Over 25 million Italians have emigrated between 1861 and 1960 with a migration boom between 1871 and 1915 when over 13,5 million emigrants left the country for European and overseas destinations.
SSDI for Giuseppe and Rose's son Benjamin, born 1908...
Social Security Death Index
about Benjamin Morello
Name: Benjamin Morello
SSN: 053-05-9198
Last Residence: 11010 Franklin Square, Nassau, New York, United States of America
Born: 21 May 1908
Died: Nov 1976
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)
Do you think parents place of birth (other than just "Italy" might be on the SS application?
Ok so I ordered Giuseppe Morello's naturalization documents from the NARA and it's an older form unlike ones I've seen before. It's from 1906 with his declaration of intent dated in 1899. Neither one states his place of birth aside from just saying Italy. Back to square one....
I'm going to order his death certificate from NYC to see if it says anything. So far the death certificates I've seen from NYC also only say Italy as place of birth but it's worth a shot to see if I get lucky.
An Italian novel for kids called "La Freccia Azzurra" (The Blue Arrow) says that all the children in the world wait for Christmas Eve to get presents from Santa Clause, but Italian kids are the luckiest in the world because they get presents again on the 6th of January by the Befana. Who is the Befa...