Marty,

I do not yet have the death record for my grandfather Giovanni De Rosa. He died in California in 1934, and the online death indices for California start at 1940, so I am having to get a copy via Vitalchek. You raise a great point regarding the years for S.M.C.V. records available on Ancestry ...

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for your replies.

Marty , I found a different (and now I believe correct) date of birth for my grandfather, Giovanni De Rosa (known as John De Rosa in the U.S.A.). It is May 24, 1888. I got this information from my grandfather's naturalization record from the FamilySearch.org ...

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for your kind welcome and prompt response to my inquiries.

Marty, I found the correct birthdate for my grandfather, John De Rosa, aka Giovanni De Rosa: February 24, 1888, in Santa Maria Capua Vetere. Other than this, I have no information on him. I don't even know his ...

Hello Everyone,

I am a new member of this board/website, and wanted to enlist the assistance of the members.

I am a second generation Italian-American who is traveling to Italy in late September, and before leaving, I want to see if I can research my grandfather (John De Rosa) who was born in 1884 ...