My hero too. Who knew that you can access an Italian - English dictionary online from the 1890s. Amazing.

Thanks!

Hi Meticulous:

Yes, the records are from relatives. But, I'm pretty sure the occupation in question is Salnitraro or Salnitraio rather than Sacerdote. I couldn't find anything similar to Salnitraro in any of the lists of occupations that I found in books or on line.

Tom

Hi Blastella: Where in Queens did you grow up. My great-grandmother Angela Leone was born in Corato and then moved to Gravina in Puglia. Her brother Vincenzo Leone was also born in Corato, moved to Gravina and then moved with his family to NYC around 1904. They lived first in Manhattan and then in Q...

For what its worth I have a many Caroselli in my family tree. All were born and lived in Gravina in Puglia. Paolo Caroselli was probably born in the early 1700s. His son was Emmanuale. Any thoughts on what the name means?

Tom

Hi Peter and Ada: Thanks! I think you got it. The handwritting was hard to read - but I think Salnitraro or Salnitraio makes sense now that I re-look at the records. Furthermore, I was looking at some other records and found another relative with the same occupation! I never heard of someone who &qu...

Hello All:

I am trying to determine what the occupation of a ggg-grandfather is...It is listed on a number of birth records from the 1820s in Gravina in Puglia. The occupation is listed as:

"Salvitraro"

Does anyone recognize this?

Thanks,
Tom