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.
darkerhorse wrote: ↑16 Apr 2021, 03:52
In 1920, why would a poor 17-year old from Sicily depart for the US from Cherbourg, France?
Possibly they originally left Sicily by way of Palermo but the ship had issues and had to re-dock. Could be the manifests were updated and the old ones possibly lost. Remote, but a explanation nonetheless...
Mark
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