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''13. EPIDEMIC 1617.
''13. EPIDEMIC 1617.
It swept all of Dalmatia, but left the most severe consequences on the island of Korčula. It appeared first with the sailors of the Venetian ship (as N. Ostojić describes) who wintered in Korčula that year. Suburban homes had to be emptied to turn into dwellings for diseased sailors. The contagion soon spread to citizens and within a few months more than half of the population had died. A particularly devastating disease was, according to the data, for wealthier residents, so many entire noble families who had a reputation for their homeland were extinct.}}
It swept all of Dalmatia, but left the most severe consequences on the island of Korčula. It appeared first with the sailors of the Venetian ship (as N. Ostojić describes) who wintered in Korčula that year. Suburban homes had to be emptied to turn into dwellings for diseased sailors. The contagion soon spread to citizens and within a few months more than half of the population had died. A particularly devastating disease was, according to the data, for wealthier residents, so many entire noble families who had a reputation for their homeland were extinct.}} Taken from 'Plague Epidemic on the Island of Korcula 2007'.
Taken from 'Plague Epidemic on the Island of Korcula 2007'.
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* Ship of travel: Pannonia
* Ship of travel: Pannonia
Peter Ante Zuvela immigrated with his sisters Marija and Vica. Peter and Marija's destination was Port Arthur, Ontario Canada. In 1912 he married Marija Oreb (also from Vela Luka). They had 10 children and 37 grandchildren. In 1937 the whole family of 10 kids moved back to Washington state and settled in Everett where he lived until his death in 1964.
Peter Ante Zuvela immigrated with his sisters Marija and Vica. In 1912 he married Marija Oreb (also from Vela Luka). They had 10 children and 37 grandchildren. Peter worked in the iron ore mines and on commercial fishing boats. In 1937 the whole family of 10 kids to Washington state (USA) and settled in Everett where he lived until his death in 1964.
[[File:PZ Peter Zuvela (1889-1964) and Marija Oreb (1891-1966).jpg|thumb|left|390px|Peter Zuvela (1889-1964) and Marija Oreb (1891-1966) Taken in their back yard in Everett Washington (circa 1950’s)]]
[[File:PZ Peter Zuvela (1889-1964) and Marija Oreb (1891-1966).jpg|thumb|left|490px|Peter Zuvela (1889-1964) and Marija Oreb (1891-1966) Taken in their back yard in Everett Washington (circa 1950’s)]]
20. Mare Zuvela Grizim - Valegranda, Jugoslavia 1921 <ref>referenced from https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6NH-PTP</ref>
20. Mare Zuvela Grizim - Valegranda, Jugoslavia 1921 <ref>referenced from https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6NH-PTP</ref>
=='''Additional''' surnames similar to Zuvella but not of Korčula origins==
=='''Additional''' surnames similar to Zuvella but not of Korčula origins plus Zouvelos==
* Athena Zouvella from Zakynthos, Greece 1922 [http://www.ellisisland.org/search/matchMore.asp?LNM=ZOUVELLA&PLNM=ZOUVELLA&kind=exact&offset=0&dwpdone=1] Zouvella from Zakynthos is the closest spelling to Xuvella. I assume that the Greek source was '''Zouvelos''' (Ζουβέλος). With the arrival of the Republic of Venice in the coastal area (Greece), it is possible that the old Venetian influence made it Zouvella (modern Zouvela).
* Athena Zouvella from Zakynthos, Greece 1922 [http://www.ellisisland.org/search/matchMore.asp?LNM=ZOUVELLA&PLNM=ZOUVELLA&kind=exact&offset=0&dwpdone=1] Zouvella from Zakynthos is the closest spelling to Xuvella. I assume that the Greek source was '''Zouvelos''' (Ζουβέλος). With the arrival of the Republic of Venice in the coastal area (Greece), it is possible that the old Venetian influence made it Zouvella (modern Zouvela).
'''CONCLUSION'''
'''CONCLUSION'''
The Zuvelas came to the '''Republic of Venice''' in the 1630s (most likely refugees). They settled in the west end of the island of Korčula (previously ''also know'' as Curzola <ref>Greek: Kórkyra Melaena or Κόρκυρα Μέλαινα, and Corcyra Nigra (Latin)</ref>). Residency was set up in a small field called Rasohatica (previously know as Rasohatija).
The Zuvelas came to the Republic of Venice's, Dalmazia Veneta in the 1630s (most likely refugees). They settled in the west end of the island of Korčula (previously ''also know'' as Curzola <ref>Greek: Kórkyra Melaena or Κόρκυρα Μέλαινα, and Corcyra Nigra (Latin)</ref>). Residency was set up in a small field called Rasohatica (previously know as Rasohatija).
Three male names come up in my research that are '''not recorded''' as being born on Korčula (not registered ''via'' church records of births):
Three male names come up in my research that are '''not recorded''' as being born on Korčula (not registered ''via'' church records of births):
According to Zvonko Maričić, Ivan (Giovanni) was a witness to a contract being signed in 1672 and '''his father was Kuzme''' (Cosma). '''Kuzma''' is not part of the Zuvela Korčula family trees as being born on the island, this may indicate him as a migrant arrival.
According to Zvonko Maričić, Ivan (Giovanni) was a witness to a contract being signed in 1672 and '''his father was Kuzme''' (Cosma). '''Kuzma''' is not part of the Zuvela Korčula family trees as being born on the island, this may indicate him as a migrant arrival.
'''Please note''': It would seem that the old Xuvellas could read. We are looking at Old Venetian and Latin. </ref>
'''Please note''': It would seem that the old Xuvellas could read. We are looking at Old Venetian-Italian. </ref>
*Matteo had a son called '''Antun''' (Antonio) who was born '''1651''' on Korčula. <ref>According to one of the Zuvela family tree Ante (Antonio) '''Jnr''' was '''born 1651''' and is the son of Matteo. '''Matteo Xuvella''' is not part of the Zuvela Korčula family tree as being born on the island of Korčula.</ref>
*Matteo had a son called '''Antun''' (Antonio) who was born '''1651''' on Korčula. <ref>According to one of the Zuvela family tree Ante (Antonio) '''Jnr''' was '''born 1651''' and is the son of Matteo. '''Matteo Xuvella''' is not part of the Zuvela Korčula family tree as being born on the island of Korčula.</ref>
'''Note''': What we can '''safely assume''' is that from the 13th century onwards there were '''two ethnic''' communities living on the island in the middle ages, one being descendants of the Roman Empire and the other being of Slavic descent </ref><ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=p3oGybOY1w4C&pg=PA103&dq=korcula+Venice++Slavs&hl=en&ei=oMBjTJPQBoicvgPkpPCeCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CE4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=korcula%20Venice%20%20Slavs&f=false When Ethnicity Did not Matter in the Balkans:] by John Van Antwerp Fine. (p103)</ref>. With time these languages started to overlap. By the time the Zuvelas arrived on the island the majority of the population of the island of Korčula (in particularly the west end) spoke ''old Croatian'' <ref>Closely related to Chakavian of the 15th century. " ''..... Chakavian dialects of western Croatia, Istria, the coast of Dalmatia (where a literature in that dialect developed in the 15th century), and some islands in the Adriatic. In those areas...'' " '''taken''' from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/104539/Chakavian</ref> with a mix of the Romance Dalmatian language <ref>Dalmatian-language:''"Dalmatian language, extinct Romance language formerly spoken along the Dalmatian coast from the island of Veglia (modern Krk) to Ragusa (modern Dubrovnik). Ragusan Dalmatian probably disappeared in the 17th century; the Vegliot Dalmatian dialect became extinct in the 19th century"'' '''taken''' from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/150247/Dalmatian-language.</ref> and with heavy influences of Venetian (''lingua franca'' of that era). This is in essence is the old Korčula dialect.
'''Note''': What we can '''safely assume''' is that from the 13th century onwards there were '''two ethnic''' communities living on the island in the middle ages, one being descendants of the Roman Empire and the other being of Slavic descent </ref><ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=p3oGybOY1w4C&pg=PA103&dq=korcula+Venice++Slavs&hl=en&ei=oMBjTJPQBoicvgPkpPCeCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CE4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=korcula%20Venice%20%20Slavs&f=false When Ethnicity Did not Matter in the Balkans:] by John Van Antwerp Fine. (p103)</ref>. With time these languages started to overlap. By the time the Zuvelas arrived on the island the majority of the population of the island of Korčula (in particularly the west end) spoke ''old Croatian'' <ref>Closely related to Chakavian of the 15th century. " ''..... Chakavian dialects of western Croatia, Istria, the coast of Dalmatia (where a literature in that dialect developed in the 15th century), and some islands in the Adriatic. In those areas...'' " '''taken''' from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/104539/Chakavian</ref> with a mix of the Romance Dalmatian language <ref>Dalmatian-language:''"Dalmatian language, extinct Romance language formerly spoken along the Dalmatian coast from the island of Veglia (modern Krk) to Ragusa (modern Dubrovnik). Ragusan Dalmatian probably disappeared in the 17th century; the Vegliot Dalmatian dialect became extinct in the 19th century"'' '''taken''' from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/150247/Dalmatian-language.</ref> and with heavy influences of Venetian (''lingua franca'' of that era). This is in essence is the old Korčula dialect.
So with time verbally Antonio would become '''Antun''' ''or'' Ante. It is quite possible later that both verbally Antonio and Ante were used with Antonio slowly disappearing from local language, a process of several centuries . Written language was a different story, Latin and Venetian Italian were the standard written language back then so Antonio still existed in written form. In 1797 the island of Korčula was no longer part of the Republic of Venice (dissolved by the French Empire: 1797). The last Italian language government school was abolished in the town of Korčula on the 13th of September 1876.
So with time verbally Antonio would become '''Antun''' ''or'' Ante. It is quite possible later that both verbally Antonio and Ante were used with Antonio slowly disappearing from local language, a process of several centuries . Written language was a different story, Latin and Venetian Italian were the standard written language back then so Antonio still existed in written form. In 1797 the island of Korčula was no longer part of the Republic of Venice (dissolved by the French Empire: 1797). The last Italian language government school was abolished in the town of Korčula on the 13th of September 1876.
Currently my thoughts on the actual word Xuvella as a surname might have been reinterpret with the Zuvelas arrival on the island in the early 1600s, which also signalled a new fresh start for the family.
Currently my thoughts on the actual word Xuvella as a surname might have been reinterpret with the Zuvelas arrival on the island in the early 1600s, which also signalled a new fresh start for the family.
