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Ruffatto family

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Seeking information regarding Pietro and Maria Ruffatto family from the Valpergo region. Born in mid 1800's
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Hello and welcome to the forum! :-)

Can you give us a few more details to help in your search?

Did Pietro and Maria emigrate?
Do you know the names of their children? and did those children live in Italy or another country?
Do you have an approximate death date for Pietro or Maria?
If they, or their children resided in US, can you tell us where they settled?

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Hi and welcome!
Is this your ancestor : Pietro Ruffatto, 60 from Valperga (misspelled Valpergo on Ellis Island record) traveling with wife Maria and sons Stefano and Domenico (misspelled Dominico) going to another son Francesco in Illinois?

http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/p ... W5pZmVzdCI
According to this manifest Maria ha a brother Antonio living in Cuorgnè but his surname is given as Bodrafide, that doesn't exist.

Ciao Paola
Researching Provinces of Varese, Como and Milan and the valleys around Turin
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Piggy-backing on Paola's :D find...

Here is the birth of Stefano Ruffatto in 1887. That would make him age 21 in 1908 on arrival :-)
Act #13
Father: Pietro Ruffatto, 39, peasant farmer residing in Valperga
Mother: Maria Perona, his wife
Child born on 13 February 1887 at Sezione Rivarotta #39
Given the name STEFANO GIUSEPPE
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1292402904

Here is birth act of a son, Giorgio Ruffatto, born in 1894.
It identifies Pietro's father as "deceased Francesco"
Act #58
Dated 23 August 1894
Birth on same day
Father: Pietro Ruffatto of deceased Francesco, age 47, peasant farmer residing in Valperga.
Mother: Maria Perona, peasant farmer, his wife residing with him.
Child born at the place at Via Palestro #4.
Given the name GIORGIO
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1292402905

Here is son, Francesco Domenico, born 1875... Possibly the son to whom they were traveling in 1908 ??
Act #77
Dated 12 September 1875, born on 9 September 1875
Father: Pietro Ruffatto, 28, peasant farmer residing in Valperga
Mother: Maria Perona, his wife, peasant farmer residing with him
Child given the name FRANCESCO DOMENICO
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1292404604

Birth act of son, Giovanni Battista, born 1882
Act #27
Dated 27 March 1882, birth on 26th.
Father: Pietro Ruffatto, age 34, peasant farmer
Mother: Maria Perona, peasant farmer, his wife.
Child given the name GIOVANI BATTISTA
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1292402901

Another son, Giuseppe Giorgio, born 1880
Act #9
Dated 26 January 1880, born on 25 January.
Father, Pietro was 32, peasant farmer
Mother, Maria Perona, wife, peasant farmer
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1292402901

Another son, Giorgio, born 1892 It is possible that this son died, as the next son born (in 1894) was also named Giorgio.
Act #32
Dated 9 April 1892, born on 8 April.
Father, Pietro was 45, peasant farmer son of deceased Francesco
Mother, Maria Perona, wife, peasant farmer
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1292402905

A son, Antonio, born 1889
Act #60
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1292402904

The indexes in Valperga are separated into male and female births. I will go back to the females to see if there were other children born to this couple. :-)

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Here is the Maarriage Act of Pietro Paolo Ruffatto and Maria Giovanna Perona :-D
It includes their dates of birth and both their parents' names...

Marriage of Pietro Paolo Ruffatto and Maria Giovanna Perona in 1871
Act #4
Dated 29 April 1871
Pietro Paolo Ruffatto was 23y and 11 months of age, unmarried, peasant farmer residing in Valperga, born there on 11 May 1847, son of living Francesco Ruffatto, peasant farmer residing in Valperga, and of deceased Giovanna Maria Mattioda, wife of Ruffatto, peasant farmer ;
Maria Giovanna Perona was 16 years and 7 months of age, unmarried, peasant farmer residing in Valperga, born there on 12 September 1854, daughter of Giorgio Perona and Rosa Magnino, peasant farmers residing in Valperga.
The publication of banns took place on 9 and 16 of April.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1292387302

Other children born to the above couple...

Birth Act of Domenico Ruffatto (age 11 at arrival on manifest)
Act #92
Born 15 November 1897
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1292376703

Daughter - Teresa Lucia Ruffatto
Act #88
born 27 October 1877
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1292402901

Daughter - Rosa Ruffatto
Act #78
Born 28 August 1884
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1292402903

~~~I also checked the death indexes and only found the death act of ONE child of Pietro and Maria...
Death Act #38 in 1878
Teresa Lucia Ruffatto
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1292404801

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Pietro and Maria are my ancestors. Their parents names are very helpful. Now trying to locate any relatives presently in Italy. Thank you.
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fisher242 wrote:Pietro and Maria are my ancestors. Their parents names are very helpful. Now trying to locate any relatives presently in Italy. Thank you.
Might want to start with the Italian Phone Book.
There is ONE listing for the name RUFFATTO in Valperga.
http://www.paginebianche.it/ricerca?qs= ... a+%28TO%29

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