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Famiglia Gambino - La Rocca

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Salve, sto cercando di avere notizie sui discendenti di Domenica Gambino, arrivata a New York nel 1919, e di Antonio la Rocca, arrivato qualche anno prima, entrambi di Palermo. Avevano 3 figli, Francesco, Mariano e Rosolino, che arrivarono a ny con la madre.
vorrei conoscere i nomi dei figli e dei nipoti, cercare di rintracciarli.
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Re: Famiglia Gambino - La Rocca

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ciao,
per il momento ho trovato solo il listamento della prima guerra mondiale di Antonio La Rocca:

Antonio La Rocca
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards

Nome: Antonio La Rocca
Tipologia di evento: Draft Registration
Data dell'evento: 1917-1918
Luogo dell'evento: New York City no 96, New York, United States
Sesso: Male
Nazionalità: Italy
Data di nascita: 04 Apr 1885

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... cc=1968530
almeno si può capire quando era nato, e cercarlo con maggior sicurezza..
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Re: Famiglia Gambino - La Rocca

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Here is the arrival information in 1919 for Domenica Gambino (35) and her children, Rosolino (9), Mariano (7), and Francesco (5)
Leaving her brother, Francesco, in Palermo
Joining her husband Antonino La Rocca at 257 Elizabeth St. NYC
There are Naturalization notations for each of the children :-)

First Name : Domenica
Last Name : Gambino

Nationality : Italy, Italian
Last Place of Residence : Palermo, Sicily
Date of Arrival : November 10th, 1919
Age at Arrival : 35y
Gender : Female
Marital Status : Married
Ship of Travel : Madonna
Port of Departure : Palermo
Manifest Line Number : 0014

First Name : Rosolino
Last Name : La Rocca

Nationality : Italy, Italian
Last Place of Residence : Palermo, Sicily
Date of Arrival : November 10th, 1919
Age at Arrival : 9y
Gender : Male
Marital Status : Single
Ship of Travel : Madonna
Port of Departure : Palermo
Manifest Line Number : 0015

First Name : Mariano
Last Name : La Rocca

Nationality : Italy, Italian
Last Place of Residence : Palermo, Sicily
Date of Arrival : November 10th, 1919
Age at Arrival : 7y
Gender : Male
Marital Status : Single
Ship of Travel : Madonna
Port of Departure : Palermo
Manifest Line Number : 0016

First Name : Francesco
Last Name : La Rocca

Nationality : Italy, Italian
Last Place of Residence : Palermo, Sicily
Date of Arrival : November 10th, 1919
Age at Arrival : 5y
Gender : Male
Marital Status : Single
Ship of Travel : Madonna
Port of Departure : Palermo
Manifest Line Number : 0017

Link to the manifest at the Ellis Island site
http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/p ... 5nZXIiOw==

On the 1940 US Census there are 4 additional chlidren listed:
Mary, Frances, James and Antonette
They all live in Long Beach City, Nassau County, New York (Long Island, NY)
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... cc=2000219

Domenica Larocca
United States Census, 1940

Name: Domenica Larocca
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Long Beach, Long Beach City, Nassau, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Italy
Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
Last Place of Residence: New York, New York, New York
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Domenica Larocca Head F 52 Italy
Russell Larocca Son M 30 Italy
Mario Larocca Son M 28 Italy
Frank Larocca Son M 25 Italy
Mary Larocca Daughter F 19 New York
Frances Larocca Daughter F 17 New York
James Larocca Son M 15 New York
Antonette Larocca Daughter F 11 New York


POSSIBLE Enlistment Record for son, Rosolino/Russell La Rocca in 1943

Russell La Rocco
United States World War II Army Enlistment Records
Name: Russell La Rocco
Name (Original): LA ROCCO RUSSELL
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 10 Mar 1943
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place: New York City, New York, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: not yet a citizen
Birth Year: 1910
Birthplace: ITALY
or SAN MARINO
Education Level: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: **SPAM** managers
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: No branch assignment
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 32859708
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number: 05752.239
Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946

AND...POSSIBLE Enlistment Record for Mariano/Mario La Rocca

Mario J La Rocca
United States World War II Army Enlistment Records
Name: Mario J La Rocca
Name (Original): LA ROCCA MARIO J
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 19 Feb 1941
Event Place: Jamaica, New York, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: not yet a citizen
Birth Year: 1912
Birthplace: ITALY
or SAN MARINO
Education Level: 1 year of high school
Civilian Occupation: Salespersons
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 32021632
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number: 04553.177
Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946

POSSSIBLE Death of Mario La Rocca
Mario J Larocca
New York, State Health Department, Genealogical Research Death Index
Name: Mario J Larocca
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 25 Jun 1962
Event Place: Long Beach, Nassau, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Birth Year (Estimated): 1912
Death Year: 1962
File Number: 43508

Link to Grave Site listing for Mario J La Rocca

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cg ... d=82615338

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Re: Famiglia Gambino - La Rocca

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Marilena_Palermo
My name is Rosalee and I am the grand-daughter of Domenica Gambino-LaRocca.
I came across your post 2 night ago...while TRYING to find some information about my family and was surprised to see the names of my grandmother, uncle's and father mentioned in your post.
May I ask...who you are and what is your connection/interest is in my family?
Looking forward to hearing from you! :)
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Marilena_Palermo
Still waiting & looking forward to hearing from you!! :)
Instead of checking into this website "daily", I will continue to check in "weekly">>>hoping at some point to see a response to my post.

Rosalee "LaRocca" :)
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hey rosalee i'm a great-granddaughter of domenica. be in touch!
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Domenique (Nika)...it's me Sally! lol!
Call me anyway, we will share "whatever" info we have, maybe you know something that I don't know>>>that just might help us find more information about the family that stayed in Sicily.
I have been checking this site for 3 months now...hoping for Marilena Palermo to reply (she posted back in November 2014)...it would be great to hear from her!
Talk to you soon!
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Re: Famiglia Gambino - La Rocca

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ciao!!!
I am Marilena D'Asdia, I am the grand daughter of Rosolino Gambino that was the nephew of zia Mimi, so he called her many yers ago...
I known that Mimi' left Palermo with her boys to find her husband in NY. I live in Palermo and I know that Frank came to Palermo to visit my grandfather in 68...
My mother Anna rembers Frank .
Who are you and where do you live? I'm waiting for your email, please write me here
marilena_dasdia@libero.it
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