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- 07 Aug 2013, 01:25
- Forum: Italian Genealogy
- Topic: Continuation of Names Historically
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1285
Re: Continuation of Names Historically
Absolutely. But my thinking is that is you have the names of all the family--say my Great Grandmothers 7 siblings, then you should see some of the names carried over unless there was a death or what have you. I will say this...it is confusing when all the family names keep repeating themselves and w...
- 05 Aug 2013, 22:15
- Forum: Italian Genealogy
- Topic: Continuation of Names Historically
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1285
Continuation of Names Historically
How true is the notion of Italians naming the first son after the Paternal Grandfather and the first daughter after the Paternal Grandmother? And the second on the Maternal side..... So..if it is true, I should have a "clue" if I am looking at who may be my Great-Great Grandfather if I kno...
- 05 Aug 2013, 22:01
- Forum: Emigration, Immigration, Naturalization and Italian citizenship
- Topic: Grandfather's entry into USA
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2728
Re: Grandfather's entry into USA
On Ellis Island Org.
First Name: Salvatore
Last Name: Guccione
Ethnicity: Italy, Italian
Last Place of Residence: Alia
Date of Arrival: Aug 28, 1905
Age at Arrival: 29y Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Hamburg
Port of Departure: Boulogne-Sur-Mer
Manifest Line Number: 0001
First Name: Salvatore
Last Name: Guccione
Ethnicity: Italy, Italian
Last Place of Residence: Alia
Date of Arrival: Aug 28, 1905
Age at Arrival: 29y Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Hamburg
Port of Departure: Boulogne-Sur-Mer
Manifest Line Number: 0001
- 05 Aug 2013, 21:20
- Forum: Italian Genealogy
- Topic: Miresse & Zeppa Families-Montefalcone-Cemetery/Church In
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9284
Re: Miresse & Zeppa Families-Montefalcone-Cemetery/Church In
The cemetery in Montefalcone is exactly as described. Very small with a crypt below ground where they move the bones to.
- 05 Aug 2013, 20:14
- Forum: Italian Genealogy
- Topic: Miresse Family of Monte Falcone
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14043
Re: Miresse Family of Monte Falcone
Just bandwagoning in on the Montefalcone di Val Fortore names. Lots of the emigrants went to Northern Michigan--Iron Mountain and then on from there to the Iron Range of Minnesota. All the names in the thread so far sound like "old home" week on the old north side of Virginia, Minnesota. T...
- 05 Aug 2013, 19:55
- Forum: Italian Genealogy
- Topic: Giovanni Lorenzo Altobello information
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1780
Re: Giovanni Lorenzo Altobello information
It would indeed be spelled as Altobelli as well as being Montefalcone di Val Fortore. It is a small village right on the ridge of the Apennine range about 20 miles from the principal city of Benevento in Campania inland from Naples. Most of the civil records in the village were destroyed during the ...