family from Gioia Sannitica Caserta

[scooterguy]

I am looking for information about my wifes grandmother. She is from Gioia Sannitica Caserta.
Mariana Paschale (Pascale) daughter of Raphaeli Paschale and Philomena Gagliardi.
She came to America around 1905. married Antonio Melchionda (from S. Angelo all'Esca - Avellino) on Jan. 20, 1906 in New Haven, Ct.

[VaDeb]

Hi,

Here are civil records available on microfilm for this town:
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library ... umns=*,0,0

How to use the microfilm (written by Trish)
http://italiangenealogy.tardio.com/inde ... pic&t=2581

You can search for their arrival at Ellis Island at:
http://www.ellisisland.org
or
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/ellis.html

Remember, women traveled under their maiden names (usually) and in Italian records wil be recorded under their maiden names in death records.

Debbie