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Nicola Tocci

Nicola Tocci

Posted: 7 Apr 2012 6:47AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 7 Apr 2012 6:49AM GMT
Surnames: Tocci-Marini
Hello, new to ancestors.com, but not my heritage. My paternal grandfather was Nicola Tocci. He was married to Maria Carmela Marini ( referred to as Carmela) it was an arranged marriage by their mothers who were sisters. They married in August (I need to confirm month) of 1924. It apparently was common for the Tocci/Marinis to do...marry first cousins... Nicola, who had already been in America in 1921 (Massachusetts ) left his new bride (pregnant) after bearly two months of marriage and went back to america in November 1924. That time he landed in manhattan. He never went back to Italy. Not even when his son was born...in May 1925.

My grandmother and my dad finally came to America in 1936 at the praying of her brother Gerard (Jerry Marini) living in Malden Mass. Apparently gramps was living the charming bachelor life in Manhattan. My grandfather did NOT welcome my dad...so dad as a young man was sent to live with his Marini family in Massachusetts. His relationship was his "father" was estranged. My uncle was born in 1940....so Nicola Carmela and Anthony (tocci) were living on west end avenue in manhattan. Eugenio(Gino) lived in Massachusetts.

Then about early 1940s Nicola became ill due to TB outbreak in NY...he was sent upstate ny. It was then that my dad returned to NY to help his mom and baby brother. Once Nicola died 1945, dad fully moved back with his mom.

So...2 questions...anyone have family (Marini or Tocci) in Massachusetts that remembers my particular family that would know the extent of why my dad Eugene and his father were estranged? Anyone know if or remember Nicola Tocci during his time living I. manhattan while he had a wife and child back in Italy?

You can check my family tree. I will also be posting pics, docs, etc soon. If I can be of any help to anyone please let me know.

Regards Phyl

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