Bogusha [Ru] Bogusza[Polish]

Grybow District, present day SE Poland

Lemko Surnames found in 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records

1. Bortniak / Bartniak / Bortnjak
2. Halkiewicz / Hal'kevych ( 2 families)
3. Gembala / Gembawa / Hembala
4. Horoszczak / Horoshchak / Choroszczak (6 families)
5. Gnida / Hnyda
6. Gruszka / Hrushka (2 families)
7. Duda
8. Kotulicz / Kutulicz / Kotulych
9. Kuziak / Kuzjak (4 families)
10. Kuzma
11. Kuczmar / Kuchmar
12. Marko
13. Mychalczyk / Michalczyk / Mykhal'chyk
14. Moloczak / Molochak
15. Prokopczak / Prokopchak
16. Russyniak / Rusiniak / Rusynjak
17. Sydorak / Sidorak / Sydorjak (2 families)
18. Stafin / Satfyn (3 families)
19. Stafiniak / Stafynjak (4 families)
20. Telepacz / Telipacz / Telepach
21. Chacholak / Khakholjak (2 families)
22. Choronczak / Khoronchak (3 families)
23. Szlanta / Shljanta [error in master]

Parish Data:

Church was "Saint Demetrius, the Great Martyr" built in 1858 [still standing]

The village was a filial parish to the one located in KOROLEVA RUS'KA located 4 km away. The wooden church was erected in 1858 replacing an older on that dated to at leats 1830. The church is now used by Poles. Prior to 1828 it was in independant parish that was established on August 10, 1627 when permission was given to the pastor to purchase the land for 100 zloty.

In 1785 the village lands comprised 13.41 sq.km. There were 550 Greek Catholics 5 Roman Catholics and 0 Jews

1840 - 640 Greek Catholics

1859 - 596 Greek Catholics

1879 - 610 Greek Catholics

1899 - 575 Greek Catholics

1926 - included in main church

1936 - 26 Greek Catholics

The village was incorporated into the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

Also in 1830 there were 12 small localities served from this church but as of 1859 there is no mention of them

LDS microfilm #'s 1956073, 1956074 contain:

Births 1777-1784

Marriages and Deaths 1777-1784

Births 1784-1829

Births 1822-1867

Marriages 1784-1878

Deaths 1842-1893