In article <47785f73$0$13876$607ed4bc@cv.net>, "DianeLeMasson" <dianelemasson@optonline.net> wrote: > "RobertB" <missinglink@cloud9.net> wrote in message > news:missinglink-5B82E0.18481430122007@news.cloud9.net... > > OK. If anyone has access to this and would be kind enough to look it up, > > here are a couple of names. I don't have a great deal of information > > about my paternal grandparents though. > > > > 1. Ignatzio Bononno [Bonanno] > > born: Nado, Sicily > > died 1936, New York, NY > > > > married to (first wife): > > > > 2: Grace Nicotra > > born: [Italy] > > died 1918, New York > > > > I'm not sure when they got married or came over from Italy. I do know > > that they were married here in NY, somewhere. My father had almost no > > papers or memorabilia about his parents or relatives. > > > > Grace had a brother named James who lived in CT. > > Grace had a brother named Luigi who lived in NYC I believe. > > > > Children of Ignazio and Grace were: > > > > Mario Bononno (b. 1918) -- baptized at St. Boniface Church, 47th Street, > > NYC. > > Jenny Bononno (b. ~1915) > > > > I know that Ignazio lived on the East side of Manhattan back then, > > presumably around 48th - 49th Street and 2nd Avenue. He worked as a > > bricklayer for a while if that's any help. > > > > Thanks. > > > > -- > > "Never believe anything until it's officially denied." > > Robert > > They got married on Nov 28 1915 in Manhattan. > Certificate # is 26556 > Found under this spellings........ > Ignazio Buononno & Grazia Nicotera > > See for yourself here......... > > www.italiangen.org/default.htm > This is the Italian Genealogical Group web site that has a few > different NY databases on-line. > > Diane That's great. Thanks. Names were somewhat variable back then it seems. My mother was baptized "Zaira" but died Sarah, for example. My father spelled his name Bononno and I've seen both "Bonanno" and "Buonanno" cited on ship manifests for Ellis Island. Thanks much for the tip to the Web site. Much appreciated. robert -- "Never believe anything until it's officially denied."