Sources:
Public Member Trees (Ancestry.com)
New.familysearch.org, Sep 2012
New.familysearch.org, Sep 2012
Notes:
Arrived on the vessel "Victoria" sailing from Naples Italy on March 1st 1903 according to the "Petition for Naturalization" filed on 14th of December 1925.
On the date of the Petition, he lived at 209 Milton St. Quincy Wallaston, Mass.
Paolo Munafo (41 years old) married Vincenza Vocirca (30 years of age); his second marriage after his first wife died, it was her first marriage. The Marriage Register indicates that Paolo was working as a Barber and that Vincenza was working as a Tailoress. Interestingly the same priest, Pasquale Di Milla, married them as married his son, Domenico a few years latter in 1910.
Notes from Occupation event: He was a Barber
Blocked
Birth:
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Children
Marriage
1
Birth:
4 Jul 1887
Messina, Sicily, Italy
Death:
26 Dec 1943
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Notes:
Domenico Munafo was 16 when he arrived; he described himself as being Italian (South). He was listed as single, coming from Messina Italy, going to his final destination of Boston Mass. He paid for his passage himself and had only $41.00. He had never been in the US before. He was going to meet his father, "Paolo" who lived at 1235 Tremont Street, Boston Mass.
On the date of their marriage, as registered in the City of Boston records, he was a barber and she "at home". They were both 22 years of age and he was listed as living at 514 Third Street, she was listed as living at 3579 Washington St.
Some interesting facts about his family can be gathered from the 1920 Census:
(1) Note that the last name is incorrect in the transcript; (2) Domonic is 32, Annie is 30, with Paul 10, Leo 6, Matteo {aka Matthew} 2 1/12, and Carmella 2 months old.
Domonic is a laborer, working for a shipbuilder. He imigrated in 1896, became naturialized in 1914. Annie imagrated in 1907. Domenic and Anna were both born in Italy. All children then living were born in Massachusetts.
Shows he was born on July 4, 1887 in Massina, Italy, 54 year of age, unemployed, living at 237 Boston St., Dorchester, Mass. with Anna, his wife.
Notes from Occupation event: He was a Barber
Birth information from WW1 Draft Registration
2
M. MUNAFO
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Death:
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Paolo Munafo - Blocked
Paolo Munafo
was born at Messina, Sicily, Italy 1 Jan 1865.
He married Blocked .
They were the parents of 2
children:
Domenico Munafo
born 4 Jul 1887.
M. Munafo