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senese from afragola

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hello,
I'm looking for information regarding my grandmother. She was born Teresa Senese in Afragola about 1900. She came to the United States in 1922 with my grandfather Pietro Fioti. They came on the ship Aquitania to Ellis Island. I suspect that she arrived earlier than 1922 from some documents that I found,but my uncle insists that 1922 was the first time she arrived here.
I would like to know if there are any relatives here and back in Italy. Also if there is any way to find out her parents and grandparents names. Please help!
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Hi and welcome to the forum,

Possible manifest for Teresa Senese. Can you confirm?

http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0013

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http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0013
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that is the manifest i have questions about. i believe this to be my grandmother however my uncle says otherwise. there is also a manifest from 1922 with teresa being teresa fioti. that one is verified but i cannot verify the one from 1913. is there any other way of being able to prove this to be her?
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The only way to verify is to match info you know. What was Teresa's mother's name?
Did she have sisters and brothers?
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misbris wrote:Hi and welcome to the forum,

Possible manifest for Teresa Senese. Can you confirm?

http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0013

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http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0013
on the line n. 13 for Teresa Senese there is a naturalization mark:

2-862795 4/28/41 505

the first number 2 is the INS naturalization office of southern NY, I believe your Teresa Senesa lived in PA...

Also, from the 1930 census:

1930 United States Federal Census
about Peter Frati
Name: Peter Frati Fioti is the handwriting
Home in 1930: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
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Age: 37
Estimated birth year: abt 1893
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Theresa
Race: White
Occupation:

Education:

Military service:

Rent/home value:

Age at first marriage:

Parents' birthplace: View image
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Household Members: Name Age
Peter Frati 37 head, born in IT, immigr. year 1909
Theresa Frati 30 wife, born in Italy, immigration year 1922
Elizabeth Frati 6 daughter, born in PA
Clara Frati 3 6/12 daughter, born in PA

image, from Ancestry.com:
http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gx1cBsr

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Hello,

After the information that I wasgiven I questioned my uncle again. The only thing that he remembers is that he thinks that his grandmothers name was either Elizabetta or Concetta. He was right in that his mother came over for the first time in 1922. If there is any way to research the marriage or birth of Teresa Senese.

Thak-you
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