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.
Hi!
I'm new!I'm from Italy and i'm looking for relatives of Paolo Azzarone.
He was from Vico Garganico (Foggia), arrived at Ellis Island maybe in 1905-1906, and was directed to Philadelphia.
I know that his sons, born in U.s.a, were theachers.
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Thank you! Valarie
Contrary to popular belief, not all Italian given names have Christian or classical roots. Many names encountered in older records are almost whimsical, and some cannot be translated into Latin or any other language. In order to avoid possible mistranscription of a given name with which the research...