My wife is also from Gloucester, MA and her great grandfather was Francesco Bertolino, b. 1896 Trapani, Sicily, arrived US 1912, d. 1980 Fla or MA. His father was also Domenico, but I have no other information.

Just thought I'd add my family info. My grandmother is a Belmonte and her grandparents came from Bonito. My great-great-grandfather Stefano Belmonte arrived (from Bonito) in NY on April 21, 1894. He quickly moved to Boston, which was his final destination. My family has been in the Boston area ever ...

My name is Michael Barresi (Boston) and I'm third generation. My grandfather's family came from Mineo, Catania, Sicily. They came to America in 1907. My great-grandfather Francesco Barresi and great-grandmother Caterina Nolfo, came to the US with their oldest (and at the time only) child, 1 yr old ...