The following is a transcription of the Nadezhda Doukhobor Cemetery located 7 1/2 miles north-east of Veregin, Saskatchewan. Rural Municipality of Keys No. 303. Land location: NW 24-31-1 West of Second (New Section) & NE 23-31-1 West of Second (Old Section). Latitude: 51°40.591. Longitude: 102°01.805. Transcribed by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff on July 11, 2004. Updated January 18, 2006.
View of the cemetery from the north facing south. Note the main section (left) and old section (right).
Historical Background
Nadezhda (aka Nadojda) Cemetery was established in 1899 by the Doukhobors of Nadezhda village. Following the Dominion Land Survey of 1907, the cemetery was moved from the old section to the new section in order to accommodate the road allowance. After the abandonment of the village in 1940, the cemetery continued to be used by local Doukhobors and is still in active use today. It is privately owned and is well maintained.
Layout
The cemetery is approximately one acre in size and is enclosed by a shelterbelt of mature spruce trees. There is a single iron gate. The main section of the cemetery contains 83 interments in eight rows facing east-west. An older section across the road contains an additional 7 interments. There are 90 interments in total. Over half the graves (50) have no marker and the mounds have been leveled. I have used the cemetery plot map, death certificates and oral tradition to identify 22 of these. The remaining 28 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
Transcription
| Surname | Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bloodoff |
Annie | – | – | No Marker |
| Cazakoff | Fedosia | – | Aug. 7, 1927 | Nee Savinkoff – No Marker |
| Cazakoff | Wasilii | – | Nov. 15, 1926 | No Marker |
| Dootoff | Peter F. | 1875 | Jun. 26, 1950 | No Marker |
| Holukoff | Ivan | 1842 | 1924 | Died age 82 years – No Marker |
Holukoff |
Nastya | 1886 | 1952 | |
Horkoff |
Pete | – | 1914 | |
Horkoff |
Polly | – | 1914 | Wife of Pete |
Konkin |
– | – | – | No Marker |
Lebedeff * |
Matvey W. | Jan. 6, 1873 | Jul. 24, 1937 | Doukhobor Martyr |
Mahonin * |
John L. | – | 1924 | |
Mahonin |
Mabel | – | 1938 | No Marker |
Mahonin |
M.N. | – | 1917 | |
Matvenko |
Dora | 1904 | 1999 | |
| Novikoff | Pologea W. | – | 1918 | Nee Cazakoff – No Marker |
Podovinnikoff |
Helen | – | – | Marker worn and indecipherable |
| Popoff | Anna | 1874 | 1903 | Old Section – No Marker |
Popoff |
Kuzma | 1872 | 1958 | |
Popoff |
Mary | 1874 | 1955 | Wife of Kuzma |
| Reilkoff | John | – | – | No Marker |
Satkoff |
George | – | 1959 | No Marker |
| Satkoff | Paranya | – | – | Wife of George – No Marker |
Strelioff |
Metro | – | – | No Marker |
Strelioff |
Peter D. | 1910 | 1956 | No Marker |
Strelioff |
Polly | – | – | No Marker |
| Sukorokoff | Maria | Jul. 2, 1911 | Feb. 15, 1941 | No Marker |
Vanjoff |
Fred M. | Jul. 24, 1878 | Feb. 25, 1942 | |
Vanjoff |
Polly A. | 1876 | 1958 | Wife of Fred |
Vereschagin * |
George M. | 1863 | Apr. 12, 1933 | |
Vereshagin |
Wasyl | 1889 | 1960 | |
| Voikin | Annie M. | – | Sep. 13, 1941 | No Marker |
Youritson |
Laura F. | 1880 | 1944 | Wife of Nick |
Youritson |
Nick K. | 1890 | 1945 | |
Zarchikoff |
Annie W. | 1885 | 1964 | Wife of Wasyl |
Zarchikoff * |
Fred W. | 1881 | 1952 | |
Zarchikoff * |
Joe W. | – | Jun. 9, 1947 | Note: Error on tombstone. Correct year of death: 1945 |
Zarchikoff * |
Mary N. | 1882 | 1946 | Wife of Fred |
Zarchikoff * |
Wasyl W. | Jun. 1881 | 1949 | |
Zeibin |
Feodor S. | 1904 | Apr. 3, 1928 | No Marker |
Zeibin |
Florence | – | – | No Marker |
Zeibin |
Ivan S. | 1904 | Apr. 3, 1925 | No Marker |
| Zeibin | Ivan | 1877 | 1904 | Old Section – No Marker |
Zeibin |
Laura | 1904 | Apr. 12, 1928 | Nee Holoboff |
| Zeibin | Peter | – | – | No Marker |
| Zeibin | Semeon | 1818 | 1903 | Old Section – No Marker |
*Translated from Russian.
View of the cemetery gate from the road facing east.
Grave of Matvey V. Lebedeff, first Doukhobor military conscript to refuse to bear arms in 1895.
View of the cemetery from the east looking west. Note the large number of unmarked grave plots
Notes
Various sources of data have been used in compiling this information, including: marker transcriptions, cemetery plot map, death certificates, local histories and oral tradition. I have photos for most of the headstones and would be happy to share them. Special thanks to Mike Zeebin for assisting in locating the old section of the cemetery and for identifying additional interments. This is a work in progress. If readers have any comments, corrections or additions with respect to Nadezhda Cemetery, please contact Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.
