Searching for anything on the last name BIVALACQUA

[Bivalacqua]

Need help finding any census records or otherwise on giovannina Michele or Michel. Most referred to her as Jennie Michel.

[Bivalacqua]

I have more findings on my great grandfather. he was born in ustica. His mothers name is Grazia Gambino and his fathers name is Ignazio Bevilacqua. Looks like the name change happened not long after they got here and probley by immagration workers. Thanks so much for your help!!! Now to try on my great grandmother lol

[Bivalacqua]

If you take into the consideration the naming tradition of Italian people my great grandmothers fathers name could possibly be Frank Michele (or some other spelling var.). They say the first son is named after the fathers father and the second son should be named after the mothers father.

[wldspirit]

Short recap, we have Salvatore "Sam" Bevilaqua/Bivalaqua, birth April of 1889, married to Giovannina "Jenny" Michele, New Orleans in 1908. Jenny's birth date is cerca 1891.

Do you know of any other detail which may help us locate Jenny? Parents name unknown.....what about siblings? Are you certain she was born in Italy?

You may need to pull the actual marriage application from New Orleans for further clues, but meanwhile, we'll see what turns up on a search.

[Bivalacqua]

possible guess maybe her parents names were rosa and rosario michele. Just a hunch not really sure if she was born here or Italy, cant find any birth records at all.

[wldspirit]

Pull the following obituary, marriage application and death certificate....these may list very important clues in the search:

Link for ordering obit

Bivalacqua, Mrs. Jennie Michel
Death date: 1955-08-08
Age: 65 years
Sex: F
Next of kin: Salbadore Bivalacqua (husband)
Obituary citation(s):
# Times-Picayune, 1955-08-09, Pg. 2 col. 4
# Item, 1955-08-09, Pg. 2 col. 7
# States, 1955-08-09, Pg. 4 col. 1
# States, 1955-08-10, Pg. 4 col. 1
# Times-Picayune, 1955-08-10, Pg. 2 col. 6


Information listed for Jenny per the census states birth in Louisiana.

You can order the marriage HERE.

1908 MICHELE, GIOVANNINA BIVALACQUA, SALVATORE Orleans
Page: 115 Volume: 30

Order death record HERE

1955 65 8 8 BIVALACQUA , JENNIE MITCHELL Orleans
Page: 4643 Volume: 0

[jbevelacqua]

Bevelacqua is the Sicilian dialect and spelling. The correct Italian spelling is, yes, Bevil- to drink. However, there was no mistake in travel from Palermo with my family. We are Bevelacqua. Not to be confused- the name was changed from Bevilacqua years ago IN Sicily.

jbevelacqua@gmail.com

[vj]

... If possible can the obit for Salvadore Bivalacqua be found anywhere? He passed awy around 1946 age 58 i believe. He was also from New Orleans and was married to Jennie Michel bivalacqua

obituary
http://a.imageshack.us/img718/6746/salv ... lacqua.jpg
Date: 6 Feb 1946;
Paper: Times-Picayune

more on wife Giovanna Michel here
http://italiangenealogy.tardio.com/Foru ... 17807.html