Hello,
I have long been interested in finding my family in Italy. Our family in the United States had previously had contact with them - but after my grandmothers sisters died, we have no record of their names.
We do have a strong Birthday to go off of for Antonio Tropea - Born in Nicastro Italy on October 21, 1897.
Antonio we know had a brother (The name Fernando has been said but uncertain) who to our knowledge stayed in Italy and never immigrated to the US.
Antonio's brother (we can stick with Fernando for now) had 4 daughters. This is part of what has made our search so difficult. To my grandmothers knowledge our family sent over 4 wedding dresses for all of the daughters when they were getting married. Therefore it is safe to assume our relatives today would have 4+ different last names at this point depending on children from their marriages.
I am new to the world of genealogy searching. So any help would be greatly appreciated.
My thought process would be:
- Locate the Birth Certificate for Antonio Tropea - Nicastro Italy, October 21, 1897
- Confirm the names of his Parents
- Confirm the name of his brother through his brothers Birth Certificate
- Locate the Birth and Marriage Certificates for his 4 daughters
- Locate the Birth and Marriage Certificates for their children as far as can be traced.
THANK YOU THANK YOU!