Gelsomino Pelosi

[apesce65]

I need a hint of what to do.

Gelsomino listed his arrival as April 1903 in the port of Boston on his Naturalization papers, but I cannot find a ship that arrived in Boston at that time period. He listed Naples as the port of departure.

I guess not all manifest are available on line, I use ancestry.com any where else to look?

[johnnyonthespot]

I need a hint of what to do.

Gelsomino listed his arrival as April 1903 in the port of Boston on his Naturalization papers, but I cannot find a ship that arrived in Boston at that time period. He listed Naples as the port of departure.

I guess not all manifest are available on line, I use <a href="/http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-3166187-10456885" TARGET="_blank">Ancestry.com</a> any where else to look?

You must have looked in the wrong place as many, many, ships arrived in Boston in April 1903. Go to this Ancestry.com page (Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943) and on the right side under Browse This Collection, use the pull-down to set the year to 1903 then choose April from the next pull-down. As you can see, there were some 20 ships carrying passengers into Boston that month. Click one of the ship names to see the passenger list.
If you are simply searching by name (Gelsomino Pelosi), please be aware that these records have been transcribed manually and names are often transcribed incorrectly. It can take tens of hours and a multitude of searches to find an ancestor's ship manifest.

[apesce65]

Thank you , I did overlook that option.

[PeterTimber]

Go to www.stevemorse.org/index.html for Boston Ships List 1820-1943 inone step. =Peter5=

[pink67]

Don't know if this record can be of some help but maybe it worth a look....

Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943
about Gaetano Pelosi
Name: Gaetano Pelosi
Arrival Date: 28 Apr 1903
Age: 23 Years
Estimated birth year: abt 1880
Gender: Male
Ethnic Background: north
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Ship Name: Commonwealth
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Friend's Name: Alfonso Danna
Last Residence: Frigento
Microfilm Roll Number: 59

Gaetano was married, occupation musician and stated was joining his cousin Alfonso d'Avino in Boston...

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his name is crossed out, so possible he didn't travel on that ship... maybe he changed his first name in Gaetano??

Laura

[vj]

Laura,
I'll bet that's it .
It's almost the exact date on his Petition from an earlier post
http://italiangenealogy.tardio.com/Foru ... 12096.html
Valarie

[pink67]

I agree with you Val...
I found out that Alfonso D'Avino was the Master of the D'Avino Band in Boston...
He was born in Frigento on 1878...
If Gelsomino was a musician it's possible he worked in the Band
On Genealogybank there is a 1916 newspaper article :

2) Popular Concert at Braves Field D' Avino's Band Will Make Another Appearance on Wednesday Night

http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newsp ... =d%27avino

Could you post it here?

Laura

[vj]

Hey Laura,
Neat find
22 Jul 1916 from the Boston Journal
Rocco D'Avino (brother of Alfonso) was one of the witnesses on his petition and he's on your 1903 manifest find.
Valarie

[pink67]

On the 1910 census Gelsomino/Gaetano? is Joseph....

1910 United States Federal Census
about Joseph Polosi
Name: Joseph Polosi
Age in 1910: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1882
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Italy
Mother's Birth Place: Italy
Spouse's name: Marie
Home in 1910: Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1903
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Polosi 28 head, born in IT, occupation musician
Marie Polosi 25
Armilinda Polosi 7
Lisa Polosi 3
Bridget Polosi 2

image, from Ancestry.com

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His wife Grazia Martino and daughter Ermelinda first arrival on 1906:

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Laura

[vj]

Hey Laura!
Neat manifest!
From the earlier post, he did have a brother Giuseppe who joined him in 1904. But you're right it's Gelsomino/Gaetano on the 1910 census.
Valarie
http://italiangenealogy.tardio.com/Foru ... 12096.html

[apesce65]

Wow unbelievable finds, thanks

[apesce65]

Laura, in the manifest that you gave Grazia Martino states she is visiting her father can you make out the name?

[pink67]

Martino Grazia, age 24, married, occupation wife, from Frigento, joining her husband Pelosi Gelsomini, 8 Salem? - Boston MA
It was "daughter" Ermelinda joining her father Gelsomini Pelosi

Please note the names below... Giuseppe Pelosi's wife and Children (crossed out)

Laura

[pink67]

Don't know if you already have this 1905 arrival manifest for Gelsomino and Giuseppe's sisters:

Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943
about Gisvamirna Petosi
Name: Gisvamirna Petosi Giovannina
Arrival Date: 19 Jun 1905
Age: 32 Years
Estimated birth year: abt 1873
Gender: Female
Ethnic Background: Italian (South) (Italian)
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Ship Name: Canopic
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Friend's Name: Guiseppe Pelose 8 Salem Street, Boston
Last Residence: Italy
Microfilm Roll Number: 84

and

Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943
about Eurichette Petosi
Name: Eurichette Petosi Enrichetta
Arrival Date: 19 Jun 1905
Age: 22 Years
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Gender: Female
Ethnic Background: Italian (South) (Italian)
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Ship Name: Canopic
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Friend's Name: Guiseppe Pelose
Last Residence: Italy
Microfilm Roll Number: 84

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Laura