birth certificate help, please?

[aperrone]

Looking for my great grandparents

Costrenzo Perrone (possibly Crestenzo --- he went by Charles in the US)
May 13, 1894
Tusa, Messina, Italy

Catherine Lombardi
Sometime (ugh.. sorry) in 1901 or 1902
Tusa, Messina, Italy

Many thanks in advance for your help!!!

[adelfio]

Birth record of Costrenze Perrone
INDEX#134
1894 May 31st in the town of Tusa province Messina in a house on via S. Antonino birth of Costrenze Perrone son of Giuseppe Perrone age 37 farmer and Maria Tudisca

PG LINK TO RECORD
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cc=2120739

Marty

[adelfio]

Birth record of Caterina Lombardo
INDEX#146
1901 Dec 24th in the town of Tusa province Messina in a house on via Guglia birth of Caterina Lombardo daughter of Rosario Lombardo age 36 farmer and Anna Tudisca

PG LINK TO RECORD
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cc=2120739

Marty

[aperrone]

Oh my goodness, thank you!!

My GGF lists his birthday everywhere as May 13th, not May 31st. Do you think this could be someone else or is it more likely that my GGF was incorrect about his DOB? If so, will this cause problems with matching any US documents for him (same question with respect to him referring to himself as Charles on all official US Documents??)? Thank you SO much!!

[adelfio]

Do you have their marriage record

Marty

[adelfio]

Just went through indexes 1892-1896 no other Costrenze Perrone listed I would say he wrote down his wrong birthdate

Marty

[aperrone]

I don't currently have their marriage license. They married in the US (I think in Connecticut) sometime before 1920, but I haven't been able to locate it yet -- I just started this process a few days ago and am truly struggling with how to go about finding these documents.

Also, he wrote his name as Costrenzo (rather than Costrenze) on the only document I could find where he didn't use his US version of "Charles". He also listed that he came over on the Red Italia in 1910, so I'm going to try to see if I can find a ship manifest that may help clarify. Thanks again for your help!!

[adelfio]

POSSIBLE 1910 Shipmanifest line #8 Costrenzo Perrone age 16 leaves father Giuseppe Perrone in Tusa going to Connecticut try to find their marriage record

PG LINK
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7488/NY ... PUBJs=true

Marty

[aperrone]

Marty, thank you so much! That information matches what I know thus far -- age at arrival, year, etc. I sincerely appreciate your help - I have no idea what I would do without your help! You're a MASTER at these records searches!!! Thank you!!!!

[aperrone]

Marty, I am having difficulty reading this - but doesn't it actually show that Costrenzo (or Costrenze) went to Elizabeth, NJ and the other Perrone (Santo, maybe?) went to Connecticut? Elizabeth still makes sense because that is where my family eventually settled and where my grandfather was born. I wonder if my GGF Costrenze came to Elizabeth, moved to Connecticut later, and then moved back to Elizabeth.