Giovanni Antonio Penta (1863 - 1955)

Born 9 Aug 1863 in Grottaminarda, Avellino, Campania, Italy

Ancestors

Son of Pasquale (Penta) di Penta and Maria Vincenza Vaccaro

Husband of Mariantonia Moscaritolo — married 15 Dec 1887 in Grottaminarda, Avellino, Campania, Italy

Descendants

Died 15 Sep 1955 at age 92 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Chris Ferraiolo [send private message] and Colin Penta [send private message]

Biography

This profile is part of the Haverhill, Massachusetts One Place Study.

Giovanni Penta has Italian Roots.

Giovanni Penta was featured in Italians in Haverhill.

Giovanni Penta migrated from Italy to USA.

Born on August 9th, 1863 in Grottaminarda, Italy. He, his wife and their children immigrated to Haverhill, Massachusetts in the late 1800s. He passed away on September 15th, 1955.

DNA

Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between James Ferraiolo and his third cousin. Their MRCAs are their second great-grandparents, Pasquale Penta and Maria Vincenza Vaccaro. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 3rd-4th cousins based on sharing 90.1 cM across 5 segments; Confidence: Very high.

Sources

• Portale Antenati, Atti di Nascita, Birth of Giovanni Antonio Penta. Accessed on 2 Oct 2022 from antenati.san.beniculturali.it Source: Archivio di Stato di Avellino - Stato civile della restaurazione - Grottaminarda - 1863 - Nati - Atto 102 - top left of image 55

• Portale Antenati, Atti di Matrimonio, Marriage of Giovanni Antonio Penta and Mariantonia Moscaritolo. Accessed on 21 Jun 2023 from antenati.san.beniculturali.it Source: Archivio di Stato di Avellino - Stato civile italiano - Grottaminarda - 1887 - Matrimoni, pubblicazioni - Atto 75 - left side of image 68 of 79

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4D2-L1R : 25 May 2018), Giovanni Penta in entry for Lorenzo Di Leo and Antoniella Penta, 19 May 1907; citing Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,315,299.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZT-R95N : 26 September 2018), Giovanni Penta in entry for Lorenzo Dileo and Antoniella Penta, 19 May 1907; citing Marriage, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, 123, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 2,435,173.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4X8-DRY : 15 March 2018), John Penter in household of Rocco Schena, Ward 5, Haverhill, Haverhill City, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-121, sheet 3A, line 31, family 50, 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 1580.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQLN-ZXN : accessed 30 September 2018), John Pante, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 66, sheet 23A, line 32, family 432, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 896; FHL microfilm 2,340,631.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXY8-YQ2 : accessed 30 September 2018), John Pesta, Haverhill Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 71, sheet 15A, line 34, family 282, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 691; FHL microfilm 1,820,691.

• Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231475534/giovanni-antonio-penta

• O'Malley, Patricia (Trainor). "Italians in Haverhill" (Arcadia Publishing, 2001)