Immigrants from all countries would Americanize their names. E.g. Giuseppe means Joseph. This is common throughout American history. Philadelphia Research

My husbands family didn't! ~Dolly Beecher http://home.comcast.net/~cdbeech/ <http://home.comcast.net/~cdbeech/> -----Original Message----- From: PhilaResearch@aol.com [mailto:PhilaResearch@aol.com] Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 11:37 AM To: PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAPHL] DICICCO Immigrants from all countries would Americanize their names. E.g. Giuseppe means Joseph. This is common throughout American history. Philadelphia Research ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== Helpful abbreviations: (APS)American Philosophical Society, [ARI]Annenberg Research Institute,(BI)Balch Institute,[DU] Drexel University Library, FLP)Free Library of Philadelphia, [GHS] Germantown Historical Society, GSP)Genealogical Society of PA, (HSP)Historical Society of PA, LC)Library Company, [NARS] National Archives Regional Branch-Philadelphia, PCA)Philadelphia City Archives,(PCH)Philadelphia City Hall, (PJAC)Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center, (RWA)Register of Wills Archives,(TU)Temple University, (UP)University of Pennsylvania Libraries and Archives ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx