16. Vincenzo D'Amato
Not 100% about the name James - James is the Americanized version of Vincenzo.
We have not been able to find out where James is buried. He is definitely not buried in Holy Name Cemetary - Aunt Barbara, His Granddaughter was adamant about that. James most likely did not come over from Italy, the province of Salerno. From the 1900 census says that his wife Justine was married for 37 years and that she was a widow.
Salerno, city (1991 pop. 148,932), capital of Salerno prov., Campania, S Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno, an inlet of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is an agricultural, commercial, and industrial center. Manufactures include machinery, textiles, construction materials, and processed food. Originally a Greek settlement and later a Roman colony (founded 197 B.C.), Salerno became (6th cent.) a part of the duchy of Benevento and in the 9th cent. the seat of an independent principality, which fell to Robert Guiscard in 1076. In Sept., 1943, there was fierce fighting on the beaches near Salerno between the Allied landing forces and the Germans, who were pressed to retreat toward Naples. Of note in Salerno is the Sicilian-Norman cathedral (11th cent; redone in the 18th cent.), with the tomb of Pope Gregory VII and an impressive 12th-century pulpit. The famous medical school of Salerno (founded in the 9th cent., closed in the early 19th cent.) is believed to have been the first of its kind and reached its height in the 12th cent
17. Giustina Orlando
01/06/03 - Received the death certificate from the NJ State Bureau of Vital Statistics and it lists her name as Giustina D'Amato, that she was 48 years old, white, retired and born in Italy. The date of her death is listed as May 16, 1905. It also says in the Death Certificate that her father's name is Cosimo Orlando and that her mother's name was Venezia (blank) and that they were both born in Italy.
We don't know much about this woman yet but we are still searching. Great Aunt Barbara D'Amato Butler said that Justine wanted to live long enough to see her born, and she did! From the 1900 census it says that Justine was a widow who was married for 37 years and in 1900 all 5 of her 5 children were still living. It also states that she immigrated to the U.S. in 1884. It states that she is 55 and was born in 1845 - her birthday is in April.
Giustina
18. Antonio Fornino
Antonio Fornino died before he could come to America with his wife Rose Conti Fornino. He is buried in Italy. Don't know too much about him.
Got the name Antonio from the Wedding Report for Rosario and Maria.
19. Rosa Conti
6/2/03 - Found Rose Conti in the 1920 Federal Census.
Found on Ancestry.com search term, Anthony Novella, Connecticut.
Name: Rose Conti
Age: 85 years
Estimated birth year: 1834
Birthplace: Connecticut (that's what it says)
Race: White
Home in 1920: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Home owned:
Roll: T625_182
Page: 11B
ED: 48
Image: 0070The address is 133 Maple Ave, Hartford City, County of Hartford.
Rose came over from Italy as a widow - as far as anyone can tell. She married her husband, Mr. Michael Fornino in Italy and he must have died there.
They had four children. Rose lived 92 years! Rose came to America via Ellis Island. This information was given to me by Theresa Martucci from CT.
The following is quoted from a letter from Theresa Martucci dated 2/16/94:
Dear Bob:
Good to talk with you. I talked with my Aunt Angie Merlino ( my mother's youngest sister who will be 89 this April) Aunt Lil will be 94 (in Sept.). She told me her mother Rosaria or Rose came over to this country with her Mother Rose Conti Fornino and her other daughter Mary. They came through Ellis Island as did all the relatives. Her sons Vincent and Michael were already here in Waterbury where they went.
Rose Conti Fornino was born in 1833 in Sassano. She died at 92 in Hartford, CT. April 27, 1925. As to the work she did to bring up her four children alone, I don't know. Waterbury was a thriving factory city (Waterbury Brass and Oakville Mfg. Co. are two names my mother mentioned) and they could have worked there. In Italy they were farmers.
I know my grandfather Novella, and my mother and her sister Rose ( Annie and Lillian and John may have too) also worked in Oakville Mfg. until they moved to Hartford in 1914. Her parents had a small grocery store on the side and her mother would help out. She said the young children used to come in for cookies and would ask "Mrs. Novella put them in a big bag". She was a soft touch and always gave far and above, and only throught the grace of God did they manage to eke out a small return. They gave credit and many people couldn't and some people wouldn't pay their bills. They also had a six tena- ment block, so I guess five were rented and it was the same old story. Grandpa - did all the care of maintaining the property as well as factory work. They all had family gardens as well. They were not lazy! Our Grand- father was no a robust person, so he was ill quite a bit. It was tough on all of them. When they moved to Hartford in 1914 they had a rooming house on Congress St., where our Grandmother did the work. Thats where they lived too. So they must have had the same kind of life as in Waterbury, except Anna and Angie worked in G-Fox - a large dept. store. John worked for the Electric Light Co., Lil worked at Aetna Life Ins. Co - where my sister Mary Lester & her daughter Terry Lester Shephard are presently employed. Also, daughter Anne Marie Livini The Novella's further their education at night school, but none of them received High School credit, which was something they all re- gretted, although Lil went to Morse Bus School.
Rose Conti Fornino born 1833 Sassano Italy. Husband also born there. His name was either Michael or Vincent, because of the custom of the times I personally feel it was "Michael" because Grandmother Novella cared for him in later years as she did for her mother and her husband, and always referred to him. This is the older of Rose Conti's children. (You gather by now Rose was widowed when she came here) (1) Michael, (2) Vincent (3) Rose (4) Mary. Don't know when Mary Fornino went to Jersey City to live.
I cut the letter off here because the rest of the letter refers to other parts of the Fornino/Conti line.
28. David Stratton
09/22/04 Found this on the 1870 Census for David Stratton:
Name: David Stratton
Age in 1870: 14
Estimated Birth Year: 1855
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1870: Fall River Ward 3, Bristol, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate:
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Post Office: Fall River
Roll: M593_604
Page: 411
Image: 309
Year: 1870
6/6/03- Found David's Father in the 1880 Census, ED 92, Page 36, SD 60, Sheet 486D, Image 36 of 49 in Ancestry.com 1880 Census Images.11/01/02 - found a Thomas Stratton (2 yrs old) in the 1880 Census, Here is the household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
David STRATTON Self M Male W 28 MA House Painter ENG ENG
Ann STRATTON Wife M Female W 26 CT Keeps House IRE IRE
Thomas STRATTON Son S Male W 2 MA At Home MA CTSource Information:
Census Place Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
Family History Library Film 1254525
NA Film Number T9-0525
Page Number 495DThe address is 16 Fifth St.
In the 1920 census it states, by his son Thomas, that this gentleman was born in New York.
29. Annie Cunningham
11/01/02 - found a Thomas Stratton (2 yrs old) in the 1880 Census, Here is the household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
David STRATTON Self M Male W 28 MA House Painter ENG ENG
Ann STRATTON Wife M Female W 26 CT Keeps House IRE IRE
Thomas STRATTON Son S Male W 2 MA At Home MA CTSource Information:
Census Place Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
Family History Library Film 1254525
NA Film Number T9-0525
Page Number 495D
5/21/04- Found Joseph and Mary and children in the 1910 Census:
1910 U.S. Census - New Jersey 1910 U.S. Census - New Jersey • Hudson • Other Townships • ED# 258 Image 34 of 35 in (T624 Roll: 894 Part: 1 Page: 126B) Ancestry.com.The Census page says: Supplementary Sheet, ED258, 2nd Ward, Sheet No. 17B Town of Union
T624 Roll: 894 Part: 1 Page: 126B
It says they lived at 165 Palisade Ave, Town of Union (Union City?) It says that Joseph was 42, Mary was 41 and they had four children living at home and Joseph's father Dominick age 79.
It says they immigrated (Joseph, Mary and Dominick) to the US in 1880. It says Joseph was a Designer in the Wall Paper industry and Mary is listed as none. Josephine is listed as housework Private. Nothing for Dominick. I can figure out, roughly, that they moved to NJ in 1900/01.
New York City Directory, 1890
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Metziere Dominick, boilermkr. h 192 Av. C Joseph's father or Grandfather
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Metziere Joseph, cutter, h 192 Av. C
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Description: With a population approaching nearly 1.5 million, New York City was the largest metropolitan area in the United States as the 19th Century ended. In 1890, the city limits included areas of Bronx, Kings, and Queens counties. This database is a directory of city residents in that year and includes the names of over 384,000 persons. Along with the name of resident (which is displayed surname first) is their occupation, business address and home address (preceded by a lowercase h). For those seeking ancestors who were residents of New York City this database can be a helpful tool.
Source Information: Directory of New York City, 1890 Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999.
"The ALSACE EMIGRATION BOOK." Cornelia Schrader-Muggenthaler. Closson Press 1993. This book contains mainly emigrants from Upper & Lower Alsace, but also includes families who migrated through Alsace from Germany, Switzerland and other countries. In 1891 it became French again and remains French today. CHB <http://www.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/local/mailmerge.cgi/~bwo/templates/chb>Joseph and Mary met ?. When they met Joseph was 33yrs and Mary was 29. They left France because of the Alsation conflab (said Jackie Knowles Finney on 5/28/2000). Joseph and Mary are buried in the Hickory Grove cemetary in Green Cove Springs, Florida.
Mary and Joseph are buried in the Hickory Grove Cemetery.
Connie said that Joseph and his brother stowed away on a freighter and got caught one night when they got real hungry and tried to get some food. They were caught and the captain made them work their way over to the U.S. - peeling potatoes, swabbing the decks, etc.
Connie said that Mary and Joseph were cousins.
Joseph became a citizen on 26 October 1894 (City and County of New York). Joseph died of a heart attack.
Jackie Knowles Finney in her letter said that Joseph's occupation was setting brass in felt to make wallpaper rollers. He belonged to a union.
On the marriage certificate it says that Joseph lived in Guttenberg, NJ and Maria lived in NYC - they got married in NY - at least that what the marriage certificate says.
31. Marie Metzier
From www.familyhistory.org
Household Record 1880 United States Census
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Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Domique METZIER Self M Male W 46 FRA Clerk In Store FRA FRA
Renia METZIER Wife M Female W 47 FRA Keeps Candy Store FRA FRA
Mary METZIER Dau S Female W 11 FRA At School FRA FRA
Charles MORA Other S Male W 29 FRA Machinest FRA FRA
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Census Place New York, New York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, New York
Family History Library Film 1254884
NA Film Number T9-0884
Page Number 599A
From Ancestry.com
Florida Death Index 1877-1998
Florida Death Index, 1946
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Name: Mary Metziere
Place: Jax
Gender: F
Race: W
Volume: 1215
Certificate: 17743
Death Date: 1946
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From the 1920 Census/Florida/Duval Co./E.D. 74/Sheet 3B - Ancestry.com the following family members are listed: Mary Metziere, Ed(?), Jenett. The first part of the address is unintelligible but the rest is Nic Duff Ave. West: Route 5 (it's hard to read on the census forms) Township or other part of county Grand Crossing?==============================================================================
Mary and Joseph met on the boat over to Ellis Island. Mary was 29 and Joseph 33 when they met on the boat(?)Mary and Joseph are buried in the Hickory Grove Cemetery.
Connie said that Mary and Joseph were cousins.
Mary's father is buried in the Tinns (Tenns) Cemetary in NYC - Can't find it.
DEATH: Florida Death Index 1877-1998 Name: Mary Metziere Place: Jax Gender: F Race: W Volume: 1215 Certificate: 17743 Death Date: 1946