Karl Moro ← Murro

Estonian entrepreneur and businessman in Alberta Canada. 1st generation Estonian emigrant (pioneer) in Alberta Canada. / Kanada Alberta provintsi eesti ettevõtja ja ärimees. I põlve Eesti emigrant Alberta provintsis.

• 1870 Sünd / birth: Urvaste meetrikaraamat; 1870 - Sechs und Swanzigst Februar 1870; Sünd UKJ/ Birth according to the new calendar: 10.03.1870. Hauakivile märgitud/ marked on the headstone as 13.03.
• 1873-1879 Urvaste valla nimejuhataja
• 1855-1906 Urvaste personaalraamat. Sõmerpalu, Järvere, Mustja, ...
• 1855-1906 Urvaste PR. Sõmerpalu, Järvere, Mustja, ...; EAA.1270.1.847 - Karl Murro ja Marie Täht pere, pojad Georg, August, Oskar / Family of Karl Murro and Maria Täht, sons Georg, August, Oskar
• 1891 Väeteenistusse võetud / taken to the military service Sõmerpalu valla Kutsealuste nimekirjad; 1890-1895 - Karl had once belonged to the Tsar's household infantry unit./ Karl teenis Keiserliku Venemaa ihukaardiväe jalaväeosas
• 1898 abielu / marriage Urvaste meetrikaraamat; EAA.1270.1.810; 1898 ja Urvaste Eesti pihtkonna abielumeetrika; EAA.1270.1.858; 1892-1920
• Armulaual/ Commune Urvaste armulaualiste nimistud; EAA.1270.1.277; 1888-1907 - nach America; viimane armulaud 1904 / last commune in 1904, kuid vahepeal paus/ but with pauses in 29.07.1901-29.3.1905 ja 31.03.1905-12.01.1907
• 1902 The following groups arrive in Medicine Valley from Estonia: … • Karl Moro’s family from Sõmerpalu in the province of Võru. " page 8 in "History of Medicine Valley Estonian Settlement" by Voldemar Matiisen - this is mistaken, as Karl and Marie's third son Oscar was born in Võrumaa in October 1903!
• 1906 "Canada Census, 1906," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHVF-5QM : accessed 19 Sep 2012), Karl Moro, 1906.
• 1916 "Canada Census, 1916," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KM55-T2S : accessed 19 Sep 2012), Carl Moro, 1916.

It needs a clarification, whether the official family name was Muru or Moro. According to a family memory, brothers Karl and John (Juhan) kept their Estonian family name Muru til the end of their lives and used Moro-name in everyday documents. The family name was transferred officially into Moro-form by their mail descendants. There hasn't been any proof for that. Might be also vice versa.

Matti Muru märkmed/ notes (from Gustav Muru): Karl sõitis Kanadasse 1893-1894 (?). Karl travelled to Canada in 1893-1894 (?) - vale, esimesed Eesti asukad saabusid 1899!/ wrong, first Estonian settlers arrived in 1899!

Teiste Alberta Kanada emigrantide seas on mainitud "- 4 Moro brothers - Carl - John - + Henry - + Jaan" Mari Mottuse käsikirjast "Life & weddings of the first Estonian pioneers her in Eckwille at 1900" July 1967 a. lk 3. http://www.albertasource.ca/abestonians/pdf/Kingsep_account.pdf

In the early 20th century, Barons, Medicine Valley, and Stettler were the principal Estonian settlements in Alberta. However, other small locations throughout Alberta attracted Estonian settlers. One such location was Peace River, a tract of land in northern Alberta largely uninhabited by settlers.

Brothers Karl and John Moro emigrated from Estonia to Canada in 1904. In his native Estonia, Karl had once belonged to the Tsar's household infantry unit. Accompanying the two brothers were Karl 's wife, Mary, and their three sons, August, George and Oscar. Initially Karl and John acquired homesteads three miles north of Eckville. Tragically Mary suffered a stroke in 1921 and passed away three years later.

Karl built a flour mill in 1923. A short two years later, his sons Oscar and August formed a partnership and purchased the flour mill from their father. In 1928 Karl and his son George moved to the Peace River area where Karl opened a modest market garden while his son found employment at a local sawmill. Oscar sold his portion of the flour mill business and followed his family north. Here he opened a new flour mill and later a farm machine shop. Karl continued operating his market garden until he passed away in 1959. Source: http://www.albertasource.ca/Abestonians/people/first/moro.html

Üheks lisasissetulekuallikaks olid veskid. ... Suurima jahuveski asutas Karl Moro samuti Medicine'i jõe paisule. See läks 1923 üle aurujõule ja kui Karli pojad August ja Oskar veski üle võtsid, paisus tegevus nii suureks, et Morode veski varustas kogu Eckville'i alevikku elektrivooluga Allikas: http://www.eesti.ca/ajalugu/et/2.html

The Estonians in Canada before World War I: ... Major changes took place between 1908 and 1910. By then, most settlers had acquired a measure of financial strength and no longer had to find jobs off the farm. Additional income could be earned in milling. Fritz Kinna learned how to build dams and work with concrete while working on railway bridges, and used his new skill to build a mill on the Medicine River. Another mill was built by Juhan Mäesepp. Mart Sestrap had a small windmill, and Karl Moro built a large gristmill and dam on the Medicine River. Later it was converted to steam where business grew, and later still it supplied electricity to the entire town of Eckville". Source: http://www.eesti.ca/ajalugu/en/1.html

Kiri Peacc Riverilt, Kanadast

Harilikult algab meil Peace River'ü talv novembris, tänavu aga oli veel detsembri lõpul nii vähe külma ja lund, et kündsin oma uut maad 24-tollilise adraga. Läinud aasta hea nisulõikus tõi uut elu ja liikumist Peace River'i sundusse, mis asub Alberta põhjapoolses osas. Halva lõikuse vili tarvitatakse loomatoiduks, kuna hea vili läheb välisturule. Selle tõttu töötaski läinud aastal Peace River'i raudtee täie koormatusega. Suureks nuhtluseks raudteeliikumisele on Peace River'i madalik-org, mis asub tervelt 1000 jalga muust maapiimast madalamal — hiigeljõe töö aastate jooksul. Sellest orust ei pääse nisurong täie koormatusega läbi, vaid peab 3 korda orgu läbistama, et viia oma täit koormat tasasele maapinnale. Põliseid Peace River'i asunduse eestlasi-asunikke Eduard Moro, kes 36 aastat pidas Peace Riverls jahuveskit, müüs hiljuti oma veski ära Calgari rahameeste grupile ning lahkus Peace River'ilt. Peace River'i veskit jäi juhatama Oskar Moro. Eduard Moro ostis omale uue jahuveski Edmontoni linnast 50 miili ida poole, kus asub palju venelasi, nii et äri ajamiseks on tingimata tarvis mõista vene eelt. Ed. Moro vana mölder — inglane, kelle Ed. Moro omaga kaasa võttis uude asukohta, lahkus sealt mõne nädala pärast, kuna ei saanud keelega hakkama. Praegu on Ed. Moro jahuveskis ,.keeletargaks" Henry Rosenthal.

K. Moro. Allikas: Valis-Eesti Almanak 1937-02

1959 surm/ death Karl continued operating his market garden until he passed away in 1959. The death date was before marked as April 17, 1960.

MORO, Karl; 90; EST>Peace River AB; Record Gazette in 1960-4-21: http://abgensoc.ca/gp/rg19521971.html

47 records for Karl Moro, Publication Title: Peace River Record Gazette.

Article in the Estonian newspaper Luup 1999 No 12: http://www.postimees.ee/luup/99/12/elu3.shtm

Article in "Põlvnemislugu" No 30, November 2002. Ruth Teder - Vanaisa elust Kanadas / About the grandfathers life in Canada:

Karl Moro kirje Eesti biograafilises andmebaasis ISIK

https://familysearch.org/?LDS=1&region=11&

http://www.ra.ee/fotis/index.php?type=2&id=576896

http://www.ra.ee/fotis/index.php?type=2&id=578988