Francesco Paolo Vacca (abt. 1847)

Born about 1847 in Gagliano Aterno, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy

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Biography

Francesco Paolo Vacca was born about 1847 in Gagliano Aterno, a village in the Abruzzo region of Italy, which at the time of Francesco's birth was actually part of the country of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Italy was not a unified nation at that time. He married Maria Corsini. Francesco traveled back and forth between Canada and Italy at least two times. In 1912, he traveled back to Gagliano Aterno his hometown. He returned to Canada in 1914 via the United States. The customs card noted that Francesco had applied for Canadian citizenship and also that he was unable to read and write.

Sources

• Family Tree information provided by Matilde Verticchio Petrilli 2015.

• U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1825-1960, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 178.

• Michigan Passenger and Crew Lists, 1903-1965, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Port Huron, Michigan, February 1902-December 1954; Record Group: 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Microfilm Serial: A3441.