Over 25 million Italians have emigrated between 1861 and 1960 with a migration boom between 1871 and 1915 when over 13,5 million emigrants left the country for European and overseas destinations.
ncaprio wrote:You guys are amazing! Do you have any recommendations of people and/or companies that I can go through to get the Italian Records - my Grandparents Italian Birth Certificates and things of that nature?
Once you have narrowed down the place of birth, it's pretty straightforward. For Castellabate, for example,
Address to write to:
Ufficio dello Stato Civile
Comune di Castellabate
Piazza Lucia
84072 S. Maria di Castellabate SA
ITALY
Notice that Ralph lists his sister Virginia Pop??olo as his nearest relative. What does this mean? a) that Ralph's wife Louisa was still in Italy in 1917? b) That Ralph was not yet married in 1917?
So, I am bothered by the fact that on both his WWI and WWII draft cards, Ralph lists someone other than his wife as the "nearest relative" or "person who will always know..."
Are we absolutely certain that these cards belong to the correct Ralph Caprio? Can you confirm that the November 21, 1884 birthdate is correct for your grandfather?
Do either of these other names mean anything to you, sister Virginia Pop??olo (WWI card) or Rose Percshio (WWII card)?
Carmine
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ncaprio wrote:...My Maternal Grandfather Nicola Acquaviva is listed on a ship called the Augustus with arrived on New York from Napes on July 5, 1930 (which in 2 days will be 80 years ago.)...
He resided in Newark like most Italians in NJ... is birthday was Nov. 17. (about) 1913...
His is listed from someplace called "c abate" (does anyone know where that is?)...
He drops off the map after that... no census data... no naturalization records...
Here's a probable obituary from GenealogyBank (subscription)
Died 19 Sep 1985
Valarie
Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
The Record (Hackensack, NJ)
20 September 1985
NICOLA ACQUAVIVA, 72, of Elmwood Park, formerly of Paterson, died yesterday. Born in Italy, he came to this country as a young man, settling in Paterson. He was the owner of the Continental Dyeing and Finishing Company and the Gamma Dyeing and Finishing Company, both in Paterson. He was a parishioner of St. Anne's R.C. Church of Fair Lawn and a member of the Fair Lawn Council of the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving are his wife, Mary DeMello Acquaviva; two sons, Andrew of Hanover Township and Nicholas of Cliffside Park; a daughter, Jennie Caprio of Roseland; a brother, Alfred of Wayne; two sisters, Jennie Tosto of Elmwood Park and Florence Tumminello of Wayne, and four grandchildren.
Mass will be said Monday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Anne's R.C. Church, Paterson. Friends may visit tomorrow and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Scillieri Funeral Home of Paterson. Donations to the American Heart Fund would be appreciated.
Okay - y'all would be VERY proud of me! I went on the USCIS Genealogy service last night and ordered Genealogy checks on both Ralph Caprio and Nicola Acquaviva.
Then I went to Vital Statistics and ordered:
My Birth Certificate
My Mom's Birth Certificate
My Dad's Birth Certificate
My Mom and Dad's Marriage License
My Grandmother and Grandfather Marriage License
Actually I have to get my Grandfather's death certificate... but I don't know what his mother's name was... Mom mom doesn't know... she never new her grandparents (strange that Vita-Check asks for that)
Maybe when I get his Italian Birth Certificate. The woman who is listed on the Ship Manifest with him... Maria Acquaviva had to be his STEP-Mother... or she was married and gave birth to him when she was 11!! She's listed as 28.
Hey guys... UPDATE... my Mom found and ENGLISH TRANSLATION of my Grandfather's Birth Certificate... it was notarized.. unfortunately it's not the original... BUT it did give me his Mom's name and Maiden Name (She died while he was young)
What's crazy is that the "Registrar" attested that my Great-Grandfather "presented" the Male Child to him to certify his birth. Um... Honey... I'll be right back... just need to take the newborn down to the hall of records to get his birth registered...
ncaprio wrote:What's crazy is that the "Registrar" attested that my Great-Grandfather "presented" the Male Child to him to certify his birth. Um... Honey... I'll be right back... just need to take the newborn down to the hall of records to get his birth registered...
