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The son of
Andrij and Ánna (Oplinich) Brenzovich. Męchal was born on 20 Nov 1887 presumably in Už County, Carpathian Rus', Austria-Hungary
(Present Ukraine). He was married and had one child. Męchal died on 29 May 1914 in St Clair, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. He is buried in St
Michael's Russian Greek Catholic
Cemetery, St Clair, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania.
For more information
regarding Męchal, his spouse and children scroll down the page.
More About Męchal 'Michael' Brenzovich:
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Age: At time of death: 26 years, 6 months, 9 days
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Cause of Death: Mining accident at the Herbine Colliery in St
Clair Pennsylvania, crushed by falling rocks, fractured skull and ribs
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Death Fact: Time of death 2:40pm
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Death Fact: Death certificate informant was Nicklos Brenzovich
(See Brenzovich Family Tree Page)
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Funeral Director: Monahan Funeral Home, St Clair Pennsylvania
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Employer: St Clair Coal Company
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Occupation: Mine Labor
- Religion: Greek Catholic or Byzantine Greek Catholic
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Notes for Męchal 'Michael' Brenzovich:
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GENERAL NOTE: Męchal/Michael's
existence was discovered in July 2002 while searching for the grave site of Jurkó 'George' Brenzovich in St Clair, Schuylkill
County Pennsylvania.
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BIRTH PLACE: Męchal's
exact birth place is unknown, however Už county is now located in the Velkyj Bereznyj district of the Transcarpathian
Oblast (Region) Ukraine. Prior to the partitioning of the Hungarian Empire after World War I, Už County [English translation
Uzh; spelled Ung in Hungarian] was part of the Hungarian Empire and eventually the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Geographically it is located in southern slopes of the Carpathian Mountains of East-Central Europe, the
ancestral homeland of the Carpatho-Rusyn people. The region was known for centuries
as Carpathian Rus'; also referred to as Ruthenia. The
area comprising Už County was called Subcarpathian Rus’. After World
War I it was made part of the republic of Czechoslovakia. After World War II it was annexed by the Soviet Union and made part of the Ukraine. For more information about the Carpatho-Rusyn
people and their homeland click here.
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DEATH: A brief news article in the Pottsville Journal dated 29
May 1914 reads; "Killed by Fall of Coal - Mike Benzwvich, age 26 years was caught under a fall of coal at the Herbine
colliery, at St Clair yesterday afternoon late and instantly killed. He is survived
by a wife and one child. Deputy Coroner Hughes will conduct an inquest." Note; results of inquest are not known at this time.
Spouse: Unknown at this time.
Children of Męchal 'Michael' Brenzovich:
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