Gasperina

[jspadeajr]

I am looking for the brothers and sisters of my great grandfather, Antonio Spadea, born in Gasperina about 1860 and married to Marianna Caruso. One of his sons, my grandfather, Francesco Spadea, came to the United States around 1900. Joe Spadea, Jr

[adelfio]

Welcome to IG website heres the marriage record of Antonio Spadea and Marianna Caruso showing their parents names help you find other siblings

INDEX#3 Part#2
1895 Feb 20 in the town of Gasperina marriage of Antonio Spadea age 32 born in Gasperina son of Nicola Spadea and Innocenza Lombardo married Marianna Caruso age 19 born in Gasperina spinner daughter of Francesco Caruso and deceased Gesuzza Spadea
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... ,392280301

Marty

[adelfio]

Death of Francesco Spadea brother of Antonio Spadea
INDEX#5
1910 Jan 26th in the town of Gasperina death of Francesco Spadea age 56 (1854) born in Gasperina son of deceased Nicola Spadea and deceased Innocenza Lombardo husband of Marianna Lamonica
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... ,392280301

Marty

[Tessa78]

Is this your GF?

Appears to be his second trip to USA in 1908.
Lists his father, Antonio, whom he left in Gasparina
Lists his brother, Giuseppe, whom he is joining in Brockton MA
Also indicates that he was in USA from 1900-1907
Occupation: shoemaker

Boston, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1954 about Francesco Spadea
Name: Francesco Spadea
Gender: Male
Ethnic Background: Italian (South) (Italian)
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Birth Place: Gasperina, Catanzaro
Age: 23
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Ship Name: Romanic
Arrival Date: 9 Mar 1908
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Friend's Name: Guiseppe
Last Residence: Cotanzaro

If this is your GF, and birthdate is 1885... THEN
POSSIBLE birth record for Francesco Spadea, born in Gasparina, 17 March 1885
Son of Antonio, 40, of deceased Giuseppe; and of Marianna Caruso, 26, of deceased Vincenzo
He was a landowner, and she was a spinner
Record #45
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... ,392279702

Marty , the marriage record you posted was for Marianna RUSSO and Antonio Spadea

EDITED to add:

POSSIBLE brother to Francesco.... Agostino Spadea - US Passport Application
Also born in Gasparina (1888) - to father, Antonio
Occupation: shoemaker
Lives in Brockton, MA on Tripp AVe.
The second page has a physical description AND a PHOTO!

page 1 - right side of image (click once to enlarge and again to magnify)


page 2 - left side of image - photo of Agostino at the bottom


If the above records are correct, then Antonio Spadea was born about 1845.
The birth records for Gasparina are available online, but there is no index for each of the years. You can search through the records for Antonio's birth (father was Giuseppe), and when you have the mother's name as well, you can search for possible siblings. The records are in Italian, but you should be able to recognize names

Link to the birth records for Gasparina - dates 1829-1860
http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.i ... rina/Nati/
T.

[jspadeajr]

Thanks very much for the info; I'll get to work on this info ASAP and be in touch soon.
Joe

[jspadeajr]

My grandfather was Francesco Spadea b:17 Mar 1885, one of seven children of Antonio Spadea.
Agostino Spadea b:6 mar 1888, was one of Francesco's brothers.
Francesco's oldest sibling was Giuseppe Spadea, b:1 Oct 1877.
This indicates Antonio Spadea and Marianna Caruso married about 1876 or 1877.
Joe

[adelfio]

The first info I gave was not correct as Tessa said
Heres Agostino Spadea brother of Francesco Spadea birth record
INDEX#43
1888 Mar 6th in the town of Gasperina birth of Agostino Spadea son of Antonio Spadea age 40(son of deceased Giuseppe Spadea) landowner and Marianna Caruso spinner (daughter of deceased Vincenzo Caruso)
Side note says married 12/29/1921 to Assunta Giovanna Vittoria Procopio in Gasperina
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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... ,392279702

Marty

[adelfio]

Since the record of marriage Antonio Spadea and Marianna Caruso is not online you will have to send to Gasperina for it by mail

Ufficio dello Stato Civile
Comune di Gasperina
Via Spadea Pandolfi, 2
88060 Gasperina (CZ)
Italy
OGGETTO: richiesta foto copia integrale dell'atto di matrimonio di Antonio Spadea e Marianna Caruso
Gentilissima Signora, Gentile Signore,
Mi chiamo YOURNAME Sto facendo una ricerca sui miei antenati e ho bisogno delle informazioni dai vostri registri. I miei antenati provennero da Gasperina. Vorrei sapere di più di loro.
La ringrazio anticipatamente di voler comunicare i costi di spese di riproduzione e postali per atti di matrimoni di queste persone:
Nome e cognome del marito:Antonio Spadea di Giuseppe
Nome e cognome della moglie:Marianna Caruso di Vincenzo
Luogo di matrimonio: Gasperina
Data di matrimonio: 1872-1877
Se non avete i registri corrispondenti, potete fornire l’indirizzo dell’archivio dove in cui i registri possano essere trovati?
Nell'attesa della sua risposta le invio cordiali saluti.
YOUR NAME ADDRESS EMAIL PHOTO ID

Marty

[adelfio]

Birth record of Marianna Caruso
INDEX#53
1857 May 1st in the town of Gasperina birth of Marianna Caruso daughter of Vincenzo Caruso age 32 (son of Giuseppe Caruso) and his wife Teresa Procopio age 18. She was baptized in the church of San Nicola
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http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.i ... ewsIndex=0

Marty

[adelfio]

POSSIBLE Birth record of Antonio Spadea
INDEX#19
1846 Feb 22nd in the town of Gasperina birth of Antonio Spadea son of Giuseppe Spadea age 43 landowner and his wife Carolina Carchidi he was baptized in the church of San Nicola
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http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.i ... ewsIndex=0

Marty

[AllysonJ]

I believe that your grandfather was the brother of my grandfather Giuseppe Spadea. He came to Brockton several times from Gasparina and had a brother Antonio and Agostino. It makes sense that he had a brother Francesco too as he had 3 sons - Francesco, Antonio and Augustine. My father was the youngest of 11 children and was born in US. My father often spoke of a cousin Joe...and I believe it was your father. My grandfather lived with us for many years and actually live to be 100. He was born in 1877. I have just begun to look into our ancestry in Italy so your post was a pleasant surprise. I hope to visit Gasparina and check out where my grandfather came from.