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I am trying to find information about my great-grandfather. His name is Francesco DeAngelis, married to Mary. They immigrated to the United States around 1880. Their first child Gabriel Francis was born in Sorrento on 9-8-1879. The rest of their children were born in New York City. Francesco was born around 1853. I don't know Mary's maiden name. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Name: Francis Deangelis
[Francis De Angelis]
Home in 1900: Manhattan, New York, New York
Age: 47
Birthplace: Italy
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1880
Relationship to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Spouse's name: Mary
Marriage Year: 1880
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 20
Residence : New York City, New York, New York
Household Members:
Francis Deangelis 47
Mary Deangelis 47
Gabriel Deangelis 21
Rapheal Deangelis 19
Laura Deangelis 17
Michael Deangelis 15
Christopher Deangelis 11
Luidi Deangelis 10
Fanna Deangelis 7
Victoria Deangelis 5
Jennie Deangelis 0
jorog wrote:I am trying to find information about my great-grandfather. His name is Francesco DeAngelis, married to Mary. They immigrated to the United States around 1880. Their first child Gabriel Francis was born in Sorrento on 9-8-1879. The rest of their children were born in New York City. Francesco was born around 1853. I don't know Mary's maiden name. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You may ask for a copy of the Application for the Social security number of one of her children, because on it you can find their mother's maiden name:
The SS-5, or Application for Social Security Number is a great resource for learning more about individuals who died after about 1960, and generally includes the following:
•Full name
•Full name at birth, including maiden name
•Present mailing address
•Age at last birthday
•Date of birth
•Place of birth (city, county, State)
•Father's full name
•Mother's full name, including maiden name
•Sex
•Race as indicated by the applicant
•Whether the applicant ever applied for Social Security or Railroad Retirement before
•Current employer's name and address
•Date signed
•Applicant's signature
just for example, on Gabriel's application there must be his mother's maiden name....
Social Security Death Index
about Gabriel Deangelis
Name: Gabriel Deangelis
SSN: 110-07-2590
Last Residence: 20810 Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States of America
Born: 8 Sep 1879
Died: Mar 1967
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)
Since you know the comune/town of your GGF birth you can write to the comune and request his birth record (atto di nascita). This link will provide a good resource http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwi ... ello2.html
~OR~
You can search the Italian records on microfilm at your local Family History Center run by the Mormons.
familysearch.org (scroll down to locate nearest center)
Then visit the center to request the records be sent there (you can only view them at the center). Rental is about $5.50 per month. You can view birth, marriage, death records, etc.
In its most general sense, the term genealogy refers to the study of family history, while encompassing such related fields as ethnology, onomatology and --in rather few cases-- heraldry. It is important to bear in mind that genealogy forms part of the framework of general history. The best genealog...
