This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5538/AFB.2ACE/1819.1.3.3 Message Board Post: Hope one of these records are of help to you! I found a Francesco Maresca on a 1928 Boston Passenger List who departed from France at that time. He is listed as a shipping agent. His nearest living relative is listed as Antonna Maresca of Sorrento, Italy. ------------------------------------------- Name: Francesco Maresca Arrival Date: 15 Oct 1928 Age: 31 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897 Gender: Male Ethnic Background: Italian Port of Departure: Cherbourg, France Ship Name: Republic Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts Friend's Name: H Woods Last Residence: Italy Microfilm Roll Number: 340 ----------------------------------------------- Also found this Francesco on the NY Passenger List: Name: Francesco Maresca Arrival Date: 27 Aug 1880 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850 Age: 30 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Sorrento Tyrian Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Italy Ship Name: Tyrian Port of Arrival: New York Line: 38 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: 430 List Number: 1111 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States -------------------------------------------------- And I have attached a copy of the NY Petition for Naturalitaztion: Name: Francesco Maresca Naturalization Date: 19 May 1903 Former Nationality: Italian Birth Date: 16 May 1861 Arrival Port: New York, NY Arrival Date: 04 Apr 1888 Title and Location of Court: U S District Court, New York, NY Volume: 125 Record Number: 399