DiGiosa family from Auletta

[belladonna12]

Hi looking for any relation to DiGiosa from Auletta, provence de Salerno
Name also related are Atella and Caserta, they settled in Staten Island, NY in Rosebank --seems like early 1900's
my Grandfather, is Francesco DiGiosa married Michelina Atella.
any info on how to find people in Auletta would be fabulous.
Thanks

[wldspirit]

Try this site for locating persons in Italy:

cognome=surname
dove=place
cerca=search

http://www.paginebianche.it/index.html

this will bring up a page of names and addresses.

if you are in need of a standard form letter to a potential relative:

http://www.anzwers.org/free/italiangen/ ... #relatives


Good Luck,
wldspirit

[belladonna12]

Thank you very much for your help...I'm going to try it with all of the family names

[nuccia]

For reference only I thought I would post Michelina's manifests. She appears to have made a few trips. Lots of info on these manifests. Not sure you've got all your American research done but it may help with your Italian research...

First Name: Michilian
Last Name: Atella
Ethnicity: Italy, Italian
Last Place of Residence:
Date of Arrival: Dec 14, 1914
Age at Arrival: 18y Gender: F Marital Status: U
Ship of Travel: Patria
Port of Departure: Naples
Manifest Line Number: 0012

http://ellisisland.org/search/shipManif ... 0539080109

Name crossed off but she was added to the next ship manifest I post.

First Name: Michelina
Last Name: Atella
Ethnicity: Italy
Last Place of Residence: AnSetta, Italy
Date of Arrival: Dec 14, 1914
Age at Arrival: 18y Gender: F Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Patria
Port of Departure: Naples
Manifest Line Number: 0024

Page 1

Page 2

Leaving father in Auletta to join her promised Francesco di Giosa.

Next manifest, this time travelling with her children, born in the USA, and her brother.

First Name: Michelina
Last Name: Atella
Ethnicity: Italian
Last Place of Residence: Auletta, Salerno
Date of Arrival: Dec 19, 1920
Age at Arrival: 24y Gender: F Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Re d Italia
Port of Departure: Napoli
Manifest Line Number: 0016


First Name: Filomena
Last Name: Di Giosa
Ethnicity: Italian
Last Place of Residence: Auletta, Salerno
Date of Arrival: Dec 19, 1920
Age at Arrival: 4y Gender: F Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Re d Italia
Port of Departure: Napoli
Manifest Line Number: 0017


First Name: Palmina
Last Name: Di Giosa
Ethnicity: Italian
Last Place of Residence: Auletta, Salerno
Date of Arrival: Dec 19, 1920
Age at Arrival: 2y Gender: F Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Re d Italia
Port of Departure: Napoli
Manifest Line Number: 0018


First Name: Fedele
Last Name: Atella
Ethnicity: Italian
Last Place of Residence: Auletta, Salerno
Date of Arrival: Dec 19, 1920
Age at Arrival: 22y Gender: M Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Re d Italia
Port of Departure: Napoli
Manifest Line Number: 0019

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Page 2

Leaving their mother, Buonario Casnaetta(?) behind, and joing Francesco di Giosa at 42 Shen Slen in Rosenbank NY.

[nuccia]

Heres Francesco's manifest. This is also his second trip.


First Name: Francisco
Last Name: Di Giosa
Ethnicity: Italy, Italian South
Last Place of Residence: Oleka, South Italy
Date of Arrival: May 30, 1914
Age at Arrival: 22y Gender: M Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Port of Departure: Hamburg
Manifest Line Number: 0005


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Page 2

Leaving mother Kitta behind, going to Roselawn, NY to join his father, Donato.

Hope this helps some.