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Giovanni Di Zazzo

  • Immigrant ancestor (11 Nov 1907; possibly earlier)
  • b. abt. 1868, Caserta, Italy
  • m. Maria Madonna, Italy.
  • d. unk.

Sources

  • Passenger Manifest for the ship Canopic, departed from Naples, November 1917 and arrived Boston 27 December 1917, shows on leaf one line one Maria Modanna, aged 32, from Mignano, Italy who named as closest relative in Italy her father Sabatino Madonna of Mignano. It also shows on leaf two line one that she was traveling to Montreal, Cananda, that she had previously been in Montreal in 1907 through (or and) 1909, that she planned to meet husband Giovanni Di Zazzo, of 244 Coursal St., and that she was a native of Mignano, Italy. Traveling with her were:
    • son Aristide Di Zazzo, age 8, born in Montreal, Canada;
    • daughter Elena Di Zazzo, age 7, born in Mignano, Italy;
    • son Americo Di Zazzo, age 5, born in Mignano, Italy;
    • daughter Carmela Di Zazzo, age 4, born in Mignano, Italy; and
    • son Biagio Di Zazzo, age 2, born in Mignano, Italy.

  • Passenger Manifest for the ship Cretic, departed from Naples 1 October 1912 and arrived Boston 14 October 1912, shows on leaf one line 12 Maria Modanna, aged 28, from Mignano, Italy, who named as closest relative in Italy her mother M[illegible] of Mignano, and named her final destination as Toronto. It also shows on leaf two line 12 that she had been in Montreal in 1906 through (or and) 1908, that she planned to meet husband Giovanni Di Zazzo of Toronto, and that she was native of Mignano, Italy. Traveling with her were:
    • son Giuseppe Di Zazzo, age 11, born in Mignano, Italy.
    • son Aristide Di Zazzo, age 3, born in Mignano, Italy.
    • daughter Elena Di Zazzo, age 2, born in Mignano, Italy;
    • son Americo Di Zazzo, age 6 mo., born in Mignano, Italy;

  • Canada to U.S.border crossing record for June 1910 shows on leaf one line 23 Giovanni Di Zazzo, age 37, traveling to Italy via New York, he listed his closest relative in country of origin as [illegible] of Mignano. Traveling with him were wife Maria, age 25 and son Giuseppe, aged 9. It also shows on sheet two line 23 that he had been in the U.S.A. before, in Boston, in November 1907, having arrived then on the ship Canopic and his wife and son had both been in the U.S. before, in Boston, February 1908, having arrived then on the ship Canopic. The record also notes that his wife was four months pregnant.

  • Passenger Manifest for the ship Canopic, departed from Naples 5 February 1908 and arrived Boston 17 February 1908, shows on leaf one line 13 Maria Modanna, age 23, who listed as closest relative in Italy her mother M[illegible] of Mignano, traveling to Montreal. She was traveling with her son son Giuseppe Di Zazzo, age 6. It also shows on leaf two line 13 she was planning to meet husband Giovanni Di Zazzo, of (possibly) 130 St. Catherine St., and that she and her son were natives of Mignano, Italy.

  • Passenger Manifest for the ship Canopic, departed from Naples 30 October 1907 and arrived Boston 11 November 1907, shows on leaf one line 14 Giovanni Di Zazzo, aged 39, from Mignano, Caserta, Italy, who listed his closest relative in Italy as his wife Madonna Mearta of Mignano, traveling to Montreal, Canada. It also shows on leaf one line 14 that he planned to meet brother-in-law Angelo Decubellis and that he was a native of Mignano, Caserta, Italy. His answer to whether he had been in the U.S. before is illegible. Note there was a Pasquale Di Zazzo also on this passage.