Giuseppe Damiani (1840)

Born 13 Dec 1840 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia

Ancestors

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Biography

Giuseppe Damiani is born and baptized 13 December 1840 in Corleone. He is the son of Antonino Damiani and Giuseppa Cavallo. His godparents are Michele Martorana and Vincenza lo Bue, who is unmarried.^[1]

On the Plata, arriving in the port of New Orleans in 1891, passengers’ last residence and city of birth are not recorded. A party listed together on the manifest are from Corleone. A partial list follows:

178. Francesco Lanza, 21 (b. 1870)

179. Andrea Coniglio 34 (b. 1857)

180. Nicolo’ D’Antoni, 42 (b. 1849)

181. Salvatore Russo, 17 (b. 1874)

182. Giuseppe Damiani, 51 (b. 1840)

183. Anna Giunta, 55 (b. 1836)

184. Francesco Nicolosi, 16 (b. 1875)

185. Giuseppe Spinella, 44 (b. 1847)

186. Giuseppa Zabbia, 24 (b. 1867), mother of #187

187. Maria Antonia Gennaro, 5 (b. 1886)^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Josephum Damiani, 13 December 1840, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D4K7-HGC?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Q-VZ9%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351484601 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1837-1847 > image 169 of 538; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95VZ-S3PQ?cc=1916009&wc=MFVK-K68%3A1029673801%2C1029689801 : 8 October 2015), 1820-1902 (NARA M259) > 075 - 2 Mar 1891 - 14 Nov 1891 > image 175 of 421; citing NARA microfilm publications M259 and T905 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).