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This means a lot to me. I can't express how much this information has impacted my mother and I.

She was raised by Anna, Louis (my mother's father) was in prison and never around. Pasquale was her protector until he died in 1964. She never knew Maria.

Anna told my mother very little about herself ...

WOW!!!

My mom did say that she thought they had children in Italy. She thought they all died (except for a few that made it here). That was one of the stories.

Thank you so much. I am so overwhelmed (in a fantastic way).

Reading through everything now.

I'm so glad she finally made it
We know her mother was in the US by 1904
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Another idea?
Could this be Pasquale's 1900 manifest?
Born 1872
Last residence Capua
Headed to Boston
Traveling with a cousin's wife
http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftif2gif%2Eexe%3FT ...

Poor Vincenza.

vj wrote:The same 1907 marriage record from NEHGS has a birth location
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/3849/655n.jpg

Capua (Caserta)

Thank you! It seems to all match up. I am going to go ahead and say wow again!

You are amazing!

The same 1907 marriage record from NEHGS has a birth location :D
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/3849/655n.jpg

Capua (Caserta)

I think this is absolutely the correct document. I am talking to my mom and she seems to remember having cousins with the surname Russo.

I wonder if this is a ...

from FamilySearch Beta
daughter Vincenza DiBenedetto?

Groom's Name: Vincenzo Russo
Groom's Birth Date: 1886
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 21
Bride's Name: Vincenzeaz De Benedetto
Bride's Birth Date: 1892
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 15
Marriage Date: 11 Aug 1907
Marriage Place ...

Pasquale & Maria's daughters already married?

1910 census??
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9084/1910r.jpg
Home in 1910:

Newton Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Patsie Benedicto 38
Mary Benedicto 39
John Benedicto 5

I know my mother said Clara seemed to be much older than the other kids ...

I am trying variations on Domenichetto. Not sure if that is a real surname, assuming the person mistyped it of course.

What a great lead. Shows they were both from Caserta. That's a big help right there.

I had to call my mother! We are both crying! Thank you so much!

Domenichetto, wow!

I just noticed that Maria's last name is different on that link from FamilySearch. Was that a typo?

Hmmm. Thanks again for all the wonderful responses. This is great!

Thank you for the update!

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Name: John Di Benedetto
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 05 Jan 1905
Father's Name: Pasquale Di Benedetto
Mother's Name: Maria ...