Pascar, born 12 March 1867, died at age 41 on 18 July 1908; Anatolie Pascar, born circa 1869-70; and Stefan Pascari. (As mentioned above, Teofan was the godfather of Teodosiea Dubau, born 1881, illegitimate daughter of Iulita Dubau who later married Ioan Pascariu, son of Constantin Pascariu.) Vasilie and Marina also had a daughter Ana Pascar, born 4 Feb. 1882, a son Doroftei Pascari, born 6 March 1884, and another son Georgie Pascariu, born 17 April 1886. Also living in house no. 162 was an Ilie Pascar, born circa 1848, died 2 May 1905, son of Georgie Pascar. Georgie was probably an uncle of Stefan, Teofan, Ana, Doroftei, Georgie, and Anatolie. (In house no. 559, Miron Pascariu, born 1841, son of "George Pascariu," was probably an older brother of Ilie Pascar -- see below.) In addition, there was a Vasilie Pascar living nearby at house no. 169, who was born circa 1858 and died 14 April 1894. Vasilie was probably an older brother of Stefan, Teofan, Ana, Doroftei, and Anatolie. He may be the Vasilie Pascari who was godfather of Nastasiea Cosic, a resident of house no. 310, born 14 Jan. 1881, baptised 17 Jan. 1881. Alternatively, that Vasilie might be the Vasilie Pascar who married Marina Zegre.

Vasilie and Marina Pascar also had a daughter named Iustina Pascariu, born 1 Aug. 1873, a resident of house no. 845 at the time of her second marriage. Iustina's first husband, whom she married 10 Feb. 1891, was Teodor Tcaciu (son of Constantin Tcaci), with whom she had Matrona Tcaci, born 13 March 1895, Ana Tcaciu, born 16 April 1897 (her marriage record mistakenly says 17 April), Vasilie Tcaci, born 18 Nov. 1898, Ioan Tcaci, born 22 June 1900, Domnica Tcaci, born 17 March 1902, and Veronica, born 3 July 1903. Ana Tcaciu married on 4 Nov. 1918 to Leontie Saundul, born 18 June 1891, a furrier of Tereblecea who lived at house no. 601, son of Grigorie Saundul and Ecaterina Ciugolia. Sometime after Ana and Leontie's marriage, Ana's father Teodor died, and Teodor's widow Iustina remarried on 13 Oct. 1919 to a widower named Petru Nica, born 25 June 1871, a peasant farmer of Tereblecea who lived at house no. 701, son of Nichita Nica and Irina Aurite.

As for Iustina Pascar's brothers in house no. 162, Anatolie Pascar married on 28 Jan. 1896 to Iuliana Gavriloei, born circa 1877-8, and had a son named Vasile, born 19 Nov. 1896, a daughter named Ana, born 11 Oct. 1898, died 4 May 1899 at 7 months of age; a daughter Domnica, born 16 May 1900; and a son Dimitrie, born 18 Feb. 1903. Stefan Pascari, son of Vasilie Pascari, married a woman named Leontina and had a daughter named Minodora, born Jan. 1903, died 23 June 1903 at the age of 6 months. On 2 May 1881, Stefan served as godfather at the baptism of Domnica Gabor, born 26 April 1881, resident of house no. 265. His daughter Minodora was probably named for her uncle Teofan's wife who had died. Teofan Pascar, son of Vasilie Pascar, married Minodora Nimigean, daughter of Sergie Nemigean and Eudochia Zotic. Minodora was born circa 1871 and died at the age of 30 on 24 Nov. 1901 from complications of childbirth. After Minodora's death, Teofan remarried in Feb. 1902 in Opriseni to Leontina Hnuda, born 14 June 1883, daughter of Nicolae and Pelagia Hnuda of house no. 3 in Sobodia-Berlinte. Following Teofan's death in July 1908, his widow Leontina, then a resident of house no. 3 in Sobodia-Berlinte, remarried on 19 Oct. 1908 to Dimitrie Nimigean of house no. 551, son of Elisei and Pelagia Tcaci. Seven sons and three daughters of Teofan Pascar are known, though most died in infancy or childhood: Vasilie (Vasile), born 30 Aug. 1892, died 12 Dec. 1894; Iftemia, born Dec. 1893, died 18 Dec. 1894 (six days after his older brother Vasilie's death); Leontina, born 27 Jan. 1895; Serghie, born 21 Aug. 1896; Ion, born 3 March 1898; Domnica, born 16 June 1900; Leon, born 18 Nov. 1901, died 14 Dec. 1902; Minodora, born 1 Dec. 1902; Georgie, born 7 April 1904, died 23 March 1909; and Climent, born Nov. 1906, died 14 Jan. 1907. Leon was the baby whose birth's complications caused the death of his mother Minodora. On 3 Feb. 1919, Serghie, residing at house no. 162, married a widow named Anna Bulbuc, a resident of house no. 357, born 10 Dec. 1890, widow of Ilarion Bulbuc, daughter of Miron and Elisaveta Iupanul.

4. The Miron Pascariu family: Another Pascar family lived at house no. 559, a residence that apparently had a secondary dwelling or outbuilding called house no. 559/II. The head of household was Miron Pascariu, born 15 Aug. 1841, died 7 March 1910 at the age of 68, son of George Pascariu. It is likely that Miron was an older brother of the abovementioned Ilie Pascar, born circa 1848, son of Georgie Pascar who was probably an uncle of Stefan, Teofan, and Anatolie Pascar in house no. 162. Miron married Ecaterina Gabor and had a daughter named Pelagia Pascari, born and baptised 11 July 1883; a son named Dorofteiu Pascariu, a peasant farmer of Tereblecea who lived at house no. 559, born 16 March 1892; another a daughter named Pelagia Pascariu, born 24 Aug. 1884; and a daughter named Marta Pascari. Dorofteiu married on 22 July 1918 to Elisaveta Vasilas, a peasant woman of Tereblecea who lived at house no. 211, born 2 July 1896, daughter of Simeon and Maria Vasilas. (Note: There was also a Doroftei Pascar in Tereblecea who was godfather of Eudochiea Cetatan, resident of house no. 251, born 26 Feb. 1881, baptised 28 Feb. 1881. But Dorofteiu Pascariu, son of Miron, was not born until 1892; and Doroftei Pascari, son of Vasilie, was not born until 1884.) Miron's daughter Marta, residing at house no. 559, had an illegitimate son Vasilie Pascari, born 22 Sept. 1901, died 23 Oct. 1901.

Four other sons of Miron are known: Andrei Pascar (or Andreiu Pascariu), resident of house nos. 557 and 539 (unless those are errors for "559," where Andrei also resided), who married Parascheva Bambureac and had a daughter Pelagia, born 14 March 1902, a son Vasile, born 14 March 1904, and another daughter Iiliana, born early Sept. 1906, died 1 March 1907; Simion Pascariu, resident of house no. 559/II, who had a son named Leon, born 5 Feb. 1908, died 9 May 1909; Filip Pascariu, born 11 Nov. 1886, resident of house no. 559/II, who married Natalia Pascariu, daughter of Anton Pascariu (see above), on 2 Feb. 1912; and Dimitrie Pascariu, born 20 Oct. 1889, resident of house no. 559. Filip and Natalia had a son named Leon, born 21 (or 26?) Dec. 1912, died 3 April 1913; and another son named Ioan, born 22 Jan. 1915.

5. The Nicolai Pascariu family: At house no. 32 during the 1890s was a family headed by Nicolai Pascariu of Tereblecea, son of Ioan Pascariu, son of Teodor Pascariu. Nicolai was born circa 1855 and died at the age of 36 on 14 Sept. 1891. He married Charitina Aurite and had children named Ilie, born 20 July 1884; Dimitrie, born 23 Oct. 1886; Ioan, born circa 1888, died 20 Feb. 1893 at age 4; and Leontina, born 12 July 1891, died 5 Nov. 1891 at the age of 4 months. Also living at house no. 32 was Nicolai's sister Ecaterina Pascar, who married on 1 Feb. 1898 to Ion Noga, son of the late Dimitrie Noga of Tereblecea. Ecaterina and Ion, then residing at house no. 32, had a son Dimitrie Noga on 26 Oct. 1898, and a daughter Anastasia Noga on 24 Jan. 1901, at which time they were living at house no. 549. Because Nicolai's wife was an Aurite, and they apparently lived close to house no. 42, it is possible that Nicolai was related to the next family.

6. The Ioan Pascar family: Living at house no. 49 was Dorofteiu Pascar of Tereblecea, son of Ioan Pascar. Dorofteiu was born circa 1828, died died 20 Sept. 1905 at the age of 77. I have not yet found other parish records of this family, but living nearby in house no. 42 was the family of Cosma Aurite, son of Ioan Aurite. Cosma's wife was Ierina Pascar (or Irina Pascariu), daughter of Ioan and Ileana Pascar of Tereblecea. It is possible that Irina was sister of Dorofteiu in house no. 49. Irina and Cosma had a daughter Leontina Aurite, born 30 March 1884; a daughter Ana Aurite (or Anna), born 9 Dec. 1885; a son Constantin Aurite, born 21 May 1891; a daughter Ecaterina Aurite, born 24 March 1895; a son Vasilie Aurite, born 12 Nov. 1897; and twins Sergie (a son) and Fevronia (a daughter) on 17 Aug. 1899. The godfather of Sergie was Cosma Pascar of house no. 348 (see above), and the godmother of Fevronia was Ecaterina, wife of Iacob Hritcan, probably a relative of Iuliana Hritcan who was probably Cosma Pascar's mother -- all of which suggests that the Pascars of house no. 348 were related to the Pascars of house no. 42. By an unknown father, Ana Aurite had an illegimate son named Serghie Aurite who died 16 July 1905 when he was just 10 days old. Ana did not marry until she was 32 years old, when she married on 25 Feb. 1918 to a widower named Gavriil Dubau, born 26 March 1877, a peasant farmer of Tereblecea who lived in house no. 548, son of Ciril Dubau and Paraschiva Gavriloaie. Ana's brother Constantin married on 10 Feb. 1919 to Zenovia Gavriloaie, born 24 March 1893, a peasant woman of Tereblecea who lived at house no. 354, daughter of Ioachim and Varvara Gavriloaie. The common family names of Pascar and Dubau are suggestive of a relationship between Ana Aurite's family and our Pascar family (i.e., Ioan Pascariu, son of Constantin Pascariu, who married Iulita Dubau).

Victims of Communist Tyranny -- Pascars of Tereblecea

AMONG THOSE Romanians who suffered under Communism were individuals surnamed Pascar from Tereblecea. As I mention elsewhere, there were also some Olars from Tereblecea who were victims of Communist violence. The website of the Procesul Comunismului project is devoted to studying the bloody history of Communist tyranny in Romania. In the project's dictionary of Romanians who were arrested, tortured, enslaved, and/or murdered for their opposition to Communism, these names are found:

PASCAR, Doroftei. Din comuna Tereblecea – Hliboca (Bucovina). Deportat de sovietici, în 1941. A murit în condiţii de exterminare. Aceeaşi soartă au avuto Elisaveta (1), Elisaveta (2) şi Serghei, tot din Tereblecea.
PASCAR, Gheorghe. Tăran din comuna Tereblecea (Porumbnoe) - raion Hliboca – Storojineţ (Bucovina). Deportat de sovietici, la 12/13 iunie 1941, în Kazakhstan. A supravieţuit deportării.

It is likely that these Pascars were closely related to my grandmother's family. In fact, it is very likely that Doroftei Pascar is none other than Dorofteiu Pascariu, born 1892, son of Miron Pascariu, from house no. 559, whose wife was named Elisaveta (see above).

Paskars from nearby Tereblecea

There were also Paskars/Pascars living in the towns and villages near Tereblecea, who may possibly be related to the Pascars of Tereblecea. For example, at house no. 39 in the settlement of Vascauli in the District of Siret, there was a bachelor named Nicolaiu Carstiuc (who later changed his surname to Carsteanu), a peasant farmer, born 15 July 1891, son of Nicolaiu Carstiuc and Eleana Paskar. On 2 June 1919, Nicolaiu married a peasant farming woman of Tereblecea named Eufrosina Nimigean, resident of house no. 443, born 7 dec. 1894, daughter of Ilie and Eudochia Nimigean. Nicolaiu's mother Eleana may have been related to one of the Pascar families of Tereblecea.

Catholic records show an earlier family of Romanian Paskars at Milleschoutz in Bucovina, who may be related to a later family of Paszkars/Pasztors at Andrasfalva in Bucovina. In an email of 11 April 2001, Bucovina genealogical researcher Beth Long mentions an Eastern Orthodox man living at Milleschoutz named Bazil Paszkar ("Vasilie Pascar"), who had a son named Gergely Paszkar ("Gregory") in 1827. Gergely moved to Andrasfalva, where he married a Catholic woman named Rozalia Sebestyen in 1858.

Another family of Romanian Paskars appears in the Catholic Church records of the town of Andrasfalva, Bucovina, in the early 1900s. In the email of 11 April 2001, Beth Long mentions a Janos Paszkar of Andrasfalva, born 1877, son of Gyorgy Paszkar ("Gheorghie Pascar") and Ilona Grigoras ("Eleana" or "Elena"). Janos was Eastern Orthodox, but married a Catholic woman named Dorotea Rottenstein in 1903. They had three sons, who were baptised Orthodox but who married Catholics: Jozsef Paszkar, born 1904, married Bernadette Csiszer in 1925; Adolf Paszkar, born 1906, married Katalin Sebestyen in 1930; and Janos Paszkar, born 1908, married Maria Gruber in 1933. Jozsef, Adolf, and Janos changed their surname to "Pasztor" in the 1940s, when the Bucovina Hungarians relocated to Vojvodina. According to Beth Long, today most of the Paszkar/Pasztors live in Tolna County, Hungary. This "Hungarianisation" of this Paskar family is interesting when it is remembered that the earliest Paskar that I have found was an ethnic Hungarian living in Moldavia during the 1600s.

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