Giuseppe Iacchei

[Amansolillo]

Hello. My great-great-grandfather was Francesco Sormanti, who immigrated from Ceprano or Buccino to Rhode Island in 1904. On his ship's manifest, it mentioned that he was going to stay at the home of his cousin Giuseppe Iacchei, who immigrated in 1902. I don't know anything about Francesco's parents other than that his father was Luigi. I would appreciate any help on identifying Francesco and Giuseppe's parents and any help to figure out how the two are related. Thanks

[Michael31]

http://www.ellisisland.org
First Name: Francesco
Last Name: Sormanti
Ethnicity: Italy, Italian South
Last Place of Residence: Buccinoe, Italy
Date of Arrival: Apr 25, 1904
Age at Arrival: 37y Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Equita
Port of Departure: Napoli
Manifest Line Number: 0030

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Name of Passenger Residence Arrived Age on Arrival Passenger Record Ship Manifest Ship Image
1. Antonio Lacchei Campagna, Salomo 1909 30 View View View
2. Antonio Lacchei Italy 1907 30 View View View
3. Mariano Lacchei Campagna 1903 21 View View View
4. Michele Lacchei Cam..., Italy 1910 20 View View View

[Michael31]

United States Census, 1910 for Francesco Sormanti
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name: Francesco Sormanti
birthplace: Italy
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Providence Ward 9, Providence, Rhode Island
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year: 1904
father's birthplace: Italy
mother's birthplace: Italy
family number: 190
page number: 12
Household Gender Age
Francesco Sormanti M 43y
spouse Angola Sormanti F 34y
child Ar*Ino Sormanti M 21y
child Giovani Sormanti M 19y
child Brigida Sormanti F 16y
child Giuseppe Sormanti M 13y
child Umberto Sormanti M 11y
child Vittorio Sormanti M 5y
Illinterio Boffi M 25y
Vencenzo Boffi M 17y
Bernardo Riscosolito M 19y

[Michael31]

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[jiacchei]

This is facinating. We are related. My name is Jeffery Iacchei. My father Roland Peter Iacchei was the son of August Iacchei and was raised in Rhode Island until he was 5 and then the family moved to Hollywood, California.

I would be interested in talking with you to see what you may have fond about our family ancestry.

Best regards,

Jeff Iacchei

[Amansolillo]

The ship's manifest lists my great-great-grandfather Francesco as being your great-grandfather Giuseppe's cousin. That could mean one of the following possibilities: Francesco Sormanti's mother could've been an Iacchei. Giuseppe Iacchei's mother could've been a Sormanti. Francesco and Giuseppe's mothers could've been siblings. Unfortunately, at this point in time, I am unable to tell which of the possibilities could be true. However, it is certain that the two of us are related.

If you have an Ancestry.com account, my tree is called Mansolillo/Sormanti Family Tree.

Regards,

Anthony Mansolillo

[Amansolillo]

I just found that Giuseppe died in 1958 in Rhode Island. I can't find his death certificate online. His wife Antonia died in 1930 in Rhode Island

[Amansolillo]

The 1920 Rhode Island census states that Giuseppe arrived in America in 1902, which would make sense since my great-great-grandfather Francesco arrived in 1907. However, an Ellis Island record lists Giuseppe and his son Augustino having arrived in 1911. I can't make out the text well. Iacchei is misspelled as Tacchei
http://www.ellisisland.org/search/shipM ... 2903020428

[Amansolillo]

It has been said that the last name Sormanti was originally di Sormanno, which is a family that roots back to 1200. The di Sormanno family was established in the early years of the 16th century.

[Amansolillo]

Bump.