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.
I am looking for any information on a Marianna Bova and Michele Santagelo. As far as I know, they had a child named Angela/Angelina Santagelo. Angela/Angelina then married my great grand fathers father, Salvatore Giaquinto.
I AM ONLY LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON MARIANNA BOVA AND MICHELE SANTANGELO AND ANY OTHER CHILDREN THEY MAY HAVE HAD, BESIDES ANGELA/ANGELINA SANTANGELO!
Please post any and all information that you may have.
Ann Tatangelo http://angelresearch.net
Dual citizenship assistance, and document acquisition, on-site genealogical research in Lazio, Molise, Latina and Cosenza. Land record searches and succession.
Italysearcher wrote:Can you tell us which town they were from?
To my knowledge no. What I can tell you is that Angelina/Angela married my great grand fathers father and in 1906, before the immagrated to America, they lived in the small town of Capua in the Caserta Province. I wish I had more information to give you, but I hope this at least helps.
I am the granddaughter of Salvatore and Angelina Giaquinto. My father was Joseph Giaquinto. If you want more information please e-mail at the following e-mail address j-obrien@kc.rr.com and I'll help anyway I can. I'm just lost here, not sure how to mover around on this. Salvatore's birth day was July 4 1878 and died Aug 1 1972. Angelina birthday was born 1885 and died Jan 1 1934. Hope to here from you. Jean O'Brien
I am their great grand daughter Elizabeth Giaquinto is my Yaya (grandmother) she passed when I was 5 years old but her twin sister Sally is still alive and doing well Jean.
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