Lebedevo Cemetery - Arran District, Saskatchewan

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Lebedevo Cemetery - Arran District, Saskatchewan

The following is a transcription of the Lebedevo Doukhobor Cemetery located 5 miles south-west of Arran, Saskatchewan. Rural Municipality of St. Philips No. 301. Land location: SW 21-33-31 West of First. Latitude: 51° 50.595. Longitude: 101°48.738. Transcribed by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff with Fred Petroff and George Negrave on September 2, 2006.

View of the cemetery from the northwest facing southeast.

Historical Background

Lebedevo Cemetery was established in 1905 by the Doukhobors of Lebedevo village near Arran. After the abandonment of the village in 1917, the cemetery continued to be used by local Doukhobors until the 1940's. It is no longer in active use and is badly overgrown. It is privately owned.

Layout

The cemetery is approximately one acre in size and is enclosed by a wire fence. There is dense scrub and brush throughout. The cemetery contains approximately 50 interments in a single section comprised of five rows facing east-west. The vast majority of graves (45) have no marker, however, many of the mounds are still clearly visible. I have used death certificates and oral tradition to identify 13 of these. The remaining unmarked graves are unidentified. With respect to graves with markers, the markers are typically plain, upright marble or slate headstones. Click here for an online cemetery map.

Driving Directions

To access the cemetery from Arran, travel west on Highway No. 49 for 4 miles (6.4 km). Or to access the cemetery from Pelly, travel east on Highway No. 49 for 5 miles (8.0 km). In either case, then turn south on the grid road and continue for 3/4 mile (1.2 km). The cemetery is on the east side of the road, approximately 100 yards (91 m) from the road allowance. This cemetery is on private property and permission to access should be obtained by the owners.

Transcription

Surname	Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Comments

Barabonoff	Tina F.	Sep. 17, 1902	Apr. 5, 1924	Nee Kazakoff - No Marker

Chernenkoff	Ivan M.	1856	Oct. 7, 1933	No Marker
Chernenkoff	Mary J.	Nov. 15, 1857	Feb. 11, 1923	Nee Kazakoff - No Marker
Chernenkoff	Mike S.	1869	May 24, 1946	No Marker
Chernenkoff	Pete A.	1907	Dec. 10, 1919	Son of Alex & Arina - No Marker
Chernoff	Alexei G.	1839	Jul. 1, 1928	No Marker

Dutoff *	Grigory W.	Feb. 11, 1891	Dec. 21, 1941

Kazakoff	Fotey H.	1869	Jan. 19, 1937	No Marker

Malakoff *	Michael I.	Aug. 30, 1906	May 02, 1922

Rebalkin	Maria J.	-	Mar. 31, 1929	Nee Berekoff - No Marker
Rebalkin	Vera J.	Mar. 16, 1929	Mar. 23, 1929	Child of John and Mary - No Marker
Reibin	baby	Dec. 20, 1937	Dec. 20, 1937	Child of Larry & Nellie - No Marker
Remezoff	Nasta J.	1863	Aug. 25, 1932	Nee Kazakoff - No Marker

Saprikin	Elsie N.	Mar. 10, 1894	May 23, 1937	Nee Legebokoff - No Marker
Slastukin	Dora F.	1888	1941
Slastukin	Fred N.	1889	Jun. 10, 1941	Died - age 52 years
Slastukin	K.N.	1878	1941

Vanin	John A.	1848	Jan. 31, 1926	No Marker

*Translated from Russian.

In addition, the following families resided in Lebedevo village and may have members buried in Lebedevo Cemetery: Argatoff, Chernenkoff, Chernoff, Dutoff, Gretchin, Harshenin, Kooftinoff, Legebokoff, Malakoff, Masloff, Podovinnikoff, Popoff, Sherbinin, Shiloff, Slastukin, Stoochnoff, Storgeoff, Vanin.

Another view of the cemetery from the grid (west) road facing east.

Notes

Various sources of data have been used in compiling this information including: marker transcriptions, death certificates and oral tradition. This is a work in progress. If readers have any comments, corrections or additions with respect to Lebedevo Cemetery, please contact Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.