oh.... 8O ... I can't believe.... but OK.. we found him..
and you're lucky because the Mormons microfilmed the Civil Registration for the Comune of Sammichele di Bari:
Title
Registri dello stato civile, Sammichele di Bari (Bari),
1809-1900
Authors
Sammichele di Bari (Bari). Ufficio dello stato civile (Main Author)
So you can find a Family History center near your house and ask them if you can rent the microfilm about :
Nati 1866-1886 born 1866/1886
FHL INTL Film
1659726 Items 3-4
and search for you great grandfather birth act...
here is thelink to find your nearest Center:
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library ... et_fhc.asp
and maybe this could be his arrival?
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Filippe Cipriani
Name:
Filippe Cipriani
Arrival Date: 2 Jun 1907
Estimated Birth Year:
abt 1888
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Napoli
Ethnicity/RaceÂ/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Ship Name: Regina d Italia
Search Ship Database: Search the Regina d Italia in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Line: 9
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_910
Birth Location Other: s michele
Page Number: 120
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I think it could be his arrival because the Naturalization mark in his column is for Cincinnati (OH) first number is 9....
Laura