My grandfather

[mombrickey]

I am new to the site.
I need help finding the birth place of my grandfather. I heard he came from Torino area.

Here is what I know:


Gratto Alessandro Rossi

Died 2 March 1951
Vandergrift, Pennsylvania

Wife:

Caroline Delaurenti

Died 18 January 1958
Vandergrift, Pennsylvania


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Tessa78]

I am new to the site.
I need help finding the birth place of my grandfather. I heard he came from Torino area.

Here is what I know:


Gratto Alessandro Rossi

Died 2 March 1951
Vandergrift, Pennsylvania

Wife:

Caroline Delaurenti

Died 18 January 1958
Vandergrift, Pennsylvania


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

From Grato Rossi's naturalization record
Rivarolo Canavese, province Torino, region Piedmont

Naturalization Petition for Grato ROSSI
In Vandergrift, Westmoreland, PA in 1930
His occupation is miner
BORN in Rivarollo, Canevezza, Italy [ Rivarolo Canavese, province Torino, region Piedmont] on 10 march 1885
Wife: Caroline – who he married 12 March 1912 in “Ciccogno, Italy” [I will need to search this…could be Ciconio - a neighboring town to Rivarolo Canavese ]
Arrived 13 October 1912 on SS La Provence at New York.

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You can write to the Comune of Rivarolo Canavese to request his birth record, and the publication of banns of marriage... Provide the dates above from the Naturalization record...

Address:
Ufficio dello Stato Civile
Via Ivrea, 60
10086 Rivarolo Canavese (TO)
ITALY

Help with letters of request in Italian...
http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwi ... tter3.html
http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwi ... talrecords

Here is the arrival manifest for Grato Rossi in October 1912
Identifies him as married, and leaving wife, Carolina Rossi in Rivarolo

http://www.ellisisland.org/search/shipM ... 530724.TIF

T.

[mombrickey]

Thank you so very much! This is most helpful!

[Tessa78]

I added the manifest while you were posting

T.

[mombrickey]

Delighted to see ship's manifest!

[mombrickey]

All the edited comments on my grandmother, Caroline Delaurenti, are amazing! Thank you!

[mombrickey]

I guess I don't know how to combine "My grandmother" posts with "My grandfather" posts. I'll get help on Monday. Thanks for your patience and help!