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Hi, I am trying to find out more about the surname Došen, as well as beyond my great great grandfather. My name is Predrag Došen born in Sydney, Australia, my father is Branko Došen born in Jarkovci village, town Indjija, Region, Srem, Vojvodina, Serbia, my grandfather was born I think in Beška, near Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia, but apparently my great grandfather Spasoje known as Djuro was born in Brezovac village near Slunj, Croatia. Apparently my great great grandfathers name is Mihajlo Došen, and that is all that I know. Not sure where he was born, if it was in Croatia or Bosnia or elsewhere.
From what I've been told they lived in Bosnia, there were 3 brothers. On the night of the wedding of one of the brothers, a Turkish/Muslim custom is for the Aga/Muslim Cleric to sleep with your bride on the first night, that brother apparently dressed up as a Bride & killed the Aga, and then fled to Brezovac, region I think is Kordun in Croatia. Whether this is a myth or true I don't know, that is all the information I have.
Please help me further. Thank you.
Posted : 11/07/2010 1:23 am
Hi,
I will check things out but in the mean time read this article, I used Google Translate to display it in English for you:
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=nl&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http://www.srpskadijaspora.info/vest.asp%3Fid%3D9191&sl=hr&tl=en
Regards,
Sergej
Posted : 12/07/2010 5:16 am
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Thank you, I think I have read this once before. Once again thank you for the translation but even though I was born in Australia, I am more than happy for you to communicate in English or Serbian if it is easier. Moze i cirilica.
Posted : 23/07/2010 10:44 am
Hi,
I did some research. From the data I gathered thus far your surname originated in Našice, Croatia. There is a Croatian branch and Serbian one. I would advice you contact the District Archive there via our Archives Page with the data of your ancestor. The can see if there is a match or not.
Regards,
Sergej
Posted : 12/08/2010 6:24 pm
Any updates?
Posted : 02/04/2011 6:16 pm
| 429 | 1889 | Došen | Petar | Ilijin | 41 Brezovac, Rakovica |
This is from the information database on the cadettes whose apprenticeship was sponsored by the Serbian Trade Association "The Merchant" . This person , Petar Došen, son of Ilija, household number 41, from the village of Brezovac that belonged to Rakovica county at the time, started his apprentziceship in the year 1889. He would have been ten years old at the time ( count +/- five years becuse some cadettes went away as small children, and some after they finished primary school).
In the same record there is one entry for the other location you mentioned - Inđija:
| 36430 | 1943 | Došen | Radivoj | Gojkov | Moja Volja, Inđija |
You can contact this organization for more inforormation, or see with your family members if they know of them.
You have not provided information on when your family moved to Vojvodina .
The revised victims lists for WWII casualties from Vojvodina with names cross-checked and added based on research 2002-2008 have three Došen family members listed as victims that were residents of Jarkovci , Inđija municipality:
Došen (Jovan) Dragan, Jarkovci, rođen 1923. Srbin, ubijen 1941. u NOBu,
Zimnjak (0179030004)
Došen (Jovan) Dušan, Jarkovci, rođen 1926. Srbin, poginuo 1944. u NOBu,
Virovitica (0179030003)
Došen (Nn) Đuro, Jarkovci, rođen 1883. Srbin, umro 1941. pri deportaciji,
Drenovac (0179030006)
If you are a SGS member we can help you get in contact with the original family from Croatia, as they will be able to help you with archives and information on your ancestry there, cemeteries etc.
Posted : 21/02/2012 9:16 am