Obtaining Italian Records

[bhambamababe]

I have found a great uncle in ship manifest through Ellis Island and on Ancestry. His Italian name was Luigi Davito Gara born May 5 1892. He lists his residence as Rocca Canavese and his father also in Rocca is Michale Davito Gara. With this information is it possible to obtain Italian records? Birth records, marriage records of his parents ect. If so can you please suggest the best way to go about this?

[adelfio]

There are a couple ways of getting records on is from Family History Library they have micro film rentals by the month roughly $5.75 per film per month for the town of Rocca Canavese Italy, Torino, Rocca Canavese 1866-1910 civil records birth marriage death records but the records are limited.So you will probally have to write the comune of Rocca Canavese Italy
About italian records
https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Italy_ ... al_Records
Reading italian records
http://familyhistory.byu.edu/Downloads/ ... ion_Guide/
Researching Italy
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/ ... =Italy.ASP
Ordering films
https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Orderi ... ory_Center
Family History Library locator
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library ... et_fhc.asp
Films of Rocca Canavese Italy
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library ... +Rocca+Can++
The other way is to write the comune of Rocca Canavese Italy
Address
Comune Di Rocca Canavese
Via Levone, 20
10070 Rocca Canavese (TO)
form letters asking for italian records
http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwi ... tters.html

Marty

[adelfio]

Just a question looking at other records of Luigi did they leave off the Gara in the USA on his records like his draft card

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Marty

[adelfio]

I would start by asking for a birth record (atto di nascita) which will give both parents ages where they lived an sometimes occupations and home street.Heres a letter asking for the birth record of Luigi and if they dont have it where can you get it.It should be free of charge for the photocopy of the real birth record you just need to give them money for return postage 1.60 Euro

Ufficio di Stato Civile
Comune Di Rocca Canavese
Via Levone, 20
10070 Rocca Canavese (TO)
Italy
Egregi signori,
Mi chiamo YOUR NAME HERE. Sto facendo una ricerca sui miei antenati e ho biosgno delle informazioni dai vostri registri.
I miei antenati provennero da Rocca Canavese . Vorrei sapere di più di loro.
L’individuo seguente è il mio antenato. Quanto segue è tutto ciò che so di questa persona
Nome e cognome: Luigi Davito Gara
Potreste cercare l’atto di nascita di questa persona nei vostri registri 05 maggio 1892
Luogo di nascita: Rocca Canavese
Nome e cognome del padre: Michele Davito Gara
Vi prego di informarmi se sia possibile ottenere copia integrale dell'atto di nascita e di farmi sapere il costo delle copie.
Se non avete i registri corrispondenti, potete fornire l’indirizzo dell’archivio dove in cui i registri possano essere trovati?
Vi ringrazio in anticipo per il vostro gentilezza e premura.
Distinti saluti,
YOUR NAME
ADDRESS
EMAIL

Marty

[bhambamababe]

Yes somewhere between arriving in NY and settleing in Alabama...the Gara was lost. I found this record and thrilled his granddaughter. It made me so happy to share and to help her. Thank you for the info and so much for the form letter. I truely appreciate your time and advice.

[mndgbv]

Hi, My name is Martin Davito Gara and I'm from Argentina.
My great gandfather's name was Michele Celeste Davito Gara and he was from Rocca Canavese.
My father told me about the fact that he (Michele) had a brother in the US. I wonder if you have any relation.
I would be glad if you could give me any information.
Thanks in advance,
Martin

[dbc2014]

Hello. I have been researching my families from Rocca Canavese, including Davito-Gara's. I have as a distant cousin a gentleman named Michele Celeste Davito-Gara, born 1895 in Rocca. He had a brother named Martino Davito-Gara, born 1886. Their parents were Antonio Luigi Davito-Gara and Rose Eurosia Ongouin (not sure if that is spelled correctly). If this is related to your family, I can share additional information.

[mndgbv]

Hello dbc2014, sorry for the delay of my response. This information is correct. I would like to know more.
Do you have any relationship with Martino Davito Gara?

Thank you.

[dbc2014]

The Davito Gara's are distant cousins (my grandparents were born in Rocca and I have done a lot of genealogy research on the families). I did find that Martino Davito Gara (born 1886) lived in Pennsylvania and died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1958.