Guiseppi Busco

[Cobraman325]

My grandfather was Pasquale Fusco, born in 1896 in Italy, came to America in 1910 with his Father Guiseppi Fusco and his brother Ralph. They settled in Rhode Island. Pasquale married Vincenza Rao, born in 1900. I am trying to find out where in Italy both my great grandfather/grandfather were from. All I was told that it was Southern Italy. My grandmother Vincenza says her family was from northern Italy, near Milan. The pronouciation of the exact place is something like "Pita Vidan".

[Laura1124]

Is the last name Busco or Fusco?

[Tessa78]

My grandfather was Pasquale Fusco, born in 1896 in Italy, came to America in 1910 with his Father Guiseppi Fusco and his brother Ralph. They settled in Rhode Island. Pasquale married Vincenza Rao, born in 1900. I am trying to find out where in Italy both my great grandfather/grandfather were from. All I was told that it was Southern Italy. My grandmother Vincenza says her family was from northern Italy, near Milan. The pronouciation of the exact place is something like "Pita Vidan".

Is this possibly the ship manifest for your GF and his brother?
They are traveling with their MOTHER, Maria D'Aloia, age 50.
The age for Pasquale (14) is right, but it looks like he may not have traveled on this ship. His brother Raffaele (Ralph) is age 11.
They are going to Maria's other son Gabriele Fusco in PROVIDENCE, RI
Leaving Maria's mother Nicoletta Cavelli in CASALVECCHIO

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[Tessa78]

Found this death record for Gabriele Fusco in Providence RI in 1931...
Father: Giuseppe Fusco
Mother: Adeline D'Aloia

Name: Gabriele Antonio Mario Fusco
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 22 Aug 1931
Death Place: Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 41
Birth Date: 1890
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Teodolinda Guglielmo
Father's Name: Giuseppe Fusco
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Adeline D. Aloia
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03102-7
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 1941303
Reference Number: 2253

AND - Is this the family in the 1920 US Census in Providence RI (on Ridge St.) ?

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Joseph Fusco
Age: 58
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Italy
Home in 1920: Providence Ward 9, Providence, Rhode Island
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1910
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Adelina Fusco
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Home Owned: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Fusco 58
Adelina Fusco 58
Rico Fusco 26
Ralph Fusco 20

DEATH RECORD for Giuseppe in 1948...Cranston, Rhode Island
Maybe the "Nicoletta Cavelli" on the manifest should be "Nicoletta Covella"...HIS mother?

Name: Giuseppi Fusco
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Pawtucket
Death Date: 22 May 1948
Death Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 80
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1868
Birthplace: Italy
Occupation: Retired
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: Adelina D'Aloia
Father's Name: Ralph Fusco
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Name: Nicoletta Covella
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00857-5
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 2168346
Reference Number: 1852


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[adelfio]

Possible U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name:Pasquale Fusco
Birth Date:11 Apr 1896
Birth Place:Fuggio (FOGGIA) Italy
Residence:Providence, Rhode Island
Race:White
Person who will know his address: Ralph Fusco
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Between the shipmanifest and the WWII Draft Registration card might be from Casalvecchio di Puglia,Italy
Casalvecchio is a small Italian comune in the southeastern region of Italy. It is located in the province of Foggia in the Puglia region.

Marty

[Tessa78]

Possible U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name:Pasquale Fusco
Birth Date:11 Apr 1896
Birth Place:Fuggio (FOGGIA) Italy
Residence:Providence, Rhode Island
Race:White
Person who will know his address: Ralph Fusco
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Between the shipmanifest and the WWII Draft Registration card might be from Casalvecchio di Puglia,Italy
Casalvecchio is a small Italian comune in the southeastern region of Italy. It is located in the province of Foggia in the Puglia region.

Marty

I agree with Marty
The surname FUSCO and the surname D'ALOIA are found there.

You may wish to search the civil registrations (births, marriages, deaths) from Casalvecchio. They are available on microfilm to rent and view at your nearest LDS Family History Center, and cover the years 1809 - 1929.
https://familysearch.org/search/catalog ... tem%2F1027

To find your nearest center...enter your zip code at this site
http://familysearch.org/eng/

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[Cobraman325]

This is awesome research. The draft card is definitely my grandfathers (Pasquale), he lived his adult life at 42 Tuxedo Ave, Providence, RI. I do not know where he lived as a child with his father and mother. He met my grandmother Vincenza Rao in the US, and she was born here, in Rhode Island in 1900.

[Tessa78]

This is awesome research. The draft card is definitely my grandfathers (Pasquale), he lived his adult life at 42 Tuxedo Ave, Providence, RI. I do not know where he lived as a child with his father and mother. He met my grandmother Vincenza Rao in the US, and she was born here, in Rhode Island in 1900.

Birth Record in Rhode Island for Vincenza Rao in 1900

Name: Vincenza Rao
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1900
Birthplace: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Luigi
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Rosa Durante
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09535-4
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 2208954
Reference Number: p 24


And POSSIBLE Sibling (brother) born and died the year before
Name: Vingenzzo Rao
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 27 Jan 1899
Death Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 0
Birth Date: 1899
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Luigi Rao
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Rosa Rao
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01181-1
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 2023270
Reference Number:

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[Tessa78]

This looks like it may be the death record for Luigi (Lou) Rao, father of Vincenza Rao, in Rhode Island...

My grandmother Vincenza says her family was from northern Italy, near Milan. The pronouciation of the exact place is something like "Pita Vidan".

Mentions his parents' names and his place of birth as Pietravairano (comune of Pietravairano - province: Caserta - region: Campania)

Name: Luigi Rao
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 17 Oct 1945
Burial Place: Pawtucket, R.I.
Death Date: 13 Oct 1945
Death Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 80
Birth Date: 01 Jan 1865
Birthplace: Pietravairano, Italy
Occupation: Loborer Foundry
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: Rosa Durante
Father's Name: Vincenzo Rao
Father's Birthplace: Pietrovairano, Itlay
Mother's Name: Maria Ricciardi
Mother's Birthplace: Pietrovairana, Itlay
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01085-2
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 2031110
Reference Number: 2438

LUIGI RAO Naturalization Index card...
Arrival May 1888, Naturalization 1896
Residence: Providence, Rhode Island

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[Tessa78]

Death of ROSA DURANTE RAO of Rhode Island (Vincenza's mother?)
It gives the names of her parents...

Name: Rosa Durante Rao
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 05 Apr 1943
Death Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 70
Birth Date: 1873
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Luigi Rao
Father's Name: Ettore Durante
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Vincenza Di Maso
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03130-6
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 1955782
Reference Number: 1052

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[Tessa78]

Marriage Act of Luigi Rao and Rosa Durante in Pietravairano
BOTH of them were from PIETRAVAIRANO...

Record # 18
Dated 4 November 1886 at 10 AM at the town hall in Pietravairano.
Before the official appeared:
1. LUIGI RAO, single, age 21, shoemaker, born and residing in Pietravairano; son of the deceased Giuseppe who lived in this town in his lifetime; and of living Maria Ricciardi, who resides in this town.
AND
2. ROSA DURANTE, single, age 20, weaver, born and residing in this town; daughter of the deceased Ettore and of the living Vincenza De Masi.
Witnesses to this act:
Giuseppe d'Elia, 43, landowner; and Domenico Altieri, 37, landowner.
Banns of marriage were posted on the 17th and 24th of October.

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BIRTH ACT of their first child, ELISABETTA, in 1887. May help to look for Elisabetta Rao when searching for a ship manifest for Luigi and family in 1888

Birth Act #66
Dated 5 August 1887 in Pietravairano
At 9 AM at the town hall appeared Luigi Rao, 22, shoemaker, son of deceased Giuseppe to declare that at 1 PM on the 4th of the month at the place at #29 Via San Giuseppe, to Rosa Durante, daughter of deceased Ettore, his wife living with him, was born a female child who he presented to the official and to who was given the name ELISABETTA.

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[Tessa78]

1920 US Census of Louis Rao family on Tuxedo Avenue

Name: Louis Rao
Residence: , Providence, Rhode Island
Estimated Birth Year: 1865
Age: 55
Birthplace: Italy
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Birthplace:
Film Number: 1821680
Digital Folder Number: 4384852
Image Number: 00798
Sheet Number: 17
Household Gender Age
Louis Rao M 55y
Spouse Rose Rao F 54y
Child Elizabeth Rao F 32y (daughter born in Italy)
Child Joseph Rao M 30y
Child Fredrick Rao M 27y
Child Virginia Fusco F 20y (Vincenza)
Pasquale Fusco M 23y
Child Thomas Rao M 16y
Child Albert Rao M 14y
Child Annie Rao F 10y
Joseph Marino M 77y
Angelino Rao F 7y



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[Cobraman325]

You are awesome. I am sending this to my Aunt who is 84 and the last living child of Pasquale and Vincenza Fusco (my grandparents).

[Tessa78]

You are awesome. I am sending this to my Aunt who is 84 and the last living child of Pasquale and Vincenza Fusco (my grandparents).

Would that be Emily...the youngest child on this 1930 US Census?

On the census you will notice that Vincenza's parents and 3 of her brothers are still living close by (above them on the census)

1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Pasco Fusco
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Italy
Race: White
Home in 1930: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
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Marital Status: Married
Immigration Year: 1911
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Virginia Fusco
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Household Members:
Name Age
Pasco Fusco 34
Virginia Fusco 30
Joseph Fusco 9
Mary Fusco 5
Rose Fusco 3
Catherine Fusco 3
Emily Fusco 1 [1 4/12] - 1 year 4 months...DOB about 1928



Glad to have helped...

T.