Thanks for your efforts! I do know that the father was Antonino Geraci, and from other documents, that Santa was born in 1836, not 1856. You indicate Anna was married to a Geraci. You indicate she was 60 but I still can't know then whether she was Santa's grandmother or other relative, even though ...

Hello. Please see link. Any help would be greatly appreciated. In particular, I'm trying to find out whether the person identified as the person who appeared to make the birth declaration is in any way related to the person born. Thanks!

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I'm not familiar with the "Family Story." What can you tell me about this?

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Hi Valarie!

The issue is this: I know his parents and siblings and when THEY came, from ship records. I also have his parent's and some sibling birth records from Termini Imerese, Sicily. Unfortunately, I cannot find Matteo's birth record or his ship record. Also, about 5 years after they arrived ...

Trying to find info on my grandfather's original name in Cincinnati, Matteo DiChiara, circa 1901. Any info would be appreciated.

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