And does Domenico Tria's say on 2 Feb 1902 he married Anna Isabella ??? daughter of Paolo Antonio ???

and on 20 Oct 1912 he remarried, this time to Angela ??? Palmi?

Can someone please help me figure this out? It appears that the note in the margin of Francesco Tria's birth certificate (attached) says he married a Maria something in 1894, however they are not listed in the 1894 marriage archive: http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.it/v/Archivio+di+Stato+di ...

Yes, many missing records.

You should write to the comune and ask for the marriage of Giovanni Abbenante and Giovannina De Felice.
Give a span of about 1877 - 1881... They will allow for a 5 year span.
The marriage will give your the parents of your Giovannni. (and possibly the grandfather ...

continuing...

Here is the birth act of the "middle" Giovanni you found in the Salerno Archives. The one you think MAY be your Giovanni...
He is the son of Antonio Abbenante (50) and of Caterina Fontana (38) - born on 8 April 1853
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http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.it/v/Archivio+di+Stato ...

I suggest you write directly to the Comune of Scafati and request Giovanni'a birth act :-)

I know this does not help your search for Giovanni Abbenante's parents names... but here is the family in the 1910 US Census with the name GROSSLY misspelled. :?

NOTE: Oldest son is Giuseppe... using ...

Sort of unrelated, but it's cool to know you might be related to Fabio Grosso, hero of the 2006 World Cup. He scored the extra time goal that put Italy ahead in the semifinal and then put in the last touch of the tournament with the winning penalty kick in the final: https://youtu.be/QC3gUjrOaPM?t=42s

Ciao amici - Perhaps you could give me some advice?

I am researching my ancestor Giovanni "John" Abbenante of Scafati. Ship manifests from Sept and Nov 1905 list him as 52, and there are THREE possible matches in the Salerno archives (http://www.archiviodistatosalerno.beniculturali.it/index.ph ...

Yes, her legacy has survived! I'm amazed such specific information has been preserved and posted from such a small town. I am excited to show my grandma the history of her great-great grandfather. Both that wheel and that book seem fairly harrowing...

I've enjoyed this process of discovery with you ...

Look what I've just found. I think that you will find it very interesting and hopefully it will answer some of your questions: http://www.corrierepl.it/2015/03/14/la-ruota-dei-proietti-esposti-a-turi/

Interesting, that it seems that the name Valerio Massimo was used more than once for a ...

I was wondering the same thing. No rush, I greatly appreciate all of your insight! If you find anything new or have any new ideas let me know.

Valerio/Aurelio's daughter that I descend from is named Maria Rosa, so I wonder if Ventrella raised him and he named his child after his adoptive mother? Or ...

Angela


There is no father mentioned. He was a foundling and it seems like the parents, even the mother did not want him to know who she was. Read below.[/color]


They then ordered that the child be given over to Maria Rosa Ventrella (it looks like it says to foster the child but maybe it ...

Angela


WOW Amazing!! You are absolutely brilliant, thank you so much for helping crack this case! This is a very sad story, but I'm glad to have figured it out.

Going back to the diversi document that records Aurelio/Valerio being discovered, I can make out that he was wrapped in rags and left ...

I don't what number child it is, all I know is what is on that document, so I wanted to see if I could use it to dig one more step deeper.

Hmm... this says Aurelio is 26 in 1849 so that would put his birth around 1823, not 1820. I think I may have the wrong couple...

I'm looking for an Aurelio Massimo and Maria Susca married before 1849, and I guess this Valerio Massimo and Maria Teresa Susco married 1843 are not quite it.

I also can ...

Wow thanks again!

I'm confused by Valerio, though. The birth record for my ancestor Maria Rosa Massimo clearly says Aurelio is the father, so I wonder if this is not the right couple? Or, if he was a foundling, was there confusion with his name and it changed?

I went to the 1820 book of births and ...