Macera Family

[FrankM87]

I've been trying to research my family for 10 years. I've not gotten any further then my great grandfather. All I have is his name, Pasco Macera. I know he came over from italy, but none of my family know when. I know he had a son my grandfather, Frank H Macera sr, and my father Frank Macera jr. Lisa Macera, kennith Macera, and Paul macera. My father had me, and my brother, Frank and Michael macera. I'm at a loss where to go next, does anyone have any advice or during their research come across any Pasco maceras?

I'm 23 now, my son is 15 months...I promise his mother, after he was a year old, if I hadn't found anything, I would seek help. She gave me an extra 3 months.

[johnnyonthespot]

A few quick questions:

1) Where was Frank Sr. born, in the US or in Italy?

2) Where did the family reside in the US?

3) Approximately when was Frank Sr. born?

4) Do you know the name of Pasco's (more likely, Pasquale) wife?

There are many Pasquale Macera manifests available; it is necessary to figure out which one may be your ancestor. The above info will help in that regard.

[johnnyonthespot]

Is this Frank Sr. and family? Born approx 1887. emigrated to the US 1906?

1920 United States Federal Census about Frank Macero
Name: Frank Macero
[Frank Macera]
Home in 1920: Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
[Head]
Spouse's Name: Josephine Macero
Father's Birth Place: Italy
Mother's Birth Place: Italy
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Year of immigration: 1906
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Frank Macero 33
Josephine Macero 49
Fanny Macero 10
Pasqualine Macero 7
Mary Macero 5
Frank Macero 3 [3 6/12] (means 3 years, six months)




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[johnnyonthespot]

If this is the correct Frank (Francesco), then he may have emigrated on his own at age 18:

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 about Francesco Macera
Name: Francesco Macera
Arrival Date: 5 Apr 1906
Birth Year: abt 1888
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Port of Departure: Napoli
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Italia

Line 2 on this passenger list:

[suanj]

Hi, maybe this obit can be helpful for to know more abt your ancestors:
GIOVINA MACERA - Cranston
01:00 AM EST on Sunday, November 7, 2004



GIOVINA MACERA, 96, of Pippin Orchard Road, a retired entrepreneur, died Friday at home.

She was the wife of the late Pasco S. Macera. Born in Caserta di Vairano, Italy, a daughter of the late Giuseppe and Marianina (Iannotti) DiLorenzo, she came to this country 92 years ago, and had lived most of her life in Cranston.

Mrs. Macera had been a co-founder of the former Macera Bros. Rubbish Removal Co., and Macera Realty.

She was a communicant of St. Rocco Church, Johnston.

She leaves a daughter, Mary A. DiColo of Cranston and Palm Beach, Fla.; four sons, Pasco R. Macera of Vero Beach, Fla., Frank H. Macera of Coventry, John A. Macera of North Scituate and Richard J. Macera of Cranston; and 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She was the mother of the late Virginia Wallitsch, and sister of the late Joseph and Frank Grande, and Philomena DiLorenzo.

The funeral will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. from Nardolillo Funeral Home, 1278 Park Ave., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 in St. Rocco Church, Atwood Avenue, Johnston. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston.

Name: Giovina Macera
Birth: 25 Jun 1908
Death: 5 Nov 2004 - Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
Civil: Rhode Island

Name: Pasco Macera
Birth: 5 Jan 1905
Death: Oct 1985 - Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
Civil: Rhode Island


1930 census:
1930 United States Federal Census
about Pasco Macera Name: Pasco Macera
Home in 1930: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
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Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Gimina Macera
Race: White
Occupation:

Education:

Military Service:

Rent/home value:

Age at first marriage:

Parents' birthplace: View image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Pasco Macera 25 imm. 1909 alien
Gimina Macera 21 (Giovina)imm. 1913 alien
Pasco Macera 2/12

Pasco Macera ( or Pasquale Macera) was the son of Mauro Macera and Maria Grazia Cardillo; this is a trip of Mauro Macera:

First Name: Mauro
Last Name: Macera
Ethnicity: Italy, Italian South
Last Place of Residence: Castelunovo Pa., Italy
Date of Arrival: Jun 15, 1907
Age at Arrival: 2...y Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Italia
Port of Departure: Naples
Manifest Line Number: 0014
http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0014

first trip:

First Name: Mauro
Last Name: Macera
Ethnicity: Italy, Italian South
Last Place of Residence: Castelsauro Parana ( Castelnuovo Parano)
Date of Arrival: Apr 14, 1905
Age at Arrival: 25y Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Perugia
Port of Departure: Naples
Manifest Line Number: 0010
http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0010

the family came from Castelnuovo Parano in Frosinone province currently; in the past in Caserta province;

Mauro wife and children came in USA in 1909: your Pasquale seeming that the italian first name was Silvio and not Pasquale/Pasco, most probably added Pasco in USA:
First Name: Maria
Last Name: Cardillo
Ethnicity: Italian
Last Place of Residence: Italy, S Giorgiochiri ( no: it is Castelnuovo Parano, instead San Giorgio a Liri is the birthplace of person in line 1)
Date of Arrival: Mar 14, 1909
Age at Arrival: 27y Gender: F Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Italia
Port of Departure: Naples
Manifest Line Number: 0002




pag 1 http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0002

pag 2 http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0002


the family in 1910:

1910 United States Federal Census
about Mauro Macera Name: Mauro Macera
[Mauro Macero]
Age in 1910: 33
Estimated Birth Year: 1877
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head
[Self (Head)]
Father's Birth Place: Italy
Mother's Birth Place: Italy
Spouse's Name: Mario Macera
Home in 1910: Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of immigration: 1908
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Mauro Macera 33
Mario Macera 28
Pasquale Macera 5
Elener Macera 3
Michael Diraimo 27
Anglo Diraimo 27
Mariano Diraimo 20
Michael Costello 17
Fredrick Reberris 20


Pasco mother death record:
Name: Maria Macera
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 15 May 1946
Death Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 65
Birth Date: 1881
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mauro Macera
Father's Name: Pasquale Cardillo
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Maddelana Di Banno ( Maddalena Di Bruno)
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09367-5
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 2168075
Reference Number:


hoping helpful,
regards,
suanj

[FrankM87]

Frank sr. was born in scuituite rhode island, born in the us. They resided on a pig farm in scuituite rhode island, that was owned at one time by pasco macera, my great grandfather. My grandfather is in his 70s. So 1941-1938. My grandfather currently resides in coventry if thats of any help. The farm is on burnt hill road I believe. Hard to tell the street signs keep getting stolen by kids. Believe his wife was giovina macera, she died in 2004 and lived on pippin orchard road.

The family has never called him anything but pasco. I've been told they started pasvina farm on pippin orchard road. The property is now owned by my uncle dicky macera.


sanj...that my great grandma...I'd like to go back further, learn about all the relatives that maybe in italy. Thank you sanj now I got a clue to go further with. The family never left the obit for my great grandma for me.

[suanj]

the last trips in Italy of Mauro Macera:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Mauro Macera Name: Mauro Macera
Arrival Date: 30 Nov 1948
Birth Year: abt 1879
Birth Location: Italy
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Vulcania

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Mauro Macera Name: Mauro Macera
Arrival Date: 2 Nov 1953
Birth Location: Italy
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Andrea Doria

[suanj]

Giovina Macera nee Di Lorenzo was the daughter of Pasquale di Lorenzo and Marianna Iannotta; Giovina was born on 25 jun 1908 in VAIRANO PATENORA town, Caserta province it:
birthact image:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/89 ... birth.jpg/
map:
http://maps.google.it/maps?hl=it&rlz=1R ... CB0Q8gEwAA

suanj

[FrankM87]

wow, suan J your a miracle worker..it took me 10 years, and it's taken you what seems like a few hours...I cannot thank you enough.

[suanj]

happy of to help!
suanj

[FrankM87]

out of curiosity, how much do you charge on your site? I am not very rich, but I really wanna trace the family back to the very beginning, to even a family crest if there is one.

[suanj]

If you wish trace abt the ancestor's families back, you can try all civil records of Castelnuovo Parano by LDS ( you can order the microfilms in the LDS center near or in your town, just for a little fee):
"Registri dello stato civile di Castelnuovo Parano (Frosinone), 1820-1905 Castelnuovo Parano (Frosinone). Ufficio dello stato civile"
Births, deaths, marriages, miscellaneous documents, marriage documents.
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library ... +Castelnuo++

for Vairano Patenora:
Registri dello stato civile di Vairano Patenora (Caserta), 1809-1928 "Vairano Patenora (Caserta). Ufficio dello stato civile"
Births, banns, marriages, deaths, marriage documents, miscellaneous documents, citizenship records, supplements from Vairano Patenora, Caserta, Italy. Some years may be missing or out of order.
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library ... +Vairano+P++

also for Vairano Patenora, it are on line the civil records in "Caserta, Campania, Italy, Civil Registration Records, 1862-1939
Caserta, Campania, Italia: Registri di stato civile, 1862-1939", by ancestry.com (by pay subscription), the civil records from 1866 to 1910...

both are the better, easy and not expensive way for to make a complete genealogic tree...

all the best,
suanj

[FrankM87]

I'll do that. Thank you so much.

[marieparys]

Go to the following website page and you will find info on the Macera Family including a picture of your great grandfather with his parents and his brothers and sisters.
http://jojoamericans.com/michael_macera_biography
M.

[FrankM87]

Thank you...Not only is there a picture of my great aunt, but also a picture of my great grandma...I had no idea.