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6 Nov 1898 SS Trojan Prince Naples to NY
lines 21-24 Maria Coppola 30 (abt 1868) IT
- married
- last residence Ruoiano ?? (may be Ruviano, Caserta, Campania)
- destination Schenectady, NY
- in Schenectady 5yrs from 1891 to 1896
- joining husband Vincenzo DeMeo daughter Almerinda DeMeo 5 (abt 1893) US daughter Nicolina DeMeo 3 (abt 1895) US son Guiseppe DeMeo 9 mos (abt 1898) IT
note: line 26 is probably related, joining his uncle DeMeo
FindtheForesi,
Here's a site with a brief history of Ruviano and some nice pictures. Interestingly, it's from a site for the Gaudio and Coppola families from Ruviano. http://coppola6.tripod.com/ruviano.htm
Hey Biff! Great site .
Can't find any of the 1900-1920 census for
the Demeo family.
Could be in Schenectady in 1900.
Probably in Bridgeport? CT in 1910 & 1920.
Tried all the children's names...
Vincenzo died before 1930, could have gone by
James?
Valarie
wouldn't you think with all these names
a census could be found??
De Meo, Di Meo, Demeo, Dimeo, etc etc
Vincenzo b in Italy
wife Maria Coppola b abt 1868 IT
Almerinda/Mary b in NY 1893
Nicolina/Nellie b in Schenectady NY 1895
Giuseppe/Joseph b in IT 1897-8
Alfred b in CT 1902
Elisabeth/Betty b in CT 1904
Rose b in CT 1907
Jean b in CT 1909
Harry b in CT 1911
James b in CT 1915
May help find 1920 census?
(should be Bridgeport Ward 6, ED 35)
1918 WWI Draft Registration Card Joseph DeMeo 21 242 Oak Street
Bridgeport, CT
Born 28 Aug 1897
Citizen by Father's Naturalization
Porter, Lee Bros
Main & Arch Sts
Nearest relative, mother Mary DeMeo
at same address
I am a bit lost on this!
What would be the next best thing or two I can do at this point to trace the sir names back to Italy? Thanks for your thoughts on this!
The following is from the Parente-Laruo Bpt. CT funeral home books they carfully prepared!:
Relatives attending Nellie De Meos funeral in 1968:
Mr & Mrs Martin Esposito + children Glen & Melodie,
Mr Joesph Esposito, Mrs Frances Coppola, Mrs & Mrs Joesph Coppola. Mr & Mrs Louis Coppola, Mrs Patrick Garofano, Ethel Garfano, Steve & Alice Garofano, Mrs Rose Izzo, Mrs Carmela Fucci (Scippa)
Mr Anthony Varronne, Mrs Jean Varrone, Frank & Mary Forte, Mr & Mrs Zackero, Mr & Mrs Anthony Russo, Mr & Mrs Harry De Meo, Miss Lorreta De Meo, Mr James Di Meo Jr, Mr and Mrs Louis Di Palma, Mrs Angela Di Palma & Sister Anna Marie Di Palma, Mr Glen Toupin, Mr and Mrs Fred Toupin, Mrs Julia Zadravec, Mrs Peral Raitano, Rose DiPalma, Mary DiPalma, Mrs Jennie Christiano, Mrs Angela Sarbas, Mr & Mrs Louis Cretella, Mrs Andrew Colonesse, Mr and Mrs Albert Colonesse I will stop here as it is getting late!
Searching for cugini in Italy! Vitulano, Ciazzo, Ruviano, Casertta, Corridonia Macerata.
Our Family would love to connect with cousins should they be interested. Foresi-Pannone-DiMeo-Esposito
Hi Rich!
In order to find your family's records in Italy,
you'll need to know their town(s) of origin.
Although you have a lead from the 1898 manifest,
the 'last residence' is not necessarily the town of
birth. about.com research aid LDS Italy Research Outline
Two of the most common places to find the
town of origin are ship manifests (usually the
ones after abt 1896) and US WWI & WWII
draft registration cards. Naturalization records
(esp after 1906) may also have this information.
If none of these options pan out, researching
other family members might help.
The generally recommended next step is to gather
all of the pertinent US vital records that you may be
missing - you never know what information they may
contain.
Valarie
Ok ..Thank You Valarie!
We have a great start here with all you have found and of course the links!!
We are very very greatful for this!!
Will post more as some fun facts are discoverd!
Best Regards
Rich
Searching for cugini in Italy! Vitulano, Ciazzo, Ruviano, Casertta, Corridonia Macerata.
Our Family would love to connect with cousins should they be interested. Foresi-Pannone-DiMeo-Esposito
If someone could help.. Have some questions about getting the SS-5 application data for my late relatives.
Can some one tell me the address of where to write to?
and what I need to give Social Sec. to get the SS-5 information?
If one is not sure of the SS # can you use other ways to describe who you want the # and information for?
And should I also mention "one of the freedom of informaiton acts"?
to save time?
I know they want $30.00 and I want to get it right the first time out if I can.
I think I may need this for record keeping and it may be needed for the consulate. It also may have some correct name spelling on it!..
I plan on getting these for Forese and Paonnone also..
Forgive me if missed this on my searchs here.
Thank So Much!
Rich
Searching for cugini in Italy! Vitulano, Ciazzo, Ruviano, Casertta, Corridonia Macerata.
Our Family would love to connect with cousins should they be interested. Foresi-Pannone-DiMeo-Esposito
Hi,
I'm a DeMeo too.....although I don't recognize any of those names. This spelling of our last name is rare. When you begin checking in Italy, they all come from a town near Formia which is called Maranola. It is between Rome and Naples. There are so many DeMeos there, that they distinguished themselves between DeMeos and Donorio DeMeos.....I don't know why but Google "Maranola" and you will see the town's website. Who knows? We may find out later that we are related.
Hi Again JF82! It's been a while since I've been on this.. I did reply so let me know if it did not show up for you.. Hmmm forgot how to edit and correct my spelling here.. KR.. Rich
OK.. so it looks like my long reply did not post... This certainly is our Father Al! Give a write back when you get a moment.. Our Dad had glasses like that as most of that family did!
Searching for cugini in Italy! Vitulano, Ciazzo, Ruviano, Casertta, Corridonia Macerata.
Our Family would love to connect with cousins should they be interested. Foresi-Pannone-DiMeo-Esposito
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