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Amanuensis Monday: 1848 San Donato Val di Comino, Italy Marriages

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While searching for family names in the San Donato Val di Comino records, I thought the San Donatese diaspora might appreciate having an accessible transcription of some of the historic civil registration indexes for the town. Awhile ago I transcribed the 1849 Births. Today I have transcribed the 49 marriages recorded during the year 1848. 1848 Marriages Tavola alfabetica annual de matrimonj per l’anno mille ottocento quarantotto Alphabetical table of annual marriages in the year one thousand eight hundred forty-eight No. d’ord. Page # Cognomi e Nomi de sposi Names and Surnames of Spouses Patria Home Cognomi e nomi de genitori Name and … Continue reading Amanuensis Monday: 1848 San Donato Val di Comino, Italy Marriages

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Travel Tuesday: Connecting Hurricane Island, Maine to the San Donato Val di Comino Diaspora

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Loreto Salvucci, a granite stonecutter from San Donato Val di Comino, Italy, left his home in the Comino Valley – and his usually pregnant wife Carmela (DiBona) four times to come to the U.S. to work in American quarries in 1899, 1904, 1905, and 1909. In 1906, his younger half-brother, Gaetano Salvucci, had moved permanently to the U.S., settling in Quincy, Massachusetts where he worked as a granite polisher. Additionally, Loreto’s mother-in-law Carmela (Paglia) DiBona, and several DiBona in-laws were also living and working in the granite industry Quincy, Mass. by 1900 – along with numerous extended friends and family … Continue reading Travel Tuesday: Connecting Hurricane Island, Maine to the San Donato Val di Comino Diaspora