The first section is who sent him which states his parents but I cannot read the name of the parent written down,
http://www.ellisisland.org/search/shipManifest.asp?order_num=105137237&MID=19583210880192675040&order_num=105137237&ORDER_ID=1600036321&FNM=PASQUALE&LNM=TERSIGNI&PLNM=TERSIGNI&bSYR ...

Hello,

I have the passenger manifest of my great grandfather Pasquale Tersigni I am having trouble reading 2 sections.

The first section is who sent him which states his parents but I cannot read the name of the parent written down, also I am having trouble reading the name of the person in the ...

Hi StarV579 I do not know if this is much help my great grandfather was also a Domenico Lombardi which came from the town of Roccaspromente, Molise Italy. I know that region held alot of Lombardi's

Hello,

I have the passenger manifest of my great grandfather, I am having trouble reading 2 sections.

The first section is who sent him which states his parents but I cannot read the name of the parent written down, also I am having trouble reading the name of the person in the relative or friend ...

Many Italians changed their surnames to make themselves more acceptable to English America. Italians were seen by many as uneducated labourers and at the bottom of the social scale. How do you tell people how Tersigni is spelled especially when you are illiterate yourself.
By the way, Pasquale's ...

Thanks for all your replies..MeaAnne thanks for reply, My great grandfather was indeed Pasquale, he was 28 when he came to America in 1912. He first came to Canton NY then moved his family to Canton OH. He married Librata Pellegrino.

When all of his children wore born he changed all their last ...

Thanks for the reply....I do have that information I will have to pull it. I have his age and year he came over to America. Thanks again for the help.

Elllis Island was a huge help for me I was able to find the passenger manifest and what boat he came over on. They sent my both pictures of these. I owe Ellis Island for helping me find my family roots.

Hello I am new to this site and I know Tersigni is a very popular surname in Sora, Italy. My great grandfather was Pasquale Tersigni, wife Librata Tersigni, came to NY then moved his family to Canton OH.

The mystery is he changed the last name of all his family to Terrigan. Tersigni was a lost ...