Help locating a birth record

[rpasserini]

Hello all,

I'm trying to find out anything I can about the birth of my great-grandfather, Pasquale Passerini. According to his immigration paperwork, he was born on 17 August 1895 in Elena, Italy. I did the research and found out that it was later incorporated into Gaeta. I had the vital records office in Gaeta look him up, but they could find no record of a Pasquale Passerini being born in 1894-1896. Just to be sure they had the records from Elena, I had them look up my great-grandmother who was also from Elena, and I got her birth records from Gaeta.

Information I do know (and have the images for):

Birth: 17 August 1895
Left from Naples on the SS Canopic
Arrived in Boston: 12 December 1912

Given that Gaeta has no record of him, does anyone have any suggestions for next steps?

Thanks so much!

[PippoM]

Do you know where they were married?

[rpasserini]

Yes, they were married here in Boston.

[mmogno]

You may ask if there is the act of baptism of Pasquale in the diocesan archives of Gaeta:
http://www.arcidiocesigaeta.it/pls/gaet ... _pagina=54

Per informazioni di archivio contattare:
d.ssa Vincenza CIARLONE
tel. 339.5369889
email: vincenza.ciarlone@alice.it

[rpasserini]

You may ask if there is the act of baptism of Pasquale in the diocesan archives of Gaeta:
http://www.arcidiocesigaeta.it/pls/gaet ... _pagina=54

Per informazioni di archivio contattare:
d.ssa Vincenza CIARLONE
tel. 339.5369889
email: vincenza.ciarlone@alice.it

Thanks, I'll give that a try!

[rpasserini]

I have made some progress on this! I found the ship's passenger manifest for his arrival, and it gives his birth place as "Sessa A<something>" I'm thinking this could be Sessa Aurunica. I've attached the page, he's on line 13. Can anyone else make out the birth comune?

[Tessa78]

Yes, I believe it states "Sessa Aurunca" (Caserta Province, Campania Region)

It also states that he leaves behind his father, Pietro
AND.. there is a notation for a naturalization in 1939. Do you have his naturalization records?

The only online records I am finding - Marriages 1925-29, and Deaths 1923-24, 1929.
I also DO NOT find the surname Passerini/Passarini in Sessa Aurunca

EDIT TO ADD***

From an earlier thread regarding Elena

Re: Elena in or near Caserta

Post by vj » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:16 pm
I'm pretty sure this is correct:
the suburb of Elena (formerly Borgo di Gaeta) province of Caserta
is now part of Gaeta, province of Latina

1911 Encycolpedia
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/G ... 1911*.html

T.