I have been unable to find any information on my Wife's Italian Great Grandparents. Her Great Grandfather was Michele Castiglione. He was born circa 1862 in Italy but I don't know where. He came to the USA in 1880 but because it was prior to Ellis Island, records are not easy find. He married in the USA to Maria Clemente(not sure of the surname yet). In the USA he arrived in New York and settled in Brooklyn prior to leaving for Connecticut. If i could just get a bit of direction where to start it would be very helpful. I found he became a US citizen in 1887 so I'm trying to find the Naturalization documents which would be a great help.
I would assume they used proper Italian naming traditions. Therefore, its probable that Michele's Father's name as either Paolino or Pietro.
Thank you as always.
Dennis
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Re: Looking for my Wife's ancestors
You need to find his Ellis island records. The naturalization record should tell you which ship he arrived on what year his birthdate and where he was born have you tried familysearch-org?
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Re: Looking for my Wife's ancestors
Thank you.
Dennis
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Re: Looking for my Wife's ancestors
POSSIBLE naturalization index card for your ancestor Michele Castiglione...
In Kings County NY (Brooklyn) in October 1887.
Unfortunately, there is no DOB or age.
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collect ... cessSource
*** Here is the original - still no DOB or place of birth information, which is typical of these early naturalization.
It is curious...
On the 1900 US Census, their daughter Millie is listed as born in ITALY in 1891.
Did they return to Italy after their marriage and have their daughter there? There should be another arrival manifest for them returning to US - which MAY have her place of birth.
T.
In Kings County NY (Brooklyn) in October 1887.
Unfortunately, there is no DOB or age.
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collect ... cessSource
*** Here is the original - still no DOB or place of birth information, which is typical of these early naturalization.
It is curious...
On the 1900 US Census, their daughter Millie is listed as born in ITALY in 1891.
Did they return to Italy after their marriage and have their daughter there? There should be another arrival manifest for them returning to US - which MAY have her place of birth.
T.
Re: Looking for my Wife's ancestors
Thank you for this information and sorry for the long delay in the response. Yes, it just doesn't give me the information as you mention. I see what you mention that Millie shows born in Italy. Let me investigate that a bit. My wife's Grandfather, Pietro Paolo isn't even listed on the census which is very strange. He would have been about 12 years old!
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Re: Looking for my Wife's ancestors
Hi Dennis,
It's hard to tell how much information you already have, and what you lack. The 1900 census mentioned by Tessa78 is for Greenwich Connecticut. I had some relatives who lived in Greenwich during the early-mid 20th century, and have recently been in touch with some descendants. I also taught at Greenwich High School from 1996-2016.
In 1900 the Michele & Maria Castiglione family lived at #18 LeGrande Avenue.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... 21&lang=en
This census sheet is not really meticulously assembled. The household includes three people whose surname is not Castiglione: Genova Ricardo was born in Italy in 1883, but his exact relationship is not clear to me from the notation next to his name. The notations for boarders Mary Christiano and her daughter Annie are also on the fuzzy side. The way I read it, Mary is a widow.
Living next door (#20), in what seems to be a boarding house with Tony Mace as the head, is an unnamed male born in Italy in 1888; FamilySearch indexes the surname of this male as "Castigglivo". It wouldn't surprise me if this was the missing Pietro Paolo.
The 1917 Connecticut Military Census Questionnaire (a source new to me!) has Michael/Michele still living in Greenwich, at 190 Davis Avenue, very close to 18 LeGrande. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... N2?lang=en
Son Frank lives there as well:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... 49&lang=en
It seems that large portions of this family remained in Greenwich or are buried in St Mary's Cemetery there. The Find-A-Grave entry for Josephine Castiglione Rowella has extensive information that can be used for tracking down other family members, including a half-sibling Gennaro Ricardi, the mystery guy on the 1900 census. Michele's wife is reported to be "Marie Caliento", close enough to Clemente to be bungled here or there.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247 ... ne-rowella
In the 1920 Census, Michael/Michele and Maria, and a few other family members live at #53 LeGrande. (Ancestry is making it difficult to post the link, so you have to go forward or backward a page or two to find all of the Castiglione households).
The Peter P. Castiglione family is living at 190 Davis Avenue. Peter is reported to be born in New York.
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collect ... cessSource
The Connecticut death index has a Michael Castiglione dying in Greenwich on October 27, 1937. But I cannot locate a Find-A-Grave entry for him in Connecticut.
Parker
It's hard to tell how much information you already have, and what you lack. The 1900 census mentioned by Tessa78 is for Greenwich Connecticut. I had some relatives who lived in Greenwich during the early-mid 20th century, and have recently been in touch with some descendants. I also taught at Greenwich High School from 1996-2016.
In 1900 the Michele & Maria Castiglione family lived at #18 LeGrande Avenue.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... 21&lang=en
This census sheet is not really meticulously assembled. The household includes three people whose surname is not Castiglione: Genova Ricardo was born in Italy in 1883, but his exact relationship is not clear to me from the notation next to his name. The notations for boarders Mary Christiano and her daughter Annie are also on the fuzzy side. The way I read it, Mary is a widow.
Living next door (#20), in what seems to be a boarding house with Tony Mace as the head, is an unnamed male born in Italy in 1888; FamilySearch indexes the surname of this male as "Castigglivo". It wouldn't surprise me if this was the missing Pietro Paolo.
The 1917 Connecticut Military Census Questionnaire (a source new to me!) has Michael/Michele still living in Greenwich, at 190 Davis Avenue, very close to 18 LeGrande. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... N2?lang=en
Son Frank lives there as well:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... 49&lang=en
It seems that large portions of this family remained in Greenwich or are buried in St Mary's Cemetery there. The Find-A-Grave entry for Josephine Castiglione Rowella has extensive information that can be used for tracking down other family members, including a half-sibling Gennaro Ricardi, the mystery guy on the 1900 census. Michele's wife is reported to be "Marie Caliento", close enough to Clemente to be bungled here or there.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247 ... ne-rowella
In the 1920 Census, Michael/Michele and Maria, and a few other family members live at #53 LeGrande. (Ancestry is making it difficult to post the link, so you have to go forward or backward a page or two to find all of the Castiglione households).
The Peter P. Castiglione family is living at 190 Davis Avenue. Peter is reported to be born in New York.
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collect ... cessSource
The Connecticut death index has a Michael Castiglione dying in Greenwich on October 27, 1937. But I cannot locate a Find-A-Grave entry for him in Connecticut.
Parker
