Born in 1913 to Rocco Carrabis and Caterina d'Avino. He immigrated to the United States with his parents. He married Catherine Pelaggi and had many children. James passed away on October 14th, 2008.
DNA
Paternal is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Chris Ferraiolo and his third cousin. Their MRCAs are their second great-grandparents, Vincenzo Carrabs and Maria Giovanna Capobianco. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: Third Cousins based on sharing 51 cM across 3 segments; Confidence: Very High.
Sources
Portale Antenati, Atti di Nascita, Birth of Vincenzo Rocco Carrabis. Accessed on 1 Oct 2023 from antenati.san.beniculturali.it Source: Archivio di Stato di Avellino - Stato civile italiano - Gesualdo - 1913 - Nati - Atto 29 - bottom left of image 22 of 117
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV2G-X33N : 13 December 2015), James Rocco Carrabis, 2008; Burial, Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Wyoming Cemetery; citing record ID 73282716, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXBT-DFK : accessed 30 July 2018), James Carabse in household of Rocco Carabse, Everett Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 141, sheet 11B, line 68, family 229, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 709; FHL microfilm 1,820,709.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQPM-2HY : accessed 30 July 2018), James Carrabis in household of Rocco Carrabis, Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 227, sheet 13B, line 54, family 352, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 918; FHL microfilm 2,340,653.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4FL-581 : accessed 30 July 2018), James Carrabis, Ward 2, Melrose, Melrose City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-358, sheet 5B, line 59, family 130, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1613.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James: