TOPPETA and ANNUNZIATA surnames

[Jem910]

Need information on any Toppeta or Annunziata you have from Penne, Italy.

Vincenzo Toppeta (name changed to James Topeka at Ellis Island) was born April 9, 1890 in Penne. Immigrated to the US and ended up in West Virginia where he died in 1957 (not sure what ship he came over on yet and don't know if he had siblings). His parents, according to birth certificate, were Carmine Toppeta and Giancaterino Annunziata.

[ptimber]

There are 2 entries for him. The first in 1909 (town of origin mistyped when put into computer for ellis island website) at age 24 and then he went back to Italy and returned in 1916 when he was 32. Both times Penne is the town of origin.. Please go to www.ellisisland.org and let me know what else you are researching. Peter

[Jem910]

Ptimber thanks!

I had actually seen this already but the misspelled town name threw me off.

Do you know of anywhere online I can find his parent's info for free?

[Jem910]

Now I'm confused.

On both entries for this guy, one entry has his year of birth as 1885, the other as 1884. My guy was born in 1890.

Could this still be the same guy? Could he have had a reason to add 5 years to his age, perhaps to get on the ship alone or something?

[ptimber]

where did you get the 1890 birth record?? When did he pass on? Peter

[suanj]

Need information on any Toppeta or Annunziata you have from Penne, Italy.

Vincenzo Toppeta (name changed to James Topeka at Ellis Island) was born April 9, 1890 in Penne. Immigrated to the US and ended up in West Virginia where he died in 1957 (not sure what ship he came over on yet and don't know if he had siblings). His parents, according to birth certificate, were Carmine Toppeta and Giancaterino Annunziata.

Hi: Vincenzo Toppeta(mispelled Tappetta on ellisisland.org) coming from Penne, emigrated in 1909 age 18, father Carmine, please read:
http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/searc ... 1563060330

More: Giancaterino is surname of mother, first name: Annunziata

Currently Toppeta in Penne:
http://paginebianche.virgilio.it/pb/cer ... 3&cc=61750&
Giancaterino in Penne:
http://paginebianche.virgilio.it/pb/cer ... 3&cc=61750&

Regards, suanj

[ptimber]

SDuanj to the rescue! Peter

[suanj]

SDuanj to the rescue! Peter

Hi Peter, my patience in the search luck brings me some time.... Ciao, suanj

[cubsivy1]

I too am researching the Annunziata surname. My Annunziata family came from Sarno. My grandfather Enrico Annunziata was born in 1879. He married Angelina Marzone, Marrone, Mazzone ???? (born Oct. 2, 1875 in Caserta) in March 1908 and they emigrated to the U.S. in April 1908. Enrico's sister was Amalia who married Alphonso D'apice. A cousin was Aniello Squitieri. They all lived in Chicago Heights, IL. I have found Ellis Island and census records but I would love to know names of parents and other sibling information. Thanks.

[Biff83]

According to Enrico's 1908 manifest, his mother's name was Lucia Manfredonia.
For reference
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Biff

[Biff83]

Another possibility for Angelina's surname is Mozzone. Use the following link to search Cook County birth records for surname Annunziata. You'll find three records with Enrico Annunziata as father and on two of them Angelina's surname is given as Mozzone. You can view and save the document images.
http://search.labs.familysearch.org/rec ... 000#p=home

Biff

[cubsivy1]

Thanks Biff! This website is terrific....what a help. I have been to the LDS website a zillion times and never found anything on my Annunziata family. Any other suggestions? Can I get the family certificate from Sarno with only Enrico's Mother's name? (no father's name) Thanks again. Pat

[Indystock]

As far as Vincenzo Toppeta goes, in the original question, His Father Carmine also came over with his Brother Zopito Toppeta, in 1910. I can't find anything on a marriage or children he may have had in the US. does anyone know anything about Zopito? (Vincenzo is my Great-grandfather, and I am primarily interested in him, like Jen's original post, but I would still love to know if I have other relatives via Zopito).
Thanks,
Michael

[johnnyonthespot]

On ancestry . com, I found a 1916 manifest for Zopito Coppeta which I believe was transcribed incorrectly. In all other respects (age, place of birth, spouse's name...) it matches the data from Zopito Toppeta's 1910 manifest.

Since Zopito appears to have left his wife behind on both his 1910 and 1916 trips to the US, perhaps he was "just visiting" and never actually settled here? Children, if any, may have been born in Italy and lived their entire lives there.

1910 Manifest
Name: Zopito Toppeta
Arrival Date: 7 Aug 1910
Estimated birth year: abt 1875
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Ship Name: Luisiana
Search Ship Database: Search the Luisiana in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
NATIVITY: Italy
Line: 26
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_1529
Birth Location: Italy
Birth Location Other: pemie
Page Number: 62


1916 Manifest
Name: Zopito Coppeta
Arrival Date: 9 Mar 1916
Estimated birth year: abt 1875
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Napoli
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Ship Name: America
Search Ship Database: View the America in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
NATIVITY: Italy
Line: 4
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_2455
Birth Location: Italy
Birth Location Other: perme
Page Number: 104


Microsoft's Internet Explorer is reporting that Photobucket is infected with a virus/trojan, so I cannot post the images directly; here is the link to the Ancestry search:

Link to ancestry search

I presume you have the 1910 manifest which also includes Carmine?

Here is the link, just in case:

1910 manifest, Carmine and Zopito

[johnnyonthespot]

Pasquale Toppeta; possibly another brother?

Name: Pasquale Toppeta
Arrival Date: 23 Feb 1928
Estimated birth year: abt 1876
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Ship Name: Colombo
Search Ship Database: View the Colombo in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
NATIVITY: Italy
Line: 25
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_4216
Birth Location: Italy
Birth Location Other: Penne
Page Number: 155


Link to manifest