I am looking for information on my Italian side as I am trying to get Jure sanguini. I am stuck and need help! I thought I posted the whole story yesterday, but I can't seem to find anything on this board besides the name 'Isidoro' so I will attempt to do it again...it's a little confusing.
My Great Great Grandfather (Isidoro Calamari) came to NY from the Genoa area of Italy (not sure when) and married Louisa Casella (born in Ferriere, Italy in 1868). They had 2 children Louis Bruce Calamari (5/23/1888) and Marie (1891) before he died in 1890. I have no records to confirm anything about him, name, town he came from, DOB, date of death...nothing.
After Isidoro died Louisa married Joseph Calamari. A man with the same last name. I've been told the 2 men (Isidoro and Joseph) were not related and that it was just a coincidence they had the same surname.
I am trying to work backwards from Louis to find Isidoro but have had no luck so far. I have found lots of information on my Great Grandfather - Louis Bruce Calamari but as his father died when he was only 2 all the records list his father as Joseph Calamari instead of Isidoro Calamari.
The city of NY does not have a birth certificate for Louis and I am looking for his baptism certificate, but as the Archdiocese of NY does not have a centralized record keeping system the process is very long and pretty much impossible if I don't know WHERE in Manhattan the family lived at the time of his birth.
It would be great if I could find relatives descended from Marie Calamari - his full sister and see if they know anything about Isidoro or where the family lived when they were very young.
If ANYbody has ANY information on Isidoro Calamari or Marie/Maria/Mary Calamari please get in touch. I have been looking for over 6 months now. My next step is to obtain Louis' marriage certificate IF on file in hopes that it has a parish listed where the marriage took place so I can contact THAT parish to see if they have his baptism record on file. But I'm guessing the actual marriage certificate has Joseph listed as his father...again.
Please if you have any information or advice I would be most appreciative.
Many thanks in advance.
Rebecca