I believe the spelling of his last name changed when he immigrated. The parents and the commune match his records, just not the birth year.

Hi everyone!

Can someone please help me determine what this says for column 16 on the census on line 1 for Gracia Calabro?

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7488/images/NYT715_217-0212?treeid=118622208&personid=262657051863&hintid=1012910709270&usePUB=true&_phsrc=wUm307&_phstart ...

I believe I may have found Francesco's birth record, just many years earlier.

https://antenati.cultura.gov.it/ark:/12 ... 53/0n8BK79

I am not able to read or translate any of it though.

Any luck?

I have read the FAQ and cannot figure out how to attach the image or document.

I figured it out!

Hopefully this will work!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1edN ... sp=sharing

Hi All! I finally received my GGP's marriage record with my GGF's parents listed! I was provided a couple of possible birth certificates above, but cannot decipher the italian record to determine if it belong to my GGF, Francesco. If it's not his, is anyone able to help find it? In his marriage ...

Thank you so much for the information. I did not realize that Gallina was part of Reggio Calabria and should help me narrow my search.

I did have the knowledge of these documents on my GGM, Francesca, however, my GGF has been the allusive one. On his alien registration form, he noted his first ...

ah!! Thank you!

I found this person who may be related to Santa Lelo. I am struggling to make the connection but I did see that she was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut where my entire family settled, and I was born, when they came over from Reggio Calabria. Are you able to help me discern anything from it ...

Wow! Thank you SO much!! I am still waiting for marriage records from Connecticut in the US to see if Frank's parents are listed to be able to confirm this is his birth record and parents. I greatly appreciate your help! You've been wonderful! Grazie!

Any ideas on how to find if the parents had siblings? Trying to also find the connection between him and a possible cousin to confirm identity.

The birth year is 1882 and someone else shared this with me. Here is the link:

https://antenati.cultura.gov.it/ark:/12 ... QD?lang=en

Thank you

Thank you for your reply. I believe he may be the entry #1026 of Foti (misdocumented) born August 10, 1882 to Antonio and Santa Maria (but having a hard time deciphering the maiden name) since father was a farmhand and it makes sense since my GGF could not read or write. I've been told that the ...