m1ke_l
08-04-2008, 05:38 PM
Salve!
My great grandparents (Davide Leo & Lucia DeFilippo or DiFilippo) were born and married in Siena, IT.
They came to New York, US around 1904 and 1910, possibly with a family friend of last name DiBenedetto.
If anyone here has info on, or in fact IS a relative, "ciao!", and feel free to contact me at mleo963@yahoo.com
sardoman
08-05-2008, 12:47 AM
Hi Happybunny
I don't know what genealogy research you have done already, but a quick search on google.it gave these links which might be of help to you:
http://search.ancestry.it/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gsfn=Mariano&gsln=Benedetto&db=nypl&gss=seo&hc=20
http://italiangenealogy.tardio.com/Forums.html
http://www.pubblinet.com/nomi/cognomi-dib.htm
http://distantcousin.com/SurnameResources/Surname.asp?Surname=DI%20BENEDETTO
Good luck
Villa
08-05-2008, 03:51 AM
Happy, I highly suggest you go to Siena at some point.
I'm sure you could find somebody you're related to there.
m1ke_l
08-05-2008, 03:55 AM
Thanks to you both.
I am actually about 1 document away for applying for dual citizenship and plan to go to Italy in the near future after that.
I went to Sicily several years ago and enjoyed it a lot, so I look forward to touring more of the "main land".
I will say, with all the "stuff" that is going on now (immigrants, trash, crime), i'm getting a little nervous about visiting.
But that's for another post.
I'll check out the links but I have gathered a ton of info already on family names, histories, etc. I was just reaching out here in the hopes that a long lost cousin also visit's this forum.
ciao
sardoman
08-06-2008, 12:21 AM
I will say, with all the "stuff" that is going on now (immigrants, trash, crime), i'm getting a little nervous about visiting.
Please come and visit. The media paint a much worse picture than it really is, and some of the comments made in other threads are more of a devil's advocate view. The risk of crime exists, but it is really no worse than it is in any other city around the world.
Villa
08-06-2008, 05:17 AM
NationMaster - Murders (per capita) (most recent) by countryThe country is averaging 10 murders a day. Kan (SA) 19th September 2007, I think South Africa is the worlds most dangerous country ...
www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_percap-crime-murders-per-capita - 103k - Cached - Similar pages
Seems like Italy is pretty safe. Safer than the U.S.
The U.S. is ranked 24th in the world for most crime. Italy is way down to #48. Spain #49