Luigi Siano (abt. 1862)

Born about 1862 in Sarno, Salerno, Italy

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Luigi Siano is born around 1862 in Sarno, Salerno, Italy. He is married to Assunta Coppola, also from Sarno.^[1]

Luigi and Assunta have eight known children: Antonia/Antoinetta (c. 1891), Aniello/John (1892), Michele/Mike (c. 1895), James (c. 1896), Grazia/Grace (c. 1902), Guglielmo/William (c. 1908), Mario (c. 1911) and Luigi/Louis (1912).

Antonia/Antoinetta's birth year, around 1891, is known from her ages at immigration, in 1913, and in the 1920 census.

Aniello is born on 3 December 1892.^[2]

Michele is born around 1895, based on his reported age at immigration, in 1913, and Mike, who is presumably the same person, is born around 1898, based on his age in the 1920 census.

James is born around 1896, based on his reported age in the 1920 census.

Luigi appears on Line 6 of the manifest of the SS Aller, arriving 17 May 1898 in New York. His destination is Springfield, MA. Luigi is 36 (b. 1862) and married, from Sarno. He is joining his brother Aniello at 5 Union St.^[3]

Maria Grazia/Grace is born around 1902, based on her age at immigration in 1916, and in the 1920 census.

Guglielmo/William is born around 1908, based on his reported ages at immigration in 1916, and in the 1920 census.

Mario is born around 1911, based on his ages at immigration in 1916 and in the 1920 census.

Luigi's son, who is also named Luigi, and is later called Louis, is born on 2 July 1912.^[4][5]

Luigi Siano, 51 (b. 1862), appears on Line 13 of the manifest of the Cincinnati, arriving in New York on 17 April 1913. He travels with two of his children (Lines 14-15), Antonia, 23 (b. 1890), and Michele, 18 (b. 1895), and leaves his wife, Assunta, in Italy. Their destination is New York City, where they are joining Luigi’s son, Aniello, at 592 Morris Ave. All three were born in Sarno.^[6]

On the manifest of the Giuseppe Verdi, arriving in New York on 6 January 1916, are Assunta Coppola, 48 (b. 1868), and her children Maria Grazia Siano, 14 (b. 1902), Guglielmo Siano (William), 7 (b. 1909), Mario Siano (Mike), 5 (b. 1911), and Luigi Siano, 3 (b. 1913). All were born in Sarno and they leave no one behind in Italy. They are joining her husband Luigi in New York on Mulberry St.^[1]

Between 1916 and 1920, Assunta has died. Her death record has not been found.

In the 1920 federal census, taken 11 January, Luigi Siano, 52 (b. 1868), a widower, heads a household on Lombard Street in East Longmeadow, MA, with his children. His children at home are John, 27 (b. 1893), James, 24 (b. 1896), Antoinette, 28 (b. 1902), Mario, 22 (b. 1898), Grace, 18 (b. 1902), William, 13 (b. 1907), Mario, 10 (b. 1910), and Siano-16|Louis]], 8 (b. 1912). They all immigrated in 1915. Luigi, whose given name is not recorded accurately, and looks like "Asone" to the indexer, does not work. John works as a polisher in the US Armory. James is a repairman in a rubber factory. Antoinette is a cutter in a tailor shop. Mario is a bench hand in a machine shop. Grace is a machine operator in a cloth factory.^[7]

Aniello marries Christina Bruno before he registers for the draft for WWII, in 1942. At this time, he is an unemployed, disabled veteran.^[2] He dies in 1957.^[8]

Louis marries Eunice Rose Vitarelli.^[9]

Louis dies on 12 August 1979 in Springfield, MA.^[5] He is 67.

William dies in Agawam on 9 October 2004 at age 69.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJH8-7T1 : 6 December 2014), Luigi Siano, 06 Jan 1916; citing departure port Naples, arrival port New York, ship name Giuseppe Verdi, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V12C-JDN : 8 April 2016), Aniello Siano, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXHM-231 : 6 December 2014), Luigi Seano, 17 May 1898; citing departure port Naples, arrival port New York, ship name Aller, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK16-RP27 : 15 December 2015), Louis P. Siano, 1979; Burial, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States of America, Saint Michaels Cemetery; citing record ID 140561049, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMFZ-MNT : 19 May 2014), Louis Siano, Aug 1979; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
6. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJ9V-MM7 : 6 December 2014), Luigi Siano, 17 Apr 1913; citing departure port Naples, arrival port New York, ship name Cincinnati, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXB3-KPK : accessed 6 June 2017), Louis Siano in household of Asone Siano, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 27, sheet 10B, line 97, family 238, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 700; FHL microfilm 1,820,700.
8. ↑ Obituary: Christina B. Siano, former co-operator of Wishing Well, 88. Published 19 August 1991 in The Republican (Springfield, MA) P. 42.
9. ↑ Obituary of Eunice Rose Siano at Tazzini Funeral & Cremation Services. http://obits.masslive.com/obituaries/masslive/obituary.aspx?pid=167546128 Accessed 2 June 2017.
10. ↑ Obituary: William L. Siano, Jr. Published 13 October 2004 in The Republican. P. B05.