On my granfather's natuarlization papers in Denver, Colorado USA it shows that he arrived in New York on 15 April 1900. There is another date of 15 April 1901. There is Vessel Unknown on those papers, filed in 1912.

I have tried to find his arrival ship with no luck. His papers do say he is from ...

Just checking... all 3 travelled together??

That's what I've been told


What was Pietro's mother's name?

There's a Pietro Bonini who's birth year is about 1892... but from Barga... manifest is from 1913 though... mentions mother Assunta as next of kin.
Barga isn't too far from Genova...

Ana ...

Hi suanj .. .I too am looking at the Porrecas from Torricella..... just noticed your reply...!

Here's a young Porreca .. but he travels with a grandfather...

http://stevemorse.org/ellis/fixellis.php?xxurl=http%3A%2F%2Fellisisland.org%2Fsearch%2FshipManifest.asp%3FpID%3D105073150156

First Name ...

Here's an interesting photo site about Torriglia...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rsepulveda/sets/807609/


Were there other siblings??

Hi...

You left out Ajello.... from Serrata... :wink: (there are many from Sicily though.. )

Found a Pantaleone... not sure if he is connected to your Aiello's from Serrata...

First Name: Pantaleone
Last Name: Ajello
Ethnicity: Italian, Italian South
Last Place of Residence: Montauro, Italy
Date ...

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If you do a google search... it does take you to Stern's Fan Network... but you may have to register in order to see what he's talking about... that's if the server isn't busy...

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Here's another... joining father Giuseppe...

Record tells me she may have been detained...

But born in 1883... :?

First Name: Flomena
Last Name: Di Carrio (please see manifest....)
Ethnicity: Italian
Last Place of Residence: Muro L. (Muro Lucano)
Date of Arrival: Feb 05, 1902
Age at Arrival ...

Hi Rocco,

Your Grandmother may have given you a good clue...

City of Muro Lucano: Basilicata Region - Italy

http://en.comuni-italiani.it/076/053/

And in dialect you could say Muro Lu Cano ??? (death of dog or close)

... Muro Lucano...

Just checking... all 3 travelled together??

Here's a Martino Bonini from Strambino... who's father is Giovanni...

1909 manifest

First Name: Martino
Last Name: Bonino
Ethnicity: N. Italian, Italy
Last Place of Residence: Strambino, Italy
Date of Arrival: Jan 16, 1909
Age at Arrival: 23y Gender: M ...

Just to clarify...

Did you want us to find a town name...?? which translates to death of a dog... ???

You mean something like... Cane_____, or Cano________, or Morte_____?

Something like that?

Italian town names, surnames can be very creative... you never know!!

Our Italian researchers may be ...

Quite frankly, I don't think the pieces are coming together.... and I don't think the 1913 manifest is correct.

AGAIN... the 1913 manifest has him married to a Caterina...

The 1908 manifest is the manifest I located that has him married to Rose...

If you can answer the questions that I asked you ...

Sorry this is not his manifest.

he lived in Stefonaconi, Calabria.
He lived the town, with his wife Rose Barbuto.

He then left for South America, except we don't know what ever happened then.

My Nonna's Uncle went to South America to look for him after he stopped writing to our family in ...

Please see Possible Manifest?


This manifest indicates that this Nicola (also born 1880) was married to a Rose... Barbuto.

First Name: Nicola
Last Name: Cosciari (?)
Ethnicity: Italian, South
Last Place of Residence: Stefanacone, Catanzaro
Date of Arrival: Dec 06, 1908
Age at Arrival: 28y Gender ...

This could be Angelo's wife's manifest...

Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943
about Guiseppina Boniello
Name: Guiseppina Boniello
Arrival Date: 23 Sep 1912
Age: 30 Years
Estimated birth year: abt 1882
Gender: Female
Ethnic Background: Italian (South) (Italian)
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Ship ...