Alex Baker

Personal and Family Information

Alex was born in 1897 in Khoyniki, Rechitsa District, Minsk Gubernia., the son of Jacob-Moshe Baker and Leah Esther Blumin.

He died in 1940 in New York, NY.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

Surname was Pekurowsky -also spelled Pekurovski/Pekurowski/Pekurovskij, Khoyniki, Rechitsa District, Minsk Gubernia.

Chvonicker Independent Aid Association: On a map of Minsk in volumes of Minsk Yizkor books, Yeshiah Metal, YIVO librarian found Chvonick in the deep southeast corner of Minsk gubernia, spelled with one vov where the landsmanshaft spelled it with two vovs. In the shtetl finder it is listed as Khoyniki, Khoiniki and Khojniki. The Yiddish spellings of Slavic place names is a wonderful opportunity for playing guessing games. The shtetl Khoyniki, Khoinikskaya Volost, Rechitsa uyezd, Minsk gubernia; Latitude: 51o54' Longitude: 29o58'; also known as Khoiniki. The Shtetl Khoyniki has several spellings: Choiniki, Choniki, Chojnicki, Khoyniki, Khojniki, Khoiniki, Khvoyniki. 1897-1898 population: Khoiniki, 1668 Jewish, (2685 All population) and is located about 170.5 miles in the deep SE of Minsk. Khoyniki was located in the Uyezd/District of Rechitsa and in the Gubernia/Province of Minsk. Khoyniki - Poles'ye Oblast-today the town is in the Gomel Oblast/ Province, Belarus. The Khoiniki region was founded on December 18, 1926. The administration center of the region is the town of Khoiniki which was first mentioned in 1512 as a village of the Bragin county of the Great Principality of Lithuania.

The Khoyniki region is one of the most contaminated regions by the Chernobyl catastrophe and 40% of its population was resettled. Latitude: 51 54', Longitude: 29 58'.

Actual references to Nokhim-Mordukh Pekurovskij:

Rechitsa District, 1838-1917

http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/albell/minsk/records.html

Conscription list, Oct.1888

http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/albell/1888octdraft.html

In 1869, Russian was declared to be the official language in all provinces of the Russian Empire. Polish language terminology that was used prior to that date was replaced by Russian. Record-keeping reverted back to the Polish language after Poland once again became an independent country after World War I.

Polish provinces of the Russian Empire (before 1869)

Wojewodztwo or Departament = province

Powiat = district

Gmina = smaller district including several villages

Wies = village

Kolonia = colony (a small settlement outside the main village)

Russian Empire

Gubernia = province

Uezd = district

Volost = smaller district including several villages

Gorod = town/city

Selo/Derevnaya = village

Lithuania Today

Apskritis = province

Rajon/Rajonas = district

Miestas = city

Miestelis = town

Kaimas = village

Poland Today

Wojewodztwo = province

Powiat = district

Gmina = smaller district including several villages

Miasto = city/town

Wies = village

Belarus Today

Oblast = province

Raion = district

Gorod = city/town

Selo/derevnaya = village

Ukraine Today

Oblast = province

Raion = district

Misto = city/town

Selo = village

For information about accessing landsmanshaften records:

http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/accessing_yivo_records.htm

Also, visit: http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/chvonicker_independent_aid_association.htm