Rapallo Genoa Italy - Gardella

[vanessakennedy]

I am on a quest to track my ancestors. How can get my great great grandfathers birth certificate so I can continue my family tree. All I know is his name is Eugene Gardella he was born 7-10-1884 and he was from Genoa Town of Rapallo in Italy. I know his parents owned a mushroom farm but after they died it was sold. Can someone give me any suggestions?

[liviomoreno]

Write to

Ufficio di stato civile
Comune di Rapallo
Piazza Nazioni 4
16035 Rapallo GE
Italy

and ask for a Estratto di Nascita of Eugenio Gardella

Form letters are available at http://www.circolocalabrese.org/resources/letters/

[Ippaso]

I am on a quest to track my ancestors. How can get my great great grandfathers birth certificate so I can continue my family tree. All I know is his name is Eugene Gardella he was born 7-10-1884 and he was from Genoa Town of Rapallo in Italy. I know his parents owned a mushroom farm but after they died it was sold. Can someone give me any suggestions?

Gardella is a surname of NEIRONE, a village 10 Km far from Rapallo, Italy
Maurizio

[Tessa78]

Hello!

Gardella is a surname of NEIRONE, a village 10 Km far from Rapallo, Italy
Maurizio

In addition to the address Livio provided for the town hall in Rapallo, here is the address for the comune of Neirone. Why not write to both?

Ufficio dello Stato Civile
Via Neirone Centro, 16
16040 Neirone (GE)
ITALY

T.

[suanj]

I am on a quest to track my ancestors. How can get my great great grandfathers birth certificate so I can continue my family tree. All I know is his name is Eugene Gardella he was born 7-10-1884 and he was from Genoa Town of Rapallo in Italy. I know his parents owned a mushroom farm but after they died it was sold. Can someone give me any suggestions?

I know not if this is the correct record of your ancestor but seeming of yes:

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Eugene Gardella
Name: Eugene Gardella
City: Manhattan
County: New York
State: New York
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1882
Race: White
FHL Roll Number: 1765593
DraftBoard: 90

wife Laura....
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you can see that the birthdate is a bit different of the birthdate that you provided...

however this record must be the immigration:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Eugenio Gardella
Name: Eugenio Gardella
Arrival Date: 14 Mar 1904
Birth Year: abt 1882
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Italian
Port of Departure: Havre
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: La Bretagne

coming from Neirone town... image:
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/8228


in the genealogic tree on ancestry,com abd your Eugene:
Eugene Gardella

Birth 10 July 1884
in Genova, Town of Rapallo, Italy


Death 15 Apr 1939
in New York, New York, New York, United States

married at Laura Torrone...
well I searched in Rapallo birth in 1884 and nobody Eugenio (in italian) Gardella was born....

and because in the genealogic tree, the 1920 census:
1920 United States Federal Census about Eugene Gardella
Name: Eugene Gardella
Home in 1920: Manhattan Assembly District 2, New York, New York
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1882
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
[Head]
Spouse's name: Laura Gardella
Father's Birth Place: Italy
Mother's Birth Place: Italy
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Year of immigration: 1897
[1883]
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age
Eugene Gardella
38
Laura Gardella
35
Andrew Gardella
14
Jennie Gardella
12
Helen Gardella
8
Francis Gardella
2


the home address is the same in WWI draft registration card...


so the WWI draft Registration card is abt your Eugenio Gardella..

so most probably he was born in 1882 really, and not in 1884; also he declared on WWI draft registration card that was born the 29 July and not the 10 July.. the problem is to understand if he was born in Neirone or Rapallo...
I searched in Neirone births and in effects was born the 29 July 1882: Eugenio Gardella son of Andrea Gardella and Maria Corsiglia
image http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/2706 ... abirth.jpg

the father first name matching with first name of Eugene oldest son...
suanj

[Tessa78]

Great finds, suanj!

wife Laura....
image: img826.imageshack.us/i...llawwi.jpg

I searched in Neirone births and in effects was born the 29 July 1882: Eugenio Gardella son of Andrea Gardella and Maria Corsiglia
image img818.imageshack.us/i...abirth.jpg

This marriage record confirms the father as Andrea, and mother as Maria Corsiglia...

Groom's Name: Eugenio Gardella
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Laura Torrone
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 20 May 1905
Marriage Place: Manhattan, New York, New York
Groom's Father's Name: Andrea
Groom's Mother's Name: Maria Corsiglia
Bride's Father's Name: Giuseppe
Bride's Mother's Name: Sofia Berna
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00453-4
System Origin: New_York-ODM
Source Film Number: 1558400
Reference Number:
Collection: New York Marriages, 1686-1980

T.

[Tessa78]

At this site: http://italiangen.org

NYC Marriage Index
Gardella Eugenio May 20 1905 Manhattan 10606
Torrone Laura May 20 1905 Manhattan 10606

You can request the marriage certificate from NYC Vital Records
The last number is the certificate number preceded by the borough.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/vi ... iage.shtml

T.

[suanj]

Valarie and Tessa,
thank you for completing the search!
Hugs,
suanj

[vanessakennedy7]

Suanj Valarie Tessa

I really appreciate the information you found for me.....how can I find more information? How can I go further. I saw on the Att di Nascita that there were two people present for the birth of my ggggfather. Is it possible for me to search Maria Corsiglia or Andrea Gardella......Giuseppe Torrone or Sofia Berna???

Vanessa