JUST REC'D THE FOLLOWING EMAIL FROM ITALY REGARDING INQUIRY OF MILITARY SERVICE RECORD (PHILIPPO CAFFARELLA). CAN ANYONE TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH FOR ME PLEASE? ----------------------------------------------------------- Prot. n. 2801/IX.5.2(105) Con riferimento alla Sua richiesta si comunica che la p...

Hi I found that the Cafarellas or Caffarellas in Malden coming from MALFA town ( also knowed as Malfa Salina meaning Isola di Salina=Salina Isle)-in Eolie islands(Messina province/Sicily region) and also from Messina town( ditto province) ... regards, suanj Suanj thank you SO MUCH for that informat...

Trish, thank you for your work...the Phillip in the 1898 Census is most likely the Phillipe I am looking for since my he (my great-great grandfather) died in Malden, MA. I have a copy of his death certificate. It states that he was born in Italy in 1848 (no city or region named), and that he died on...

Please clarify.....you have or have not located the ship manifest? Have you researched naturalization documents? Church records such as marriage and baptism? Placed the family on any U.S. census?? wldspirit I have no naturalization papers, only a death certificate dated 1902, where it is stated tha...

Only able to get as far as Phillipe (Felix) Caffarella or Cafarella emigrating to US in early 1900's. Cannot find where in Italy. Some family members state the name was originally C'forella (Aide de Camp of Napoleon), who came from France. Looking for any Caffarella information in Italy (other than ...