Finding Family

[wwmelcin]

I am new to genealogy. im trying to locate family.my grandparents came to the states through Ellis Island from Palermo. My grandmothers name was Rose Crisanti and my grandfthers name was Salvatore Crisanti. Another grandfather was named Frank Debenito could have been Benedito.Rose and Salvatore had a daughter named Rose as well. Im not sure where to start or how to start looking. Hope someone can help. <BR>Cindy

[ptimber]

first go to www.ellisisland.org and look up your family and you willlocate their year of birth and place of origin. You can then click on their ship manifest and see wjhere they were destined when they arrived. If you wish to locate relatgives or people with the same surname in the town of origin then go to www.paginebianche.it and put in the surname in the first line and the town in the third lkine and click CERCA and the listing, if any will ap;pear withj names,addresses and telephone numbers. If you wish documents then you can write in Italian to the Ufficio di Stato Civile in the town of origin but just get sr[==tarted and then I will help you as we go along. Peter

[wwmelcin]

Thank you Peter I will try that. You have beena great help. I will let you know <BR>cindy

[ptimber]

My job is to direct you to the appropriate website, addresses and informatiuon you need in order to achieve your research objectives. Please don\'t hesitate when you run into difficulties. Peter

[wwmelcin]

I found Salvatore Crisanti and his daughter. Have not found his wife. I found him through Ellis Island. I am still searching. will let you know the progress. I know that it is Salvatore due to the address he gave them in port when entering the USA. Thanks and i will keep you posted <BR>cindy

[ptimber]

Rosa could be a second name like Maria Rosa or Teresa Rosa and they just called her Rosa so don\'t concentrate on Rose. Did she have a social security card? Did she pass on after 1963? If she did then you can look her name in the deatgh index if you know the date of her death then yhou can pick up her birthdate and fulkl name.

[wwmelcin]

ROSE CRISANTI\'S MAIDEN NAME WAS EITHER MESFINA OR MESJINA I FOUND OUT. I HAVE FOUND SALVATORE CRISANTI IN ELLIS ISLAND AND HER NAME IS ON NEXT OF KIN BUT CANT TELL. LOOKED UP BOTH NAMES IN ELLIS ISLAND CANT FIND HER AT ALL AND SHE DID COME TO THE US. SHE WAS BORN IN 1857 THEN PASSED ON IN 1928. SHE WAS BURRIED IN THE US. ALSO TRYING TO FIND MY GREAT GANDFATER FRANCESCO DI BENEDETTO. THESE ARE THE 2 THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVEING SUCH A HARD TIME FINDING. HE TO WAS FROM SICILIA.HE WAS SALVATORES SON IN LAW. FRANCESCO CAME TO US FIRST THEN SALVATORE CAME TO STAY WITH HIM LATER. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP! YOU HAVE HELPED ME GET THIS FAR. <BR>CINDY

[wwmelcin]

is there anywhere else i can try to look? ive tried differant spellings, names. icant locate my great grandfather or rosaria mesjina/crisanti <BR>cindy

[ptimber]

You do not tell me the date you have for Salvatore Crisanti arrival so that I can look up the entry data for him and then ROSA . I may see something that you don\'t so tell me the date of his arrival and the town he came from on the ellisi island record ok? Peter

[wwmelcin]

SALVATORE CAME OVER 0N SEPT 06,1912. WITH HIS DAUGHTER. I FOUND HIM. HIS WIFE ROSARIA CRISANTI I CANNOT FIND HER MAIDEN NAME IS MESJINA OR MESFINA ITS HARD TO READ THE WRITING. HE WAS 46 WHEN HE CAME OVER. HER BIRTHDAY IS 1857. THEY CAME TO STAY WITH THEIR DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW. THE SON IN LAW IM LOOKING FOR AS WELL IS FRANCESCO DIBENEDETTO I DONT KNOW HIS DATE OF BIRTH YET.STILL LOOKING THEY CAME MAYBE 3-4 YEARS EARLIER. <BR>CINDY

[ptimber]

maiden name is MESSINA. Peter

[ptimber]

Her maiden name is MESSINA. Peter

[wwmelcin]

can you help with that info? <BR>cindy

[wwmelcin]

it is messina? wow thanks i will look into that. <BR>cindy

[ptimber]

If they are decesaed there would be a record in social security for them after 1963. Peter