Over 25 million Italians have emigrated between 1861 and 1960 with a migration boom between 1871 and 1915 when over 13,5 million emigrants left the country for European and overseas destinations.
Need to find ships manifest from sicily to boston for sanfilippo family. They travelled in the winter in the early 1900's. The names were Josephine (Guissepina?) Paolina? Marianna? Charles
I believe they were from Caltanissetta. The mother's name was Sigismonda Sanfilippo. The children were Giuseppa, Marianna,Paolina,and Charles. They arrived in Boston in the winter. I think in January. My guess is they arrived sometime between 1904 and 1916.
Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943 Record
about Guiseppa Sanfilippo
Name: Guiseppa Sanfilippo
Arrival Date: 27 Jan 1914
Age: 17 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Gender: Female
Ethnic Background: Italian (South)
Port of Departure: Palermo, Italy
Ship Name: Canopic
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Friend's Name: Cigno sigismunda Sanfilippo
Last Residence: Caltanis
Microfilm Roll Number: 211
Giuseppa came with Ercole (B. abt 1866) amle, Calogero (male b. abt. 1908), Maria (Female b. abt 1906), Paola ( b. abt. 1903). All Sanfilippo.
If you think this is the family, let us know.
jcsm
Researching in San Vitaliano, Napoli, Italy & Armento, Potenza, Italy.
It could have something to do with the changes you made to your computer yesterday with the broswers...you said you were having trouble so don't beat yourself up over it. Try again, and if it doesn't work, then we'll help you figure it out until it does work.
Often immigrants needed to have someone sponsor them in order to come over to America. This is where the friends name comes in. This is the person who "called" him over. Often it was a relative, spouse, godparent, etc...maybe something you can also look into to see how they relate to your family? My great grandfather was sponsored by his Brother in Law's brother and that's how I found the connection to my great grandmother's family (and her sister).
I know that a lot of immigrants had sponsors. My question is: the printed record (before the image link post) states friend's name, but the manifest does not show this information, unless I'm missing it. Where info should be it states "NOBOBY" So where did this information come from? A second page not online?
Good question. It must have been a name provided as doesn't appear online like you say. Maybe someone else can offer their opinion. Sorry, I can't give you a better explaination than this.
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