30 September 2011

1914 Chelsea MA Birth Index: Alfonsina Pizzano

1914 Chelsea MA Birth Index Volume: 624 Page: 267 Entry: 849


Name: Alfonsina Pizzano
Birth: 26 March 1914
Residence: 78 Vale Street
Father: Salvatore Pizzano, cabinet maker, born in Italy
Mother: Maria Allegra, born in Italy

28 September 2011

1904 Dedham MA Birth Index: Charles Rotondi


1904 Dedham MA Birth Index Volume: 544 Page: 33 Entry: 202


Name: Charles Rotondi
Birth: 17 December 1904
Residence: Dedham, MA
Father: Samuel Rotondi, laborer, born in Italy
Mother: Antoinette de Marco, born in Italy


27 September 2011

Naturalization Petition: Alessandro Colella (1879)





Naturalization Petition # 375335
Filed: Southern District of New York on 9 April 1941
Name: Alessandro Colella
Residence: 634 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY
Occupation: Elevator Operator
Birth: 19 May 1879 in Montemiletto, Italy
Last Foreign Residence: Torre le Nocelle, Italy
Marital: Widowed. Spouse Elena was born in Italy and they were married October 1913 in New York, NY
Emigration: SS Caledonia - Napoli to New York - 5 April 1895
Declaration of Intention: Filed 22 September 1936 in Southern District, New York, NY
Two Previous Petitions:
1. #13224 Filed 27 March 1914 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY and denied 4 January 1915
2. #115134-2307 Filed 8 December 1920 in New York, NY and denied 10 February 1922
Date of Admission: 17 July 1941
Certificate #: 4969784

Pedigree of Alessandro Colella

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26 September 2011

WWI Draft Registration: Bernardo Nardone (1879)

World War I Draft Registration Card

Date: 12 September 1918
Serial #: 2239
Board: Cambridge, MA #1
Name: Nardone, Bernardo
Residence: 44.5 Spring Street
Occupation: Construction Laborer, Boston
Birth: 19 February 1879
Wife: Maria Grazia Nardone, address above
Note: Hernia, right side


25 September 2011

1915 Cambridge MA Birth Index: Fanny Nardone

 1915 Cambridge MA Birth Index Volume: 629 Page: 497 Entry: 2126


Name: Fanny Nardone
Birth: 13 August 1915
Residence: 44.5 Spring Street, Cambridge
Father: Bernardo Nardone, laborer, born in Italy
Mother: Maria "Deesso" (di Iesu) , born in Italy



24 September 2011

Ship Manifest: Neckar - Napoli to New York - 27 March 1903

SS Neckar

Neckar - Napoli to New York
27 March 1903


List: 72
Line: 2
Name: Nardone, Bernardo
Age: 24
Marital: Single
Occupation: Farmer
Last Residence: Pietradefusi
Destination: Cugino Giuseppe (D'Ersia) at 240 North Street, Boston, MA
Previous Travel: No


 List 72


23 September 2011

Ship Manifest: Weimar - Napoli to New York - 12 March 1903

 S.S. Weimar

Weimar - Napoli to New York
12 March 1903

List: 35
Line: 11
Name: Nardone, Bernardo
Age: 24
Marital: Single
Last Residence: Pietradefusi
Destination: Cugino Giuseppe (illegible) at 240 North Street, Boston, MA
Previous Travel: No
Note: Line crossed out


List 35


22 September 2011

1908 Boston MA Birth Index: Ciriaco Nardone

1908 Boston MA Birth Index Volume: 577 Page: 150 Entry: 6709
 
 
Name: Ciriaco Nardone
Birth: 24 July 1908
Residence: 21 Salutation Street
Father: Bernardo Nardone, laborer, born in Italy
Mother: Maria G Di Iesu, born in Italy



20 September 2011

1914 Boston MA Birth Index: Stanislao Vozella

 1914 Boston MA Birth Index Volume: 191/BV1 Page: 346 Entry: 6917


Name: Stanislao Vozzella
Birth: 14 May 1914
Residence: 11 Sheafe Street
Father: Angelo Vozzella, blacksmith, born in Italy
Mother: Maria D'Orio, born in Italy


19 September 2011

1911 Boston MA Death: Stanislao Vozella

1911 Boston MA Death Page: 54 Registered #: 2143
 
 
Filed: 10 March 1911
Name: Stanislao Vozzella
Date of Death: 4 March 1911
Place of Death: 11 Sheafe Street
Age: 3 years, 1 day
Birthplace: Boston
Father: Angelo Vozzella, born in Italy
Mother: Maria di Iorio, born in Italy
Cause of Death: Tubercular Meningitis
Contributory Cause: Asphyxia, 1 day
Burial: St. Michael's
Undertaker: Cangiano & Jannini


18 September 2011

1911 Boston Death: Gennaro Filiberto Vozella

1911 Boston MA Death Page: 499 Registered #: 1870
 
 
Filed: 28 Feb 1811
Name: Gennaro F. Vozzella
Place of Death: Boston City Hospital; 11 Sheafe St.
Date of Death: 24 Feb 1911
Age: 1 year, 1 month, 21 days
Birthplace: Boston
Father: Angelo Vozzella, born in Italy
Mother: Maria di Iorio, born in Italy
Primary Cause of Death: Diptheria (faucial, nasal, double otitin media) 17 days
Contributory Cause of Death: Sepsis 15 days, Streptococcus Meningitis 1 day
Physician: W.J. English, M.D.
Admitted to Hospital: 13 Feb 1911
Burial: St. Michael's
Undertaker: M. Cangiano


Pedigree of Gennaro Filiberto Vozella


17 September 2011

1910 Boston MA Birth Index: Gennaro Filiberto Vozella

1910 Boston MA Birth Index Volume: 593 Page: 16


Entry: 679
Name: Gennaro Filiberto Vozzella
Birth: 3 January 1910
Residence: 156 Salem Street
Father: Angelo Vozzella, laborer, born in Italy
Mother: Maria di Iorio, born in Italy

Entry: 688
Name: Giuseppe Pizzano
Birth: 15 January 1910
Residence: 388 Hanover Street
Father: Ciriaco Pizzano, laborer, born in Italy
Mother: Christina Fasulo, born in Italy


16 September 2011

Naturalization Petition: Erminio Vozella (1904)

 Naturalization Index


Naturalization Petition # 95340
Filed: 13 July 1927 in Boston, MA
Name: Erminio Vozzella
Residence: 116 Howard Street, Medford, MA
Occupation: Contractor
Birth: 4 March 1904 in Torre le Nocelle, Italy
Declaration of Intention: #166094 filed 8 January 1925 in Boston
Wife: Saveria, born in Italy, resides Medford
Children: None
Witness: Virgilio Lombardi, real estate, Revere, MA
Witness: Joseph Todesco, chauffeur, Boston
Date of Admission: 24 October 1927
Certificate #: 2652251


 Naturalization Petition


Pedigree of Erminio Vozella


15 September 2011

Ship Manifest: Konigin Luise - Napoli to New York - 10 December 1908


Konigin Luise - Napoli to New York
10 December 1908


List: 16
Line: 4
Name: Musto, Generoso
Age: 35
Marital: Married
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Relative: Wife Vittoria in Montemiletto
Destination: Brother Giacinto at 115 Salem Street, Boston
Previous Travel: 1902-1905 in Boston , MA
Note: Detained / Admitted

List: 16
Line: 5
Name: Di Stefano, Angelo Michele
Age: 24
Marital: Single
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Relative: Father Gaetano in Montemiletto
Destination: Brother Giacinto at 731 Hackensack Place, Hoboken, NJ
Previous Travel: 1899-1907 in Hoboken
Note: Non Immigrant Alien

List: 16
Line: 6
Name: Di Stefano, Carmine
Age: 19
Marital: Single
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Relative: Father Gaetano in Montemiletto
Destination: Brother Giacinto at 731 Hackensack Place, Hoboken, NJ
Previous Travel: No
Note: Detained / deported for medical reasons.  Return trip January 1909 on SS Barbarossa

List: 16
Line: 7
Name: Minichiello, Antonia
Age: 10
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Relative: (Grandfather) Michelangelo in Montemiletto
Destination: Father Angelo Antonio at 115 Salem Street, Boston
Previous Travel: 1900-1902 in Boston
Note: Detained / Admitted; sister of Michelina Minichiello

List: 16
Line: 8
Name: Brogna, Angelo
Age: 24
Marital: Married
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Relative: Wife Rosa Scialoia in Montemiletto
Destination: Brother Felice at 115 Salem Street, Boston
Previous Travel: 1902-1906 in Boston

List: 16
Line: 9
Name: Minichiello, Michelina
Age: 7
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Relative: (Grandfather) Michelangelo in Montemiletto
Destination: Father Angelo Antonio at 115 Salem Street, Boston
Previous Travel: 1901-1902 in Boston
Note: Detained / Admitted; sister of Antonia Minichiello


List 16


List of Detainees



World War II Draft Registration: Ralph Angelo Brogna (1893)


 

Date: 27 April 1942
Serial #: U-1431
Board: #258 College Point, Queens, NY
Name: Ralph Angelo Brogna
Residence: 119-35 7th Avenue, College Point, Queens, NY
Birth: 13 September 1893 in Montemiletto, Italy
Contact: Georgianna Brogna, address above
Employer: NY & Queens Electric Company, 4-22 Lawrence Street, Flushing, Queens, NY
Note: Scar on back of neck, right side


13 September 2011

Ship Manifest: Archimede - Napoli to New York - 4 October 1901

 S.S. Archimede


Archimede - Napoli to New York
4 October 1901
 
 
List: 275
Line: 4
Name: Di Donato, Alessandro
Age: 20
Marital: Single
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Destination: To brother-in-law Nicola in Pittston, PA
Previous Travel: No

List: 289
Line: 21
Name: Della Porta, Angelo
Age: 16
Marital: Single
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Destination: Uncle Antonio Minichiello in Pittston, PA
Previous Travel: No

List: 289
Line: 22
Name: Garofalo, Saverio
Age: 17
Marital: Single
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Destination: Uncle Festa in Brooklyn, NY
Previous Travel: No

List: 289
Line: 23
Name: Della Porta, Giovanni
Age: 16
Marital: Single
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Destination: Uncle Antonio Minichiello in Pittston, PA
Previous Travel: No

List: 289
Line: 24
Name: Fusco, Luciano
Age: 18
Marital: Single
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Destination: Brother-in-law at 32 Thompson Street, NY
Previous Travel: No

List: 289
Line: 25
Name: Della Porta, Giuseppe
Age: 30
Marital: Married
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Destination: Cousin Musto in Pittston, PA
Previous Travel: No

List: 289
Line: 26
Name: Della Porta, Domenico
Age: 48
Marital: Married
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Destination: Antonio Minichiello in Pittston, PA
Previous Travel: No

List: 289
Line: 27
Name: Fina, Domenico
Age: 24
Marital: Single
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Destination: Brother-in-law Musto in NY
Previous Travel: 1896-1901
 
 
List 275


List 289


12 September 2011

Ship Manifest: Furst Bismarck - Napoli to New York - 9 February 1901



Furst Bismarck - Napoli to New York
9 February 1901


List: 257
Line: 28
Name: Brogna, Ciriaco
Age: 30
Marital: Married
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Destination: Brother Vincenzo and sister Luisella at 59 Merrimac Street, Boston

List: 257
Line: 29
Name: Brogna, Angelina
Age: 21
Marital: Single
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Destination: Brother Vincenzo and sister Luisella at 59 Merrimac Street, Boston

List: 257
Line: 30
Name: Brogna, Maria
Age: 18
Marital: Single
Last Residence: Montemiletto
Destination: Brother Vincenzo and sister Luisella at 59 Merrimac Street, Boston


List 257



11 September 2011

Naturalization Petition: Orazio Colantuoni (1880)



 Naturalization Petition #4402
Filed: 16 March 1914 in Scranton, PA
Name: Orazio Colantuoni
Residence: 100 South Main Street, Pittston, PA
Occupation: Miner
Birth: 12 May 1880 in Campanarello, Italy
Wife: "Subatian", born in Campanarello, resides Pittston
Children: (All born and reside in Pittston)
1. Raffaele, born 1 August 1908
2. Charles, born 20 December 1910
3. James, born 4 March 1913
Emigration: "Belgravia" - Napoli to New York - 7 May 1901
Witness: Erminio Napolitano, miner, Pittston, PA
Witness: Antonio Nardone, miner, Pittston, PA
Date of Admission: 24 September 1914
Certificate #: 527311




Passport Application: Orazio Colantuoni (1880)

 Orazio Colantuoni circa 1921


Passport # 43532
Issued: 28 May  1921
Name: Orazio Colantuoni
Birth: 11 May 1880 in Campanarello, Italy
Father: Raffaele Colantuoni
Emigration: April 1901 from Naples, residing 20 years in Pittston, PA
Occupation: Miner
Naturalization: 24 September 1914 in Scranton, PA

1921 Passport Application

Ship Manifest: Providence - Napoli to New York - 12 April 1924

 List 11

Providence - Napoli to New York
12 April 1924

List: 11
Line: 10
Name: Grillo, Pasquale
Age: 54
Occupation: Laborer
Marital: Married
Last Residence: Campanarello
Relative: Uncle Antonio Grillo in Campanarello
Destination: Wife Angela de Maria at 26 Cottage Street, Milford (NH)
Previous Travel: 1895 - 1914 in MA

List: 11
Line: 11
Name: Grillo, Carolina
Age: 11
Occupation: Student
Note: U.S. born, daughter of Pasquale Grillo


10 September 2011

Ship Manifest: Taormina - Napoli to New York - 25 November 1922

S.S. Taormina 1908-1929
Taormina - Napoli to New York
25 November 1922

List: 24 (U.S.)
Line: 29
Name: Colantuoni, Orazio
Age: 42
Marital: Married
Passport: #3195 Issued 26 October 1922 in Rome
Naturalized: 24 September 1912 in Pittston, PA
Residence: 9 Michigan Terrace, East Lynn, MA

List: 24 (U.S.)
Line: 30
Name: Grillo, M. Carmela
Age: 15
Marital: Single
Passport: #1565 Issued 12 June 1922 in Rome, birth certificate issued in NH
Residence: 29 Cottage Street, Boston, MA (changed to NH)
Note: Niece of Orazio Colantuoni


 List 24 U.S. Passengers


09 September 2011

Passport Applications: The Grillo Sisters of Pietradefusi, Italy

Maria Carmela Grillo circa 1922

Emergency Passport # 245
Issued: 11 May 1920 at the U.S. Embassy in Rome
Name: Virginia Grelle (Grillo)
Birth: 18 May 1903 in Milford, NH
Father: Pasquale Grillo, born in Pietradefusi, Avellino, Italy.  Emigrated 1895 and resided 22 years in Milford, NH and Boston, MA. Not naturalized.
Legal Residence: 26 Sheafe Street, Boston, MA
Temporary Residence: Campanarella, Italy
Last Left U.S.: 1915 To accompany ill mother.

Emergency Passport # 1565
Issued: 12 June 1922 at the U.S. Embassy in Rome
Name: Maria Carmela Grille (Grillo)
Birth: 26 December 1906 in Milford, NH
Father: Pasquale Grillo born in Pietradefusi, Avellino, Italy
Legal Residence: 105 Nashua Street, Milford, NH
Temporary Residence: Campanarella, Avellino, Italy
Last Left U.S.: November 1914 with family
U.S. Reference: Virginia Grillo, sister, 105 Nashua Street, Milford, NH


 Virginia Grillo Passport


Maria Carmela Grillo Passport


08 September 2011

1909 Boston MA Marriage Index: De Cristofaro to Fucillo

1909 Boston MA Marriage Index Volume: 589 Page: 21 Entry: 478
 
Date of Marriage: 24 January 1909
Priest: Wenceslaus Parenti, 14 North Bennett Street, Boston, MA
Groom: Pietro di Cristofaro
Age: 21, born in Italy
Marital: 1st
Occupation: Stone Cutter
Residence: 153 Salem Street
Parents: Flaviano di Cristoforo and Carmela Siena
Bride: Carmela Fucillo
Age: 17, born in Italy
Marital: 1st
Occupation: Candy Maker
Residence: 9 Garden Court Street
Parents: Angelo Fucillo and Carolina di Napoli


1905 Boston MA Marriage Index: Tafuri to Vozella

1905 Boston MA Marriage Index Volume: 557 Page: 143 Entry: 3282
Date of Marriage: 9 July 1905
Priest: Albert Matteucci, 14 North Bennet Street

Groom: Agostino Tafuri
Age: 22, born in Italy
Occupation: Laborer
Marital: 1st
Residence: Winchester
Parents: Ciriaco Tafuri and Carmina Vozella

Bride: Maria Vozella
Age: 18, born in Italy
Occupation: At Home
Marital: 1st
Residence: Winchester
Parents: Pietro Vozella and Rosa Selvitella


07 September 2011

1903 Boston Death Index: Eliza D'Ambrosio nee Pizzano

1903 Boston Death Index Volume: 541 Page: 274 Entry: 3386
 
Name: Eliza D'Ambrosio
Maiden: Pizzano
Husband: Federico D'Ambrosio
Age: 22, born in Italy
Residence: 6 Sheafe Street
Parents: Leopoldo Pizzano and Filomena Capone
Date of Death: 14 April 1903 in Boston
Cause: Pneumonia 4 days, premature birth 2 days
Burial: Malden Holy Cross


06 September 2011

World War I Draft Registration - Carmine di Stefano (1886)



Date: 12 September 1918
Board: Brooklyn City, NY #51
Serial #: 439
Name: Carmine di Stefano
Residence: 715 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn, NY
Birth: 17 March 1886 in Italy
Occupation: Wholesale Grocer, 715 Lorimer Street
Contact: Conchetti De Stefano, wife, 715 Lorimer Street

05 September 2011

1903 Boston MA Birth Index: Anella Struzziero

1903 Boston MA Birth Index Volume: 535 Page: 124 Entry: 5570


Don't believe everything you read ;-) Here's our Anella from yesterday's post ... with a discrepancy in birth dates.

Name: Anella Struzziero
Birth: 3 July 1903
Residence: 226 Cornell Street, Boston, MA
Father: Domenick Struzziero, mason, born in Italy
Mother: Catherine Dalo, born in Italy

04 September 2011

Passport Application: Anella Struzziero (1903)

Anella Struzziero circa 1922


Emergency Passport # 1694
Filed: 20 June 1922 at U.S. Embassy in Rome
Name: Anella Struzziero
Birth: 3 June 1903 in Boston, MA
Father: Domenico Struzziero, born and currently residing in Torre le Nocelle. Domenico has been naturalized, but cannot give details.
Permanent Residence: Boston, MA
Temporary Residence: Torre le Nocelle visiting relatives from 1905 to present.
Identifying Docs: Birth Certificate #3041 issued by the Bureau of Birth Records in Boston, MA