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Topic: Matteri from Lake Como |
Jackie
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Forum: Northern Italy Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:08 pm Subject: Re: Matteri from Lake Como |
The journey continues! I have booked my trip, and will be staying in a flat in Garzeno, the newly-discovered birthplace of my great-great-grandfather, from 8/17/09 through 8/23/09. The flat owner, who ... |
Topic: Matteri from Lake Como |
Jackie
Replies: 24
Views: 47597
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Forum: Northern Italy Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:11 pm Subject: Re: Matteri from Lake Como |
The priest just sent me an email with a certificate of baptism attached! Actually, I had asked if it was possible to get a photocopy of the 1836 record, but I will just wait until I visit Garzeno, as ... |
Topic: Matteri from Lake Como |
Jackie
Replies: 24
Views: 47597
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Forum: Northern Italy Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:22 am Subject: Re: Matteri from Lake Como |
Success - it looks like I have found my great-great-grandfather! I just received the following response from the priest at the church in Garzeno, Italy: "Gentile Signora, le confermo di aver rinvenuto ... |
Topic: Matteri from Lake Como |
Jackie
Replies: 24
Views: 47597
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Forum: Northern Italy Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:43 am Subject: Re: Matteri from Lake Como |
Thank you Riccardo! I have sent a letter to each of the Garzeno area parishes (in Italian), and will let you know if I hear anything. I appreciate your help, and fingers crossed that they find him, an ... |
Topic: Matteri from Lake Como |
Jackie
Replies: 24
Views: 47597
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Forum: Northern Italy Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:49 pm Subject: Re: Matteri from Lake Como |
Hi Carole - I finally was able to get access to a copy of The Swiss Emigration Book to look at the information it contains about the "Giovanni Matteri." Unfortunately, the book contains nothing more t ... |
Topic: Matteri from Lake Como |
Jackie
Replies: 24
Views: 47597
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Forum: Northern Italy Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:15 pm Subject: Re: Matteri from Lake Como |
Thank you Carole. I have made some progress on locating a copy of The Swiss Emigration Book by C. Schrader-Muggethaler. While I have not yet seen the book and passage in which I am interested, I am to ... |
Topic: Matteri from Lake Como |
Jackie
Replies: 24
Views: 47597
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Forum: Northern Italy Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 2:06 pm Subject: Re: Matteri from Lake Como |
Thanks, and what nice photos! Before researching my family history, I traveled around Lake Como years ago (and lived in Ferrara for 6 months), and your photos took me right back there!
All of the i ... |
Topic: Matteri from Lake Como |
Jackie
Replies: 24
Views: 47597
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Forum: Northern Italy Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:06 am Subject: Re: Matteri from Lake Como |
Thank you. I had previously found that entry on the internet, and I am looking for a copy of the book so I can check that passage. U.S. Census records indicate that John Mattare came to the U.S. in 18 ... |
Topic: Matteri from Lake Como |
Jackie
Replies: 24
Views: 47597
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Forum: Northern Italy Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:58 pm Subject: Matteri from Lake Como |
I am searching for information on my great-great-grandfather, John Joseph Mattare, who was born in Lombardia on January 6, 1836 (he told his children that he came from Lake Como). He arrived in the U. ... |
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