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I have been trying to do research about the Scilabro name. My great grand father was from Sicily and I beleive, so was my grandfather.

All of my grandfathers sibilings have passed and so has my dad and his brother.

If anyone can help me, please let me know.

Lots of thanks and best regards.

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Dana12049 wrote:I have been trying to do research about the Scilabro name. My great grand father was from Sicily and I beleive, so was my grandfather.

All of my grandfathers sibilings have passed and so has my dad and his brother. If anyone can help me, please let me know.

Lots of thanks and best regards.
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Dear Dana,

Can you please be a little more specific with your information? Can you please give us full names, year of birth, spouse's name, any children they had, and where they settled in the USA?

All this information can help us find your ancestors in the census records and then we can try to help you locate where in Italy they are from and how to go about obtaining information.

Please get back to us with more information so that we can help you better.

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Dana12049 wrote:I have been trying to do research about the Scilabro name. My great grand father was from Sicily and I beleive, so was my grandfather.

All of my grandfathers sibilings have passed and so has my dad and his brother.

If anyone can help me, please let me know.

Lots of thanks and best regards.

Dana
Hi Dana, the correct spelling is: ScilabrA.
This surname, south-west Sicily's tipical and no most diffused. If you can say us the first name and some other detail, is better for an good help... regards, suanj
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Thank you both for responding so quickly.

When I started to search, I did notice that there was a chance that there was a misspelling in the last name. I don't know where in Sicily they were from. I am trying to find a living relative who knows but so far, no luck.

My great-gand father was Giuseppe and his 2nd wife, don't know the name of his first, was Antonette. His birth year may be abt 1885 and hers,for sure, is 1890. I don't know when they came over or if my grandfather, Frank Joseph, was born in Sicily or the US. Don't know the exact date of birth. Year is around 1905-1910. Other children are Nicholas(1909), Pauline(1915), Joseph(1917),Helen(1921)and Salvatore(1925).

Not sure but I think they settled in Chicago before going to NY. I could be wrong but NY is where all eventually ended up. In the states though, we all spell our last name with an O. (Scilabro).

Thank you so much for any help that you can give me.

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Dana12049 wrote:Thank you both for responding so quickly.

When I started to search, I did notice that there was a chance that there was a misspelling in the last name. I don't know where in Sicily they were from. I am trying to find a living relative who knows but so far, no luck.

My great-gand father was Giuseppe and his 2nd wife, don't know the name of his first, was Antonette. His birth year may be abt 1885 and hers,for sure, is 1890. I don't know when they came over or if my grandfather, Frank Joseph, was born in Sicily or the US. Don't know the exact date of birth. Year is around 1905-1910. Other children are Nicholas(1909), Pauline(1915), Joseph(1917),Helen(1921)and Salvatore(1925).

Not sure but I think they settled in Chicago before going to NY. I could be wrong but NY is where all eventually ended up. In the states though, we all spell our last name with an O. (Scilabro).

Thank you so much for any help that you can give me.

Dana
Hi Dana, are an Giuseppe born in 1885, coming from ISNELLO(Palermo province)in second travel(already was US citizen) the suname is mistaken, please see: http://ellisisland.org/search/shipmanif ... ll&RF=6ÃÂ
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More: are in 1930 census Islip, Suffolk, NY, an MICHAEL SCILABRO imm 1902, Antonette wife imm 1906, with children: Ignatius born in Pennsylvania, Pauline, Joseph, Helen, Sam .. the birthyears are right... http://img287.imageshack.us/img287/3764 ... 9302ey.jpg Hi think that are this... regards, suanj
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If this is indeed the right family, there is naturalization info......

Soundex Family Name First Name Volume Petition Number Index Volume

S241 Scilabro Antonetta 38/39 3836 Patchogue Petition
S241 Scilabro Michael 9&10 2261 Patchogue Intention
S241 Scilabro Michael 24/25 2320 Patchogue Petition

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Hi wldspirit, as you say, if Michael(Michele) is right record, this is ship's manifest, the birthyear is also right: http://ellisisland.org/search/shipManif ... 2765020856
and coming from (seems)CALAMONACI town(Agrigento province ex Girgenti called) and joining Luigi or Ugo Scilabra in New York..kisses, suanj
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[quote="suanj"]
Hi Dana, are an Giuseppe born in 1885, coming from ISNELLO(Palermo province)in second travel(already was US citizen) the suname is mistaken, please see: http://ellisisland.org/search/shipmanif ... ll&RF=6ÃÂ
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Hi Dana, yes I understand, but this discrepance between the memories and documents, well are normal... sure the name children was very similar, so also in another search here.. the mistery could be resolved knowing the Antonette surname so for to find the ship's manifest... well we search again... regards, suanj
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Thank you so much for all your help.

I am trying to find Antonettes surname.

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Hi Dana,
Form for requesting naturalization info:
http://www.italiangen.org/suffolk_recor ... cation.stm

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Thank you Wildspirit.

I sent the request out today! I appreciate all that you and Suanj have done for me so far.

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No problem...glad to be of some help.
Did you notice on the census info provided by Suanj
that Michael was married at 18, Antoinette at 24?
Yet Michael is older than she by 5 years...leads me to
believe that he was married previously, which fits some of
the search criteria you provided.

However, I am still looking at manifest. There were 18 persons surnamed
SCILABRA, and many, many more with mispellings.
Also if more census infos could be found, 1910 and 1920, that would help as well. So far, I have found nothing in way of census......... :roll:

In the meantime, pull as many documents as you can on your family.
Birth, marriage and death. Naturalization, social security apps, obituaries hold key infos. Did the family attend a specific church......have you checked for church records??? Do you have any old photographs, letters, ect., which may contain clues......and interview all family members for info.

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I did not notice the census. Glad that you pointed that one out.
I am trying to locate family. Most have passed away and there aren't many documents on my family.
Thank you for your help. Any other advice would be appreciated

Dana
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