Island Lil Decout

[sazzlynn]

Hi everyone,
I have a mystery. I have an ancestor, Eitenne Louis Prospere, who was born about 1828 in Italy. He came to Louisiana about 1850 so his name is a french translation. Oral tradition was he came from Island Lil Decout. (Imagine this spoken with a heavy Cajun accent) "Lil" could be "Te" as in Petite and Decout would be pronounced "decoo". Any suggestions for a location in Italy?
Delia

[ricbru]

The islands in Italy are

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isole_italiane

I hope it helps, bye Riccardo

[sazzlynn]

New Information:
My sister dug up her old notes from years ago when she spoke to this man's grandson. He told his grandson he lived in a large stone home in Rome. I'm now thinking it's not an island but a community in Rome.

Just before my sister found this tid-bit, I had done a name search for Prosperi. And the largest concentration of this name is Rome!

[jcsm400]

Hi Delia,

Have you tried to find his naturalization papers? May not provide town info, but should include province or region info.

Do you have him on census records?

Death certificate? May even provide town of birth

[nuccia]

Hi There,

Could this be his son? Married twice?

Family Data Collection - Individual Records Recordinfo
about Eitenne Louis Prospere
Name: Eitenne Louis Prospere
Spouse: Eulalie Justilia Pontiff
Parents: Eitenne Louis Prospere , Zelida Ortis
Birth Place: Terr Pr, Montequt, LA
Birth Date: 1856
Marriage Place: Montequt, Terr Pr, LA
Marriage Date: 10 June 1889
Death Place: Little Caillou, Montequt, La
Death Date: 14 June 1910

Family Data Collection - Individual Records Recordinfo
about Eitenne Louis Prospere
Name: Eitenne Louis Prospere
Spouse: Julia Domingue
Parents: Eitenne Louis Prosperie , Marie Elisida Ortis
Birth Place: Terr Pr, Montequt, LA
Birth Date: 1856
Marriage Place: Montequt, Terr Pr, LA
Marriage Date: 17 April 1882
Death Place: Little Caillou, Montequt, La
Death Date: 14 June 1910

Nuccia

[sazzlynn]

Hi There,

Could this be his son? Married twice?

Family Data Collection - Individual Records Recordinfo
about Eitenne Louis Prospere
Name: Eitenne Louis Prospere
Spouse: Eulalie Justilia Pontiff
Parents: Eitenne Louis Prospere , Zelida Ortis
Birth Place: Terr Pr, Montequt, LA
Birth Date: 1856
Marriage Place: Montequt, Terr Pr, LA
Marriage Date: 10 June 1889
Death Place: Little Caillou, Montequt, La
Death Date: 14 June 1910

Family Data Collection - Individual Records Recordinfo
about Eitenne Louis Prospere
Name: Eitenne Louis Prospere
Spouse: Julia Domingue
Parents: Eitenne Louis Prosperie , Marie Elisida Ortis
Birth Place: Terr Pr, Montequt, LA
Birth Date: 1856
Marriage Place: Montequt, Terr Pr, LA
Marriage Date: 17 April 1882
Death Place: Little Caillou, Montequt, La
Death Date: 14 June 1910

Nuccia

Yes, This is his son. Most records list Eitenne's wife as Zelida Ortis. She is of Spanish descent. The census records only list him as a native of Italy.
I have not found his immigration records. Any suggestions on where to start?

[nuccia]

Hi Delia,

Here's a few websites you might to look through. You may need to go through NARA.

http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/immig ... rival.html

http://shipslists-online.rootschat.net/usa/

http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tousa_la1820.shtml

Hope this is of some help to you for now.
Nuccia

[suanj]

Hi everyone,
I have a mystery. I have an ancestor, Eitenne Louis Prospere, who was born about 1828 in Italy. He came to Louisiana about 1850 so his name is a french translation. Oral tradition was he came from Island Lil Decout. (Imagine this spoken with a heavy Cajun accent) "Lil" could be "Te" as in Petite and Decout would be pronounced "decoo". Any suggestions for a location in Italy?
Delia

Hi just a bit: Lil Decout sure is mistaken and most probable , second the pronounce it could be :
l'île de/des cout...(?) and the pronounce really is Lil de cout (=isle of cout...) obviously in Italy are some town also called Isola della( isle of/l'île de/des..) and are of towns and no really a isles...
also the first name in italian is Stefano Luigi Prosperi/Prospero
regards, suanj


Ps: however is interesting to look this records on ancestry:

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Louisiana Marriages to 1850 Record
Birth, Marriage, & Death Spouse: Ramelle, Henriette
Chretien, Prospere
Marriage: dd mm year
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1880 United States Federal Census Record
Census
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Name: Etimne Prosper
Birth: <1830> - ITALY
Birth: 1829/1830
Residence: 1880 - 6th Ward, Terrebonne, Louisiana

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1870 United States Federal Census Record
Census
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Name: Henry Prosper
Birth: abt 1827 - location

Residence: 1870 - city, Terrebonne, Louisiana

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View Record
Stephen Prosper 1860 census city, Jefferson, info
36 abt 1824
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and also Prosperi people was from ancient time in L’île de Corse (currently in France, in the past was italien)

[enigabstract]

Hi.. I am currently trying to find where exactly my xxxxgrandfather etienne prosperi's exact location of descent in Italy. This post came up... I can shed a little light on his immigration. My mother often spoke about our island hopping grandfather from Italy. You will not find any immigration papers because there are none. There is documentation of his arrival however. My mother has it I believe and I may have a copy of it somewhere. He arrived here via ship from the Canary Islands. He basically hopped a ride over. The ship docked in Galveston.

[suanj]

Hi, maybe in this document could be some helpful info:

Stephen Prosperri

Louisiana, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers

Name: Stephen Prosperri
Event Type: Military Service
Military Unit Note: Fourth Regiment, French Brigade, Militia

http://www.fold3.com/document.php?doc=7 ... d=215&p=ma
I don't have the account, so I cannot post the picture of record .....
and by another website:
Prosperri , Stephen

Battle Unit Name:4th Regiment, French Brigade, Louisiana Militia
Side:Confederacy
Company:5
Soldier's Rank In:Private
Soldier's Rank Out:Private
Alternate name:
Film Number:M378 ROLL 24
Plaque Number:
Notes: none
http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-sold ... AC6F5D926A

remaining the mystery abt " Island Lil Decout".. I cannot find a italian Island with a similar name soundex ... maybe Island of FILICUDI or Island of ALICUDI ( in italian: Isola di Filicudi o Isola di Alicudi) ?? Both are isles near Sicily....
suanj

[Anizio]

New Information:
My sister dug up her old notes from years ago when she spoke to this man's grandson. He told his grandson he lived in a large stone home in Rome. I'm now thinking it's not an island but a community in Rome.

Just before my sister found this tid-bit, I had done a name search for Prosperi. And the largest concentration of this name is Rome!

First, keep in mind that the largest concentration is for now, not historically and many names which are more populous in Rome now, do not originate there.

But if you are sure he lived in Rome then searching for other places seems unnecessary.

The neighborhoods of Rome, to which most people refer to when they are from Rome, are easily found online just search neighbourhoods of Rome on google images. I suggest Testaccio could be it.

If however he is not from Rome originally, you need more documents. This sort of "sounds like" genealogical work often leads to researching the wrong persons family (Prosperi is a very common name that arose independently in several parts of Italy).

Also you should find out if he was married before he went to Louisianna because while Prosperi cannot be traced to an origin, "Ortis" the wife's name can be traced with more accuracy. Could be from Rome (anyone can) but the name itself seems to be from the area of Italy around Udine.
(the fact that an Ortis married a Prosperi lends credence to the idea that they met and lived in Rome since the names do not come from overlapping regions of Italy).

[CaroCajun]

Etienne Louis Prosperi

Birth OCT 1827 • Corsica, France

Death 14 JUN 1910 • Petit Caillou, Terrebonne, La, USA
Lil Decout Is actually Little Caillou, Louisiana

Etienne is my 3rd great grandfather. Corsica is an Italy/France Island. An Italy Island Until its 1769 conquest by France.. Due to Corsica's historical ties with the Italian peninsula, the island retains to this day many elements of Italian culture. The native Corsican language, whose northern variant is closely related with Tuscan, is recognised as a regional language by the French government.