Passenger Lists from Naples

[DeliatheCrone]

I'm trying to locate the immigration of Luigi Pelusi, who was born in Nocciano in 1892 and immigrated to the US, perhaps in 1912. He resided in Boston, but didn't necessarily arrive in the US at Boston.

[joetucciarone]

Have you seen this 1942 naturalization record for a Luigi Pelusi?

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... AQPCM-XF3R

This Luigi was born in 1892 in Capesetrano, about 15 miles from Nocciano. His wife's name was Antonetta.

The certificate said he arrived in Boston on the steamship Cretic on April 1, 1913.

[DeliatheCrone]

Thanks, Joe. I don't think it's the same man, but he's probably related. I've captured all the documents just to be sure.

[joetucciarone]

You're welcome. I'm sure you've seen there was another Luigi Pelusi who immigrated to Boston. This one arrived on the steamship Canopic (of the White Star line) on May 16, 1911. According to the ship manifest, he was single, 18-years-old, his father in (Rocciano, Italy) was named Giuseppe, and he (Luigi) was going to stay with his brother, Donato, at 53 Oakland Street in Brighton, Mass.

It's possible "Rocciano" was a misspelling of "Rosciano, which is just two miles from Nocciano.

[DeliatheCrone]

It's also possible that "Rocciano" is a misspelling of Nocciano, right?

[DeliatheCrone]

[quote=joetucciarone post_id=317715 time=1624967940 user_id=39925]
You're welcome. I'm sure you've seen there was another Luigi Pelusi who immigrated to Boston. This one arrived on the steamship Canopic (of the White Star line) on May 16, 1911. According to the ship manifest, he was single, 18-years-old, his father in (Rocciano, Italy) was named Giuseppe, and he (Luigi) was going to stay with his brother, Donato, at 53 Oakland Street in Brighton, Mass.[/quote]

That's my Luigi!

[joetucciarone]

There's something interesting on the Canopic manifest. The passengers on either side of Luigi were also going to the 53 Oakland Street address. In fact, the one before, Cataldo DeFilippo (?), said he was going to stay with his brother, also named Donato! I wonder if that was an Italian boarding house?

[DeliatheCrone]

It's possible. I know there were half-way houses for many immigrants who either came without a family already here, or whose family couldn't be located. But most of those places were in Boston, near the arrival location.