Me too I don't have family members in the U.S. but I love help here...

Laura

I have been unable to ascertain whether he had any siblings

Hi Linda,

if this 1909 arrival manifest is the correct one, then Giovanni stated that his nearest relative in Italy was his father Antonio and that he was going to meet his brother Lucio in Washington PA:

From Ancestry.com ...

We could search for a US Census for Salvatore (and possibly Francesco) in 1910.

From ancestry.com the 1910 census for Francesco. he was living on 407 Trenton Avenue:

http://interactive.ancestry.com/7884/4449557_00898/23692168?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb ...

Just in the case that you don't have this record (18 pages):

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/ ... sp?B=40873

Laura

No, nothing online, the best thing for you to do is to ask for Giuseppe's birth act to the town hall of Fabrizia...

Laura

Hi Albert,

you have to click on the second page on the first image to see...

Do you have Giuseppe Balducci birth's act from Fabrizia?

Laura

From Familysearch.org:

Marriage act number 37 - Year 1908

Groom: Salvatore Lo Bosco , age 26, proprietor, born and resident in Altavilla, son of the late Francesco and of the living Antonina Cirrincione

Bride: Apollonia Granà , age 23, housekeeper, born and resident in Altavilla, daughter of ...

Possible first arrival in the U.S. for Salvatore, travelling with his brother Francesco, joining their brother Antonino in Pittsburgh PA?

http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi-bin%2Ftif2gif%2Eexe%3FT%3D%5C%5C%5C%5C192%2E168%2E100%2E11%5C%5CIMAGES%5C%5CT715-0244%5C%5CT715 ...

Hi,

don't know if you already have this records, in the case you don't have:

from Ellisisland.org:

11 october 1909

Lo Bosco Salvatore , age 27, male, married, from Altavilla to Chicago to meet his brother in law Antonio ??, nearest relative in Italy his wife Apollonia Granà in Altavilla, he ...

I found two possible relatives/siblings? on the database of the military conscription records on this italian website:
http://poster.beniculturali.it/poster/action.do?action=LanguageAction&lang=en

Codice SIAS IT-ASVV-F4612786
Ufficio Leva, Liste di Leva della classe 1929.Registro numero 40-CZ-UNO ...

Hi,

Have you ever seen this documents?

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=9926875

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=8637760

In fact he stated that his father's name was Vincenzo Santoro...

Laura

I must ...

Hi,

Have you ever seen this documents?

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/ ... ?B=9926875

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/ ... ?B=8637760

In fact he stated that his father's name was Vincenzo Santoro...

Laura

From the site of the state Archive of Treviso (Military conscription records database) a sibling:

Giacomo Chies , son of Matteo Chies and Antonia Filippone born in Fregona on 8 april 1877 , annotation: released passport for Germany on 1905

http://www.archiviodistatotreviso.beniculturali.it/Ruoli ...

I don't have a global subcription to Ancestry.com but found out now that Luigi's father name was the same so for sure Nicolino and Luigi were brothers:

from Ancestry.com (maybe Marty can post the full record for you :D )

Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928

Name: Luizi Deberardinis
Spouse ...

Hi,

I think that the correct lastname may have been De Berardinis...

Found two interesting arrival manifests:

15 march 1913

De Berardinis Luigi , age 22, male, single, palce of birth and last residence in Italy Silvi, nearest relative in Italy (Silvi) his mother Anna , going to Hamilton ...