Bos'ko [Ru] Besko [Polish]

Sanok District, present day SE Poland

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Lemko Surnames found in 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records

  1. Bal / Bal'
  2. Bek
  3. Bobak (3 families)
  4. Bursak
  5. Waynar / Vajnar
  6. Wladyka / Vladyka (2 families)
  7. Haluszka / Galuszka / Hawuska / Aluszka / Halushka (2 families)
  8. Hatala / Hatawa / Atala
  9. Hzyk / Gzyk / Gzik
  10. Golyzna / Holyzna
  11. Hrynio / Hryn'o
  12. Hryseczko / Hrysechko
  13. Demko (2 families)
  14. Dracz / Drach (3 families)
  15. Duda
  16. Dynko (3 families)
  17. Drahan / Dragan
  18. Kawka / Kauka / Kavka
  19. Kasczyn / Kascyn / Kas'chyn
  20. Kaczorowski / Kachorovs'kyj
  21. Kaczurko / Kaczorko / Kuczurko / Kachurko
  22. Kit / Kot
  23. Kowal / Koval' (2 families)
  24. Kozak (2 families)
  25. Kopina Kopyna
  26. Korecki / Korets'kyj
  27. Kostyn
  28. Kuzma / Kuz'ma
  29. Kunka / Kunko
  30. Labiak / Labjak (2 families)
  31. Malisz / Malysh
  32. Paluch / Pawuch / Paljukh
  33. Pestrak / Pestrah
  34. Petryszuk / Petryshuk
  35. Petruszczak / Petryshchak
  36. Popowyc / Popovych
  37. Proc / Proc' (2 families)
  38. Raitar / Reitar / Rajtar
  39. Roman
  40. Romanczak / Romanchak
  41. Sydor / Sidor
  42. Starenki / Staren'kyj
  43. Stycz / Stych
  44. Fedio / Fedzio / Fed'o
  45. Feszczak / Feshchak
  46. Furta
  47. Cieplyj / Cieply / Tseplyj / Ceplyj
  48. Cucyniak / Tsytsnyjak / Cycnyjak
  49. Cup / Czup / Tsup (3 families)
  50. Chowaniec / Chowanec / Howaniec / Khovanets'
  51. Cholawka / Chowawka / Kholjavka
  52. Choma / Homa / Khoma
  53. Chopko / Hopko / Khopko
  54. Szyk / Shyk
  55. Szymanski / Shymans'kyj
  56. Szymusz / Shymush
  57. Jurczyk / Jurchyk

Parish Data:

Church was "Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary" erected in 1881 [now destroyed]

The wooden church was built in 1881 and replaced an older wooden church from 1828. The parish was established on March 19, 1595 by King Sigismund III and the property belonged to the king.

In 1785 the village lands comprised 27.51 sq.km. There were 770 Greek Catholics 570 Roman Catholics and 30 Jews

1840 - 1069 Greek Catholics

1859 - 1038 Greek Catholics

1879 - 1283 Greek Catholics

1899 - 1406 Greek Catholics

1926 - 1823 Greek Catholics

1936 - 1870 Greek Catholics

The village was incorporated into the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

In 1936 there were 1510 Roman Catholics

In 1939 the pastor and members of 40 families (80 people) were executed by the Germans.

The villages of BUKIV (12km),  CHERESHNIV (10km), HACHIV (15km).  JASENIV (15km),  MYMON (3km),  VZDIV (7km) AND ZMYNYCJA (17km) were served by this church

LDS microfilm #0753058 contains Marriages 1784-1853 and Deaths 1784-1801