"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