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I am new to the forum. I have been trying to find out information on my family for a while now. I have gotten as far as ship records from when my great-grandparents came over from Italy but that's about it. I would love to get information on my family from Italy. The surnames I am searching are Petrillo, Musto, Paradiso, Nardone, Domino and Leonardis. They are all from pretty much the same region of Campania. I know for sure that my grandfather was from San Giorgio la Molara. I have some from San Martino Sannita as well. They are all from the part of Naples. Any help would be great! Thank you so much and I appreciate any help I can get on here.
Just a note. Both towns you mentioned are in the province of Benevento, not Naples. Many of our families said they were from Naples because it was the biggest city in the area and that is where they sailed from. My grandparents were from Benevento also, and many people from their town immigrated to the same part of the US and intermarried, lived and worked together.
I do have census. I know most information from family that came here from Italy but would love to find out about my family that remained in Italy. My grandfather has said that most of the records were destroyed but I am not sure if that's correct or not. I believe too that I still have family in Italy.
Petrillo appears in both towns, Nardone in San Martino, Domino in San Giorgio, Musto and Leonardis appear in neither town today. (Perhaps they all moved to big cities)
Domino will be the easiest name to trace because it is relatively rare.
The Uffico di Stato Civile (municipal vital statistics office will tell you in each town you write to if the people you are seeking have documents provided you can provide a full name and approximate the year of birth (+/- 5-10 years). =Peter=
Thank you all! I will try and trace down through your suggestions. Unfortunately I don't have information of some of the people, but will see what I can! Thank you for your help!!
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