The original purpose of this work (started in 1987 and first presented in 1994) was to visually and coherently bring together the relationships of the descendants of five German-Ukrainian siblings who came to Canada in the early 1900s from Russia. For the most part these descendants settled and are settled in Saskatchewan.

A history is not attempted. That is left for others. However, it is hoped that this work will make the younger members of the family aware of their genealogy and inspire them to carry on this project.

September 2010
Vancouver

If you are a member of this family of descendants and would like the information that we have, please email us with your relationship.

If you don't know whether you are a member of the family group,
Click Here to see the basic outline of the direct descendants second generation of the members this project concerns.

If you still not sure, email us giving your parents and grandparents names and we will check our full current descendancy list of the Five Bitz siblings.

Philip & Mary Bitz Family
(and Nicholas Bitz - the Pretula Family)

Philip and Maria (Mary Albrecht) Bitz. Emigrated to Canada in 1913 from a village near Odessa, Russia.  Philip (1885-1936) was the fourth sibling of the five siblings. He  married Maria (Mary) Albrecht (1886-1984) on June 15, 1913, in Regina Saskatchewan. They were the parents of seven children residing initially in Regina and Saskatoon and eventually in Vancouver.

Philip Bitz family members are welcome to visit this

PRIVATE SECTION
(password required)

of the website dealing with the Philip and Mary family, including the younger brother Nicholas, and  Albrecht Descendancy outline.

Requests for password.