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Can someone possibly please help me with the surname spelling of a great, great, great grandmother. My great great grandmothers death certificate is typed showing her fathers name and her mothers maiden name, unfortunatley due to typing errors I am unable to read the full last name. The clearly reads: Asteggi (however the 3 final letters are unclear). Possible options appear to be: Asteggiqno, Asteggiano, Asteggiono, Asteggione, Asteggiono. Does anyone recognize this Italian last name?
My understanding is that the family came from the northern region of Italy, near Torino. Another possiblity might be Pollenza but I don't know for sure.
Pollenzo is a frazione of the comune of Bra in the province of Cuneo. It's about 60 km south of Torino. According to the surname search engine at www.italia.indettaglio.it, there are at least 57 people with the surname Asteggiano living in the comune of Bra today. You can go to www.pollenzo.it for more information.
Name: Ernesto Astegiano
Arrival Date: 20 Jun 1925
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Genoa, Italy
Ethnicity/RaceÂ/Nationality: Italian (North) (Italian)
Ship Name: Dante Alighieri
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Nativity: Italy
Line: 4
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_3671
Birth Location: Italy
Birth Location Other: torino
Page Number: 128
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