ptimber wrote:I was wondering if you have seen the manifest of his entry into the USA at ellis island and the name that you found it under? Did he die before or after 1963?? If after you can check out the social security application. Peter

Nope, didn't found him in ellis.

Found the answer to my questions on the website below, well persistence can do miracles...

4 women who migrated to argentina from italy on
http://www.italians-world.org/Italy/BancaDatiGb.htm

they came from Genova italy.

Surname
BEMBENUTO
Name
GPPE
Parentela
Age
72
Sex
F
Marital status ...

Here's a new one...

http://www.delarroque.com.ar/apellidos/Fiorotto/arbol/ksgenealogy.htm

from fiorotto italy to argentina.

Gregorio Juan Fiorotto; nacido 12 marzo 1900 en Talitas Dto Gchu Pcia. Entre Rios Rca. Argentina, falleció 12 abril 1963 en Larroque- E. Rios Rca. Argentina.
Él se ...

Name of Passenger Residence Arrived Age on Arrival
1. Aristide Benbenuti Pesiantina, Italy 1909 35

from ellis island. ARGh! close but not close enough.

i'd found to many benvenuto's, could be or couldn't be?
Or was it possible my dad dad, coz of old age mispelled the whole thing. :)

only a ...

Peter thanks.

I did search the net for bembenuto in italy and it turned out that the spelling should be benvenuto. I did found 1 Joseph Bembenuto in the 1920 US fed census though. guess, he was the last one. :(

Searching the net there was a bembenuto from spain, argentina, phils and the US census ...

Hello, I am looking for my father roots in Italy, last name is Bembenuto.

Anyone out there???