Taras Shevchenko - Biography and Family History

1. Taras Shevchenko - HIS Family and biography Лисенко Наталія Андріївнаучитель англійської мови Пальчиківського НВК«Дошкільний навчальний заклад-загальноосвітня школа І-ІІ ст.» Катеринопільської РДА

2. Taras gryhorovychShevchenkowas born in 1814, inthe village Moryntsi province of Kiev,

3. Out of 47 years of his life, Taras Shevchenko spent 24 years in serfdom, 10 - in exile, and the rest - under the police supervision.

4. Childhood Taras Shevchenko, the son of serfs, was born on the estate of Baron Vasyl Engelhardt on March 9, 1814. One of six children, at his birth he was little more than another possession of his lord and master.

5. In 1816 the Shevchenko family moved to the village of Kirilivka (now Shevchenkove), where Taras spent his childhood years.

6. Shevchenko's parents, Hryhori and Kateryna, worked in the fields of Baron Engelhardt, as did his older brother Mykyta.

7. At the age of eleven Taras became an orphan when, in the spring of 1825, his father died.

8. Shevchenko`s FAMILY TREE • 1.Prokop Shevchenko 2.Petro Shevchenko (1847–1944?) • 3.Maria Hryhorivna Shevchenko (1814?–unknown) (His twin sister) • 4.Yaryna Hryhorivna Boiko (Shevchenko) (1816–1865) married Fedir Kondratievych Boiko (1811–1850) • Maryna Boiko • Ustyna Boiko (1836–unknown) • Illarion Boiko (1840–unknown) • Lohvyn Boiko (1842–unknown) • Ivan Boiko (1845–unknown) • Lavrentiy Boiko (1847–unknown)

9. 5.Maria Hryhorivna Shevchenko (1819–1846) • 6.Yosyp Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1821–1878) married Matrona Hryhorivna Shevchenko (1820?–unknown), far relative • Andriy Shevchenko • Ivan Shevchenko • Trokhym Shevchenko (September 20, 1843–unknown)

10. Shevchenko never married. He had six siblings and at least three step-siblings, of whom only Stepan Tereshchenko (1820?–unknown) is known. Some sources connect him to the Tereshchenko family of Ukrainian industrialists.

11. T. Shevchenko Parents Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko (1782? – 1825) and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko (Boiko) (1782? – August 6, 1823) lived in the village of Moryntsi, of Kyiv Governorate of the Russian Empire (now in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine). The Shevchenko family moved to Kyrylivka soon after the birth of Taras. Two years later in Kerelivka, Taras' sister Yaryna was born. On September 1, 1823 Taras' mother passed away. A month later his father married Oksana Tereshchenko. Tereshchenko already had three children.

12. Creative life Literary works: • A collection of poetry “Kobzar” • The drama “Nazar Stodolia” • Two dramatic fragments • Nine novelettes • A diary • An autobiography in Russian • Over 250 letters

13. Creative life painting works: • There are 835 works • 270 works are known but have been lost Among paintings: • 150 portraits • 43 self-portraits • Watercolour , equating and etching paintings

14. Resources: • V.Opara, T.Pakhomova. The Song of Love and Kindness to Cherkasy Oblast – Cherkasy, 2006 • http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Taras_Shevchenko • http://www.google.com.ua/search • http://www.dinternal.com.ua/topics/taras-shevchenko