tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79575850984899519812024-03-13T15:20:58.228-07:00Parisi GenealogyA blog devoted to the ancestors and descendants of Anthony Parisi and Amelia Godskesen.Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-14378949840855580922012-12-06T11:21:00.000-08:002012-12-17T16:33:24.151-08:00The Marriage of Pietro Parisi and Oliva ArmaniniGoing back farther in the microfilm, I found the marriage of Pietro Parisi and Oliva Armanini. The records were filmed over two facing pages, and I was unable to get a clear shot of the whole page. So the pictures will be somewhat piecemeal, but cover the whole story.<br />
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First we have the date. Of the two pictures immediately below, the top one shows the page number (154) and the year (1846). The bottom one shows the date in the leftmost column (11 July). The next column says "Of Premione"; again, I'm not sure if this is where the marriage took place or where the couple were then to live. Bottom line is that they were married 11 July 1846.<br />
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The groom's information is below. It reads:</div>
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Parisi, Pietro</div>
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son of Giovanni [Parisi] and Maddalena Litterini</div>
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The bride's information from the facing page is below. My Italian is awful and Google Translate is not helpful, so this is a very rough translation of what it says:</div>
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The parentage of both Oliva and Pietro was backed up by the birth records found on the Nati In Trentino site I posted earlier and linked to in the sidebar. The marriage record helps sort out the right Pietro though, since there were two Pietro Parisi's in Premione about this time. They were roughly the same age, and their mother's were both Litterini. In addition, their fathers were both sons of the same Pietro Parisi - our Pietro's grandfather! So finding the marriage record really helped!<br />
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Below is the marriage registration of Guiseppe Parisi and Marina Morelli in 1885. The year is not clearly noted on the page unfortunately. They are the second full entry from the top. </div>
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This first detail below shows the date: 20th of August [1885] and the town, Premione. I don't think this was where they got married since the records are for the church, S. Maria Assunta, in Tavodo. It might mean where the groom was from, or where the couple were to live after marriage.</div>
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The Groom's part is the longest, mainly because it includes information about the Banns that were published, part of the record keeping to prove the marriage was legitimate and the priests followed the rules. It reads:</div>
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The parental consent part was not part of the bridal information for the other registrants on the page. I'm not sure why this was. Her death certificate shows her birth year to be 1862, which would have made her 23 years of age - surely over the age of consent.Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-66928447696150059732012-11-27T12:02:00.000-08:002012-12-02T09:37:52.442-08:00A Note about the Italian Records and NamesA bit of Housekeeping<br />
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One of the issues that arises when finding records from a different country is which name to use: the American one they used when they arrived here, the Italian one that's in the records, or even the Latin one that is in some of the church records. Some are easy; Marina Morelli Parisi used the same name in the records that I have found in both countries. However, others are not so easy. <br />
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For the purpose of this blog, I'll note at the top who is who, then use the names in the records. For example, Joseph Marco Parisi was the Americanized version of Guiseppe [Marco] Parisi in the Italian records. I'll note this at the start of the blog post when I post any Italian record where he appears. <br />
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Also, Joseph/Guiseppe had both a father Pietro and a brother Pietro. I've written about his brother before; he's listed in the labels/tags as Pietro (Peter) Parisi. Therefore, Joseph/Guiseppe's father is labeled/tagged as Pietro Parisi (Premione) since I believe he stayed in Italy and didn't emigrate.<br />
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While I'm talking about the records in general, I'd like to warn everyone that the italian records get more blurry and harder to read as we go along. The ink has bled through the pages over time and the writing is more of a scrawl for many years. I'll do my best to translate.<br />
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The photos are also not the best. I am taking a picture of the record as it is projected from the microfilm. The records are also filmed very small; it takes an older machine with a higher magnification to read. All of this can combine for some pretty low quality images, and I apologize. I believe the Church of Latter Day Saints is working on digitizing and indexing all their films (Yahooo!), so if they ever post better images, I will fix the ones I'm posting now.<br />
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For anyone who is interested in finding these records on microfilm, here are their numbers so you can order them to your local Family History Center:<br />
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Baptisms 1545-1867 <u><b>#1448115</b></u> Items 6-19<br />
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Baptisms 1867-1923 <b><u>#1448116</u></b> Items 1-17<br />
Marriages 1571-1923<br />
Deaths 1641-1923<br />
Foreign Baptisms 1869-1921<br />
Foreign Marriages 1851-1923<br />
Foreign Deaths 1883-1923<br />
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Baptisms 1572-1573 <b><u>#1448476</u></b> Item 16<br />
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<br />Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-15426167477424035952012-11-23T20:40:00.000-08:002012-11-24T17:24:30.664-08:00Anthony Parisi's Birth RecordThis is my Grandfather's birth record. Click on the picture to enlarge it.<br />
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He's the fourth one down from the top on this page from 1886, next to the large notation in the margin (more on that below). Reading across, it says that he was born on 10 Dec in Premione and baptized on the 11th. His name is Parisi, Antonio Pietro (first born), and then there are some recordkeeping numbers.<br />
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On the opposite page are the names and information on his parents. What is fabulous about these records is that it lists not only Antonio's parents, but their parents and town they were from too! So with one birth record, I get three generations! This was probably done because so many of the names were similar; there are LOTS of Parisi's and Morelli's in the records!</div>
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It shows that his father Guiseppe [Parisi] is the son of Pietro [Parisi] and Oliva Armanini; since no village is listed, it is assumed they are from Premione. His mother is Morelli, Marina, daughter of Antonio and Maria Sicheri of the nearby village Seo.</div>
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The next column is the name of the priest who baptized/recorded this and then the name of the Godparent: Antonio Morelli. So my grandfather Antonio Parisi was named for <i>his</i> grandfather, Antonio Morelli.</div>
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Now about that notation. It's recording the marriage of my grandfather to my grandmother Amelia Godes Kensen [Really Godskesen], daughter of Chirsath & Michelle [really Christian and Annie] in Portland, Oregon on 25 May 1918! Someone must have written family that stayed home, who told the priest, who noted it. Even across all those miles, and years, they were still keeping track!</div>
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<br />Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-59591936377892187182012-11-22T20:11:00.000-08:002012-11-22T20:11:23.976-08:00A Brick Wall Smashed!!!Over the last few years, I had hit a Brick Wall in finding more records. I searched through the available records from Stenico (the nearest "big" town and where today's records are kept). Nothing. <div>
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While the site is mostly under construction, it does have searchable birth records for 1815-1923. I was able to find family births on here, and more importantly, where the records are. Turns out that the Church the family used was in Tavodo, a nearby village! With this information, I am able to order microfilm from the Family History Library that go all the way back to 1523! </div>
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Premione: Village where the Parisi family lived and emigrated from</div>
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Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-81263438993966490242007-08-19T10:06:00.000-07:002007-08-19T10:07:11.534-07:00Enlarging Pictures on the BlogOk, time out from genealogy for a little housekeeping. I've stated before that I have been working on getting the pictures on the blog to show up bigger and easier to read. Unfortunately, nothing I've tried has worked, so this has been really frustrating for me.<br /><br />Imagine my surprise when my hubby was reading my latest post and had a HUGE image of the census on his screen! When I asked how he got that, he looked mildly confused and said "I just clicked on the image." D'oh! Ok, I hadn't tried that.<br /><br />So for all those of you (if any) who, like me, hadn't figured this out: Click on the image to get a larger view of it. It makes things like the census much easier to read. To get back to the blog, just hit your browsers "Back" button.<br /><br />And thank you to my hubby for the tip (and not pointing out that I was being a ditz).Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-82272256239684209012007-08-19T09:42:00.001-07:002008-11-13T13:55:03.396-08:00Christian Godskesen and Annie Jensen's marriage<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaW-CzIp3NnsPpmBIgQ6vDVNVGz49JngY0T7x5P6u_DJpiU_iSVEfOXT-qnNn7tRLpqcYLsKAg1i-4q5lLuIqZThF8QJf7mdDd-vDST5vS3cn0_WAjz6cjPCAQuTHB8I_IyCqgf4iQ_FDw/s1600-h/godsksn+marraige+close.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100455684033435538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaW-CzIp3NnsPpmBIgQ6vDVNVGz49JngY0T7x5P6u_DJpiU_iSVEfOXT-qnNn7tRLpqcYLsKAg1i-4q5lLuIqZThF8QJf7mdDd-vDST5vS3cn0_WAjz6cjPCAQuTHB8I_IyCqgf4iQ_FDw/s400/godsksn+marraige+close.jpg" border="0" /></a> .<br /><div>I am going to switch gears and move over to the Godskesen line. Above is the marriage certificate of Christian Godskesen and Annie Jensen. My transcription with handwritten portions in italic:</div><div></div><div>.</div><div>State of Oregon</div><div>County of Multnomah, ss</div><div></div><div>.</div><div>This is to certify that the undersigned, a <em>Minister of the Gospel </em>by authority of a License bearing date the <em>29th</em> of<em> May, A.D. 1</em>8<em>94, </em>and issued by the Clerk of the County Court of the County of Multnomah, did on the <em>30th</em> of <em>May</em>, A.D. 18<em>94</em>, at the house of <em>C Godskesen</em>, in the county and state aforesaid, join in lawful wedlock <em>C Godskesen</em>, of the County of <em>Multnomah,</em> and <em>State</em> of <em>Oregon, </em>and <em>Annie Jensen</em>, of the County of Multnomah and the State of Oregon, with their mutual assent, in the presence of <em>Bender Petersen</em> and <em>Mary Madsen</em>, witnesses.</div><div></div><div>.</div><div>Filed <em>June 5th</em>, 18<em>94</em></div><div>By <em>N.C. Smith</em>, deputy</div><div></div><div>.</div><div>Witness my hand:</div><div><em>W.L. MacEvan</em></div><div><em>Rector, St. Mark's Church</em></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>.</div><div>This document is from the Multnomah County Marriage Records or Affidavits</div><div>Volume 10, Page 213</div><div></div><div>I received it from the Geneaological Forum of Oregon, Inc., who have a lot of great stuff on their website: <a href="http://www.gfo.org/">http://www.gfo.org/</a> </div><div></div>Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-42226556115858783992007-04-11T20:12:00.000-07:002007-04-11T20:23:06.075-07:00Update on the Portland WaterworksI'll continue with the trip from Premione to Portland, but wanted to interrupt the thread briefly to update/correct my previous post on the Portland Waterworks on the 17th of March. Brian, the Wonder-Archivist at the Portland City Archives, sent me the following note:<br /><p></p><blockquote><p>Hi Dina,<br /><br />I was looking at the image on the blog page you sent me of Joseph and his family. You have it labeled as being in front of a reservoir. It is not one of the reservoirs, but appears to be at the headworks where water first enters the pipelines to get to Portland. The railing and the background appear to be more consistent with the headworks, which are up in the Bull Run Reserve. Back then it would have been a nice day trip for a family outing. It's not so easy to do so these days.</p></blockquote><p><blockquote></blockquote>Thanks Brian!<br /><br /><p></p>Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-6850155019204064352007-04-08T11:12:00.000-07:002008-11-13T13:55:03.693-08:00Coming to America... The Route<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdNnTlPi9zFnLVp261eTQig7xw2uW4l2__8O_w1_TlxTNehgmrXZlYPnBmZGVKjcMjiEE0hN3D0-fRP6-ktVpejAALjAodeCR6MAg7tKebdL7VgBFNDWAvFGCeMM-wOxrEbG0He2tv2oW/s1600-h/world_600w.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051289503169094002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdNnTlPi9zFnLVp261eTQig7xw2uW4l2__8O_w1_TlxTNehgmrXZlYPnBmZGVKjcMjiEE0hN3D0-fRP6-ktVpejAALjAodeCR6MAg7tKebdL7VgBFNDWAvFGCeMM-wOxrEbG0He2tv2oW/s400/world_600w.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gMr2ls8F0sNR6wBxGJYcQ9mtUZhfUhgptv0uSJBfFxOGAgNeZrz02iLkZsI7mf1EEjX5vCjXTxYLqbYt4cgk3vXQKLPZQ5tdy2VKhwyojtlz1PbrUA8MdGj4wZxWpZDIfuzFzrNbeTJd/s1600-h/world_600w.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucq-3nSUBPWqKFQsYbAFAQ5En11QD9fyVPSDgYs-Hwxta-Zj2a9Ppo3JSDLtuXLB4CcZSPBTwhN9T7Yairqw46T7mKy67yeqybhwBv4VeVKXryFJgfm3mYPwePm2ivK6tAGiVWDiWt6Q6/s1600-h/map_europe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051288270513480018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucq-3nSUBPWqKFQsYbAFAQ5En11QD9fyVPSDgYs-Hwxta-Zj2a9Ppo3JSDLtuXLB4CcZSPBTwhN9T7Yairqw46T7mKy67yeqybhwBv4VeVKXryFJgfm3mYPwePm2ivK6tAGiVWDiWt6Q6/s400/map_europe.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The above maps show the probable route the Parisi and Albertini families took to come to America. The top one shows (in red) the entire journey from Premione to Portland, while the bottom one is a close up of a segment of the trip: from Trento to Le Havre.<br />.<br /><div><strong><em>From Premione to Trento</em></strong> </div><div>.</div><div>Premione is very close to Trento, the travel distance 37.1km as per Google maps. They would first have traveled down to Stenico, the main, or at least biggest, village/town in their valley. My cousins Ed and Pam said it is about a 30 minute walk from Premione to Stenico. I assume from Stenico that they took a carriage or some kind of public transportation (horse-drawn). It would have been possible to walk from Stenico to Trento given a couple of days, but with two pregnant women, a small boy and luggage, this would have been impractical. </div><div>.<br /><strong><em>Trento to Le Havre, France by train</em></strong> </div><div>.</div><div>In the 1880's, Trento became a major railroad center, with new or improved tracks. I'm not sure which, but it was a significant improvement to cause Trento's rail business to boom. Not only did Northern Italians use Trento as a "jumping off" spot for their immigration, but nearby Austrians, Yugoslavians, Romanians and others did too.</div><div>.</div><div></div><div>I've shown my guess as to the probable route above, using the current EuroRail system. I am assuming that they haven't changed the lines very much. I also am assuming they went through Switzerland as that is a more direct route than to cross through the top of Italy to France and then go up to Le Havre (a longer, more convoluted route, but also possible). </div><div>.</div><div></div><div>Le Havre, known as "Le Porte Ocean", was the French port for Transatlantic liners. It is about 1300 km from Trento -- about 12 hours driving, and probably 2 days by train back then. All told, if there wasn't a problem or delay, it took them about 3 days to get to Le Havre, plus a few days to wait before the ship sailed. </div><div>.<br /><strong><em>Le Havre to New York City by liner (Le Bretagne)</em></strong> </div><div>.</div><div>The liner took 5-7 days to sail from Le Havre to New York. In the previous post, I talked a little about the conditions and their accommodations on shipboard. So far, we have say 5 days to Le Havre, and 7 on the ocean for a total of 12 days.</div><div>.</div><div>By the way, they arrived the year before Ellis Island was opened, so they did not pass through that famous immigration station.</div><div>.</div><div></div><div><strong><em>New York to Portland by train</em></strong></div><div><strong><em>.</em></strong></div><div>The Parisi and Albertini families immigrated during the Golden Age of Railroad, when there were trains going and coming all over the United States and it was the premier way to travel. Even so, the travelling was not easy, nor short.</div><div>.</div><div></div><div>Using today's Amtrak, you would travel from New York City to Pittsburgh to Chicago and finally on to Portland, OR. The entire trip would take you 64 hrs and 10 minutes! I am sure our group did go through Chicago as that was a major railway hub at the time, but their stops in between NYC, Chicago and Portland are less exact. </div><div></div><div>.</div><div>They probably did not buy first class tickets, with its sleeper beds and Pullman cars. They probably bought had class tickets, both in the US and to Le Havre, which means that they sat in their seats the whole time. There was a dining car they could have bought meals, and walking up and down the aisles was the only moving about one did. If they were lucky, there were empty seats and they could lay down to sleep. Otherwise, they just sat in their seats as the miles ticked by and their destination grew closer. I cannot imagine this was easy on the pregnant women or on Tony, as even the best 6-year-old finds it difficult to sit still. </div><div>.</div><div>I calculate that they were on trains for over 100 hours of their journey! I estimate that the total journey, with no delays, difficulties and getting right off one form of transportation and right on another, was 15 days. </div></div></div>Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-89553894555090905672007-04-01T09:22:00.000-07:002008-11-13T13:55:04.022-08:00Coming to America... Ship's Passenger List.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMDgUq83evYkX4iK_Dd3-BcYmE8aSBpdgojKkuBR4q0Tzs1ONQL6jsIx-fE9qtWQpuwh5N8UcDNIon6PeRX3uXYCaieC-1vpoMEbtj4KUiMWge5crA-04YZYl2ULKdPUOq-OLqG5H_vqb/s1600-h/labretagne+close+up+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047807181542063730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMDgUq83evYkX4iK_Dd3-BcYmE8aSBpdgojKkuBR4q0Tzs1ONQL6jsIx-fE9qtWQpuwh5N8UcDNIon6PeRX3uXYCaieC-1vpoMEbtj4KUiMWge5crA-04YZYl2ULKdPUOq-OLqG5H_vqb/s400/labretagne+close+up+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh0dVKtarazHPmFN62YJO8r2bvR1rk0H8MFcR4gavqUkxD3pufF3R-9EL65mp_BcnHpYTprkeenmBZnBbW_jGr11KepxrWOqHo2zu9gSENjR4QDedkfFtiEhyphenhyphenTdfDIJuaQTcZP4qGA6z-/s1600-h/parisi+albertini+details.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047807091347750498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh0dVKtarazHPmFN62YJO8r2bvR1rk0H8MFcR4gavqUkxD3pufF3R-9EL65mp_BcnHpYTprkeenmBZnBbW_jGr11KepxrWOqHo2zu9gSENjR4QDedkfFtiEhyphenhyphenTdfDIJuaQTcZP4qGA6z-/s400/parisi+albertini+details.jpg" border="0" /></a> .</div><div>Top: Header for La Bretange Passenger List, 26 Jan 1891</div><div>Bottom: Detail showing Albertini and Parisi passengers</div><div>.</div><div>Using some of the stories Diane Baldrica told me, and the Albertini name, I was able to locate the Passenger list showing Marina and Antonio Parisi immigration to the United States. I'll detail the passenger list on this blog entry, with the discussion and stoires on the entry after that. I'll also be showing the possible route, the reasons for immigrating and some of the pictures of the ship and of Premione, the village they came from.</div><div>.</div><div>The header states that the manifest, and the entire sailing across the Atlantic, complies with the US Passenger Act of 1882. This Act set conditions for housing passengers, including the height of the deck they could be housed in, the minimum amount of space they must be given, the amount of light and air that had to be on each deck, etc. It greatly helped the immigrants' treatment and accommodations about ship, although it would be still considered crude by our standards today. You can read the Act, transcribed by Borge Solem, on the Norwegian Heritage website: <a href="http://www.norwayheritage.com/articles/templates/new.asp?articleid=132&zoneid=21">http://www.norwayheritage.com/articles/templates/new.asp?articleid=132&zoneid=21</a>. What is most startling about reading the Act is realizing that many, many ships had had far worse conditions for immigrants that made this Act necessary.</div><div>.</div><div>The Header also states the date of 26 Jan 1891 and that the ship sailed from Havre, France.</div><div>.</div><div>On page 6 of the seven page passenger list are the five people we are most interested in:</div><div>'</div><div>Lines 336 to 340 (respectively)</div><div>Constante Albertini, 45, m, journeyman</div><div>Annetta Albertini, 24, f, (no occupation listed)</div><div>Davide Parisi, 31, m, miner</div><div>Mariana Parisi, 34, f, (no occupation listed)</div><div>Antonio Parisi, 6y 2m, m, (no occupation listed)</div><div>.</div><div>All are listed as being from Italy with New York as their destination, and for all of them, one additional entry: "Midship Between decks family compartment". This means that they all crammed into a family cabin located between decks in the middle part of the ship. It could also mean literally the middle of the ship, an interior cabin with no port hole. Even now, cruise ship rooms are not spacious unless more monies are paid, and this one held two pregnant women, two men and a small child!</div><div>.</div><div>One other small note: Marina's name is misspelled, an extra "A" being added. Having been Dina all my life, and having most people add an extra "a" when spelling or reading my name and making it into Diana, I can easily see where this happened!</div>Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-90298705699950519632007-03-17T14:30:00.000-07:002008-11-13T13:55:04.145-08:00Italians & The Portland Water Works.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh343CAxY2OPpChvkQe9MNvllzubmGaAL24StOv4d5ouf61X0sqd7ELoi6zdv2hff6DuwZnsWNF9lfc7Kneaa2SUw41shBU_7GNGJHjqQg4GLUSqjIktvdG8MU3S6_W5YJvgQyFWE0KC0Dk/s1600-h/Baldrica+Parisi+Family+1925.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043331328050537026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh343CAxY2OPpChvkQe9MNvllzubmGaAL24StOv4d5ouf61X0sqd7ELoi6zdv2hff6DuwZnsWNF9lfc7Kneaa2SUw41shBU_7GNGJHjqQg4GLUSqjIktvdG8MU3S6_W5YJvgQyFWE0KC0Dk/s400/Baldrica+Parisi+Family+1925.jpg" border="0" /></a> .<br />This photo was one of the many wonderful one shared with me by the Baldrica family. It shows Joseph Marco Parisi standing in front of one of the Portland reservoirs with some of his family in 1925. From left to right: <strong>Pietro Parisi</strong> (Uncle Pete), <strong>Henry </strong>(Hank), <strong>Joe Baldrica</strong> (Mary's husband), <strong>Mary Parisi Baldrica</strong> (Joseph's daughter), <strong>Marina</strong> (his wife) and <strong>Joseph Parisi</strong>. Notice how jaunty Mary looks in her jodphurs and boots (quite daring and modern in 1925). <br /><div></div><br /><div></div>The reservoirs and the Portland Water Works were a huge part of the Parisi family history, and Joseph Marco, along with countless other Italians, were a huge part of the early Water Works history. I wanted to explore some of that history in this blog entry.<br /><br />Portland began construction of 24 miles of pipeline from Bull Run to the city in 1893. This was a HUGE public work project, made larger because the Water Committee also began constructing reservoirs at Mt. Tabor and City (Washington) Park, as well as expanding the water distribution system in the city. Keep in mind that the brush clearing, ditch digging, road building and everything else was done largely by hand. The modern machinery we are used to seeing on our public works projects had not yet been invented. The City of Portland needed labor, and they needed it quick.<br /><br />At the same time, many events were occurring in Italy that caused the people there to think about looking elsewhere for a better place to live. I'll discuss these in a future blog soon when the topic will be immigration of the Parisi family. By the time these Italians arrived in America, the vast tracts of usable land had been or were being homesteaded. Even though they were farmers in the old country, most Italians did not move to the small farming communities because discrimination was high and they didn't want to be isolated or ignored. The Italians mostly moved into cities and became urbanized, providing the labor for jobs that no one else wanted. Because there were so many of them, discrimination against them was rampant and the wages poor.<br /><br />I believe <strong>Constante Albertini</strong> was one of the first from Premione to immigrate to Portland, and secured employment with the Water Works. He probably wrote home about the opportunities he found and encouraged others to follow him. Joseph Marco was one that took him up on the offer, coming to Portland around 1890. According to <strong>Anthony Parisi</strong>, Joseph Marco's son, the Albertini's were relatives, although he wasn't sure how. My current research does not extend back far enough to show the link (but I'm working on it!). As shown in the previous blog entry, both Constante and Joseph would eventually become foremen leading the Italian crews on Water works projects.Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-74169396679765349712007-03-13T13:18:00.000-07:002008-11-13T13:55:04.533-08:00Portland Water Dept. Payroll - Jan. 1903.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWR5RXkerpvrVTqVzWom1s40z0fGLji_4lqv0Y3BkX0PQORug259RKJAUHhHA7cinHVrbhZuU4ZZaHikwz5YW5oYD-pDWTD5ozD9O73M5SMlSnLOVTlqlFmYXpBCXFHHdfdWr6hGlAM0G/s1600-h/albertini+parisi+lines.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041513423012962834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWR5RXkerpvrVTqVzWom1s40z0fGLji_4lqv0Y3BkX0PQORug259RKJAUHhHA7cinHVrbhZuU4ZZaHikwz5YW5oYD-pDWTD5ozD9O73M5SMlSnLOVTlqlFmYXpBCXFHHdfdWr6hGlAM0G/s400/albertini+parisi+lines.jpg" border="0" /></a> .<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x3vRkwaW-BEbWpsSalLZxOdvnk0YCAx9GuecxIvwFE6Ak3TP_ibeRSXMD5EYX-lIRHY0h4hMBT8on0n8_CIwGkegUq5y31Sd1E-b2qEf6XzktUtOHsLeQLopyvaEWZ-9LNKoCj9zFZIl/s1600-h/parisi+albertini+signature.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041513332818649602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x3vRkwaW-BEbWpsSalLZxOdvnk0YCAx9GuecxIvwFE6Ak3TP_ibeRSXMD5EYX-lIRHY0h4hMBT8on0n8_CIwGkegUq5y31Sd1E-b2qEf6XzktUtOHsLeQLopyvaEWZ-9LNKoCj9zFZIl/s400/parisi+albertini+signature.jpg" border="0" /></a> .<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhqDOYHwmMG1aEvQ8_G5dfI5wsNK74kZnNkE5JNsG7OqFlWn6_ugLds94i3KQcDlDcnmmlkOhGMsUGrfMkjkw-znSGRVB3neaEwpU-yj5DY0JeAIPidMuaOOKXYhnGzEscNmtv_olSfNB/s1600-h/1903+Jan_Water+payroll.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041511662076371426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhqDOYHwmMG1aEvQ8_G5dfI5wsNK74kZnNkE5JNsG7OqFlWn6_ugLds94i3KQcDlDcnmmlkOhGMsUGrfMkjkw-znSGRVB3neaEwpU-yj5DY0JeAIPidMuaOOKXYhnGzEscNmtv_olSfNB/s400/1903+Jan_Water+payroll.jpg" border="0" /></a> .<br />Page of Payroll Records for the City of Portland, and close ups:</div><div>1) Top: Lines showing all information and signature for C. Albertini and Joe Parisi</div><div>2) Middle: Close up showing signatures of C. Albertini and Joe Parisi</div><div>3) Bottom: Entire page</div><div>.</div><div>This is one of the great finds we had at the Portland Archives. A big thank you to Brian Johnson, Assistant Archivist, who proved to be a big help (and a great guy too!). I had never seen my Great-Grandfather's signature before -- it always is surreal experience to find something like that.</div><div>. </div><div>I will not be transcribing the whole page, but just the two lines pertaining to C. Albertini and Joe Parisi. In my next blog, I'll talk about the Parisi's, Albertini's, and the Water Works. And, yes, there's a family reason while C. (Constante) Albertini is included.</div><div>.</div><div></div><div>My best transcription:</div><div></div><div>.</div><div>Name: <strong>C. Albertini</strong></div><div>Occupation: <strong>Foreman, West Portland</strong></div><div>Time: <strong>1 month</strong></div><div>Rate: <strong>$80/month plus car fare</strong></div><div>Amount Due: <strong>$81.55</strong></div><div>Warrant No. <strong>14</strong></div><div>Signature Line</div><div></div><div>.</div><div>Name: <strong>Joe Parisi</strong></div><div>Occupation: <strong>Sub-Foreman, West Portland</strong></div><div>Time: <strong>27 days</strong></div><div>Rate: <strong>$2.50/day plus car fare</strong></div><div>Amount Due: <strong>$67.50</strong></div><div>Warrant No. <strong>15</strong></div><div>Signature line</div><div><br />At this time, Joe was supporting his wife (who was pregnant) and 5 children in a home he had purchased, so he probably also had a mortgage. On $2.50/day. Wow. </div></div></div>Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-70477309581355065022007-03-07T09:44:00.000-08:002008-11-13T13:55:04.686-08:00The Parisi Family -- 1894.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCcJygCGFTMLBr4E68_sWLPE7XZ-adfwg7m625unQhu24Xkiiv_RUyK5W4PBfYgjxFYqVkjSjlA2GcKpOS1onYF-LZP5sHMTdzduT0OPpuKrP-JBqxmD8OLXwhisF5X7lHyMOFHe_yFug/s1600-h/parisi+family+1894+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038869960475110034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCcJygCGFTMLBr4E68_sWLPE7XZ-adfwg7m625unQhu24Xkiiv_RUyK5W4PBfYgjxFYqVkjSjlA2GcKpOS1onYF-LZP5sHMTdzduT0OPpuKrP-JBqxmD8OLXwhisF5X7lHyMOFHe_yFug/s400/parisi+family+1894+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> .<br /><strong>The Parisi Family from left to right: Marina holding baby Cecilia, Joseph Marco (in back), Anthony Parisi (middle front), and Mary Parisi (seated).</strong> This is the earliest photo I have of the Parisi side of my family. Since Cecilia is still a baby, and was born 16 Nov 1893, I estimate that this picture was taken about March 1894.<br />.<br />The photo was given to Ed Bjore by the Albertini sisters - family friends who came over from Italy with the Parisi's (more on that later!). The Original Photo was taken by Davies Studio, N.W. Cor. Third and Morrison Sts., Portland, Oregon. I've zoomed in for more detail on the photo posted above, and cleaned it up a little in Photoshop.Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-31121465714665686292007-03-04T17:35:00.000-08:002007-03-06T09:43:33.606-08:00Research Trip to PortlandWow! I just spent about five days in Portland on a wonderful genealogical research trip. I've got a lot of new stuff that I'll be posting soon: pictures, stories, documents, etc. It was a pretty heady trip -- I visited every place I wanted to see, met so many wonderful people, came home with 3 CDs plus over 150 scanned or photographed images, and heard many, many stories.<br /><br />The best part: Cousins! First cousins, second cousins, once-removed, twice-removed, and many more connections I haven't sat down to figure out. All wonderful people, all a lot of fun to be with, and all willing to share photos and stories. I can't even begin to describe or thank all these lovely people. It was an absolute pleasure to meet or reconnect with all of them and my new New Year's resolution is not to lose touch with any of them! I'll be talking about them in future blogs as I post their pictures and stories.<br /><br />I'd also like to shout out to Ed and Pam Bjore -- thanks for putting me up (and putting up with me!) for five days, driving me around, and sharing all your research and stories! There are no better hosts or great research buddies.Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-68408763815835435062007-01-23T18:37:00.000-08:002008-11-13T13:55:04.936-08:00A Godskesen Sea Voyage<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXE4rvPbqFQEyaKKtaZPi0ZhuDxGXl8M7gHGuGTAVVqntuuELOnoMCPH7v55QhihzARTtpMhiS01gTLkkYrHpXqgsoRhwiFdJuQHoH8xhcybS2PSnYqLCbUVKYxYsqT4I5NxHsyqYSq1L/s1600-h/godskesen+psngr+list+26.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023420878767824642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXE4rvPbqFQEyaKKtaZPi0ZhuDxGXl8M7gHGuGTAVVqntuuELOnoMCPH7v55QhihzARTtpMhiS01gTLkkYrHpXqgsoRhwiFdJuQHoH8xhcybS2PSnYqLCbUVKYxYsqT4I5NxHsyqYSq1L/s400/godskesen+psngr+list+26.jpg" border="0" /></a> .<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaaXSoOzpfpGCBiSjlDXOOQsM4Nz14izeSR41HSeEvgmMryiOm34wDePVwUHwdcUeBsimblBzwbw-Zt1ebk3Md8cweRqHD7UxjJfMNE5tQWRwrtWjjnSumMYOmxocYkOiZ42KzSy55VUC/s1600-h/godskesen+psngr+list+26.jpg"></a><br />The above is the passenger list of the Hellig Olav on Oct. 5, 1926. The top two people on the list are Christian and Annie Godskesen. It is not clear from the passenger list what level of cabin the page was for (first class, steerage, etc). However, this page differs greatly from the Steerage passenger lists for aliens, so I am led to believe they didn't travel at that cabin level.<br />.<br />The Hellig Olav was operated by the Scandinavian-American Line Company, and from the travel brochures, it sailed from Copenhagen to Christiana (today's Oslo) to New York. You can learn more about the Hellig Olav and see pictures of the interior at <a href="http://www.timetableimages.com/maritime/images/scam.htm">http://www.timetableimages.com/maritime/images/scam.htm</a> <br /><br /><strong>Transcription:</strong><br /><br />SS Hellig Olav<br />Sailing from Copenhagen on Sept. 24, 1926<br />Arriving at port of New York on Oct. 5, 1926<br /><br /><strong>Line 1:<br /></strong>Name: <strong>Godskesen, Christian<br /></strong>Age: <strong>59</strong><br />Sex: <strong>M<br /></strong>Marital Status: <strong>Married<br /></strong>If Native, name of place of birth: <strong>Multnomah County, Oregon<br /></strong>If Naturalized, give name and location of court issuing naturalization papers, and date: <br /> <strong>Multnomah County, Oregon Aug: 26th 1891<br /></strong>Address in US: <strong>to Home 826 Michigan Ave: Portland, Oregon<br /></strong><br /><strong>Line 2:<br /></strong>Name: <strong>Godskesen, Annie<br /></strong>Age: <strong>51<br /></strong>Sex: <strong>F<br /></strong>Marital Status: <strong>Married<br /></strong>If Native, name of place of birth: <strong>ditto marks indicating same as line above (husband)<br /></strong>If Naturalized, give name and location of court issuing naturalization papers, and date: <strong> ditto marks indicating same as line above (husband)<br /></strong>Address in US: <strong>ditto marks indicating same as line above (husband)<br /></strong><br /><strong>Some Notes on above:</strong><br />1) Since this page was used for Naturalized Citizens, the "Place of Birth" Column appears to have been used to record the person's final destination.<br />2) This is obviously not the passage that first brought them to America. It probably was a visit back to the Old Country, to visit relatives, perhaps attend a special wedding or celebration. However, the naturalization date and location of the court that approved Christian's paperwork are a gold mine. I will obviously be writing/visiting them to get a copy!Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-61591030164809767232007-01-11T15:42:00.000-08:002008-11-13T13:55:05.103-08:00Welcome to the Clan, Allison!.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9R8kF6ydSS5fhA0LeD_I_YxSZ5eaBdYJcEJQ80fwscndhY7OEtZbRaEDEzlZ5BFWtKpukoi3DweAt-qrfRSeUHWCxmKfR7eWMlBD5NBk26bk-3o4p_dwKkzzQHC-yiT8NGVlIUJ6suwk/s1600-h/andrea+allison.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018925942778567122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="241" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9R8kF6ydSS5fhA0LeD_I_YxSZ5eaBdYJcEJQ80fwscndhY7OEtZbRaEDEzlZ5BFWtKpukoi3DweAt-qrfRSeUHWCxmKfR7eWMlBD5NBk26bk-3o4p_dwKkzzQHC-yiT8NGVlIUJ6suwk/s200/andrea+allison.jpg" width="197" border="0" /></a><br /><div>.</div><div>The latest member of the Parisi clan, Allison Georgia Shimer, was born on December 20. She weighed in at 6 pounds 10 ounces. She is the Great-great-daughter of Anthony and Amelia. A big welcome to Allison and a congrats to her parents. (That's mom, Andrea, holding her).</div><div> </div><div>One of the best parts of genealogy is keeping track not only of our ancestors but of our descendents too!</div><div> </div>Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-74605557958790416222007-01-09T22:21:00.000-08:002007-01-16T10:07:27.548-08:00Who's Who -- The Family of Christian & Annie GodskesenAmelia Godskesen's parents were Christian Godskesen and Annie Jensen. <br /><br /> They immigrated from Denmark to the Portland area, and married in about 1894 (I'm working on finding their marriage data!) and had the following children:<br /><br />= William Christian Godskesen (31 Mar 1895 - Oct 1975)<br /> [Note: William shortened his surname to Godsen sometime after his marriage)<br /><br />= Amelia Cecilia Godskesen (05 Mar 1897 - 16 Jul 1960)<br /><br />= Franklin Edward Godskesen (Abt. 1902 - 13 Nov 1922)Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-17844965632398901342006-12-20T08:39:00.000-08:002006-12-19T20:56:02.290-08:00Housekeeping: Gone to Oz!You may not see any more posts this year (2006) because I will be on vacation until Jan. 7, 2007. I will be in Australia (aka Oz) with my family, hunting down those elusive ancestors ~ maybe the ones I can't find moved there? Just kidding. I have no known family there, but I will be taking a much-needed break.<br /><br />However, I am looking forward to a picture of the latest of the Parisi clan who is due to make his/her appearance around Dec 22nd! I will definitely post those when I get them, even if I am on vacation! Best wishes to my cousin Andrea (the baby will come when the phone calls inquirying if you've had it yet are 5 minutes apart).<br /><br />Have a great Holiday Season and a Happy New Years! I will continue to post after I get back (give me a few days to recover from jet lag!)Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-32514284534985295782006-12-19T13:23:00.000-08:002008-11-13T13:55:05.244-08:00Amelia Godskesen's School Yearbook.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66eycNQk916f20_8dIOLPkMWCEFr7wn7mbX0mH6QwR7oOk_E7jki006PR6gBivjZkFqWl2FLPS7MQ8Q8XpM4dcowVXN31VyyEPr8g-Q-8zXTOEKs5N6cskhD6eR0A51l5tb_1BU5Xt794/s1600-h/godskesen1916.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5010351973141988034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="228" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66eycNQk916f20_8dIOLPkMWCEFr7wn7mbX0mH6QwR7oOk_E7jki006PR6gBivjZkFqWl2FLPS7MQ8Q8XpM4dcowVXN31VyyEPr8g-Q-8zXTOEKs5N6cskhD6eR0A51l5tb_1BU5Xt794/s200/godskesen1916.jpg" width="171" border="0" /></a> .<br /><div>This picture is from <em>The Spectrum</em>, Jefferson High School's yearbook, of June 1916 (p. 128). The name under the picture reads Amelia Godskesen. It was accompanied by the following :</div><div></div><div>Nickname: Millie</div><div>Ambition: Butcher's wife</div><div>Favorite Amusement: Outside reading</div><div>.</div><div></div><div></div><div>I was so thrilled when I found this! It is one of those things that really bring an ancestor to life, especially one you haven't met or don't remember -- which is unfortunately the case with Amelia, my grandmother. When I visit Oregon, hopefully in February, I will see if I can find the yearbook in a library and see if there are more pictures or information (clubs she belonged to, etc.)</div><div>.</div><div></div><div>The picture is courtesy of Genealogy Today (<a href="http://www.genealogytoday.com">www.genealogytoday.com</a>), a subscription site which has scans of yearbooks and other databases. Source information: Family Tree Connection, Jefferson High School (OR) [on-line database], New Providence, NJ, 2005 -- Transcribed from: The Spectrum June 1916 Yearbook, 1916, pg. 128. </div><div></div>Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-89800589167033121312006-12-18T09:01:00.000-08:002008-11-13T13:55:05.347-08:00Death Certificate for Joseph Marco Parisi.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqu-jR5a2nfE12F31fxO7UiBs87gL53IcDw9YSS8eikhYrS6oxVD_sXIh7IwweTXp4C4tQxtRwlOGO1f28FvWFIh1X6UfdnlnKaOjE1OrmM9xz11itYA5l3dy_CRYNgmuE3ae6SNV4j_VF/s1600-h/joseph+death.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043335953730314834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqu-jR5a2nfE12F31fxO7UiBs87gL53IcDw9YSS8eikhYrS6oxVD_sXIh7IwweTXp4C4tQxtRwlOGO1f28FvWFIh1X6UfdnlnKaOjE1OrmM9xz11itYA5l3dy_CRYNgmuE3ae6SNV4j_VF/s400/joseph+death.jpg" border="0" /></a> .<br />Joseph Marco's death was the final and saddest part of his involvement with the Portland Water Works. I'll transcribe his death certificate above first, then discuss how it relates to the Water Works.<br />.<br />Oregon State Board of Health<br />Division of Vital Statistics<br />STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF DEATH<br />State of Oregon<br />State File No. #107<br />Local Registrar's No. #110<br />Other Misc. Numbers at top of certificate [purpose not stated]:<br />99-16200-C [handwritten in top left corner]<br />183 [handwritten under local registrar's no.]<br />.<br />.<br /><strong><em>Left Hand Column:</em></strong><br />.<br />1. Place of Death:<br />(a) County: <strong>Multnomah<br /></strong>(b) City: <strong>Portland<br /></strong>(c) Name of hospital or institution: <strong>Foot of Caruthers St </strong><br /><strong>[mix of type and handwriting; Wilamette River is typed above]</strong><br />(d) Length of stay: In hospital or institution <strong>[left blank]<br /></strong>In this community: <strong>54 yrs.<br /></strong>In state: <strong>54 yrs</strong>.<br />3. (a) Full Name: <strong>JOSEPH PARISI</strong><br /><strong>[originally typed Jopseh Parisi, but then the first name was lined through </strong><br /><strong>and written Joseph above]<br /></strong>(b) if veteran, name war: <strong>None<br /></strong>(c) Social Security No.: <strong>None</strong><br />4. Sex: <strong>Male<br /></strong>5. Color: <strong>White</strong><br />6. (a) Single, widowed, married or divorced: <strong>Married</strong><br />(b) name of husband or wife: <strong>Marnian Parisi<br /></strong>(c) age of husband or wife if alive: <strong>78</strong><br />7. Birth date of deceased: <strong>April 25, 1854</strong><br />8. Age: <strong>86 years, 8 mos, 6 days<br /></strong>9. Birthplace: <strong>Austria<br /></strong>10. Usual occupation: <strong>Foreman, Water Works</strong><br />11. Industry or business: <strong>City of Portland</strong><br />12. Father's Name: <strong>Peter Parisi</strong><br />13. Father's Birthplace: <strong>Austria<br /></strong>14. Mother's Maiden Name: <strong>Olive ?<br /></strong>15. Mother's Birthplace: <strong>Austria<br /></strong>16. (a) Informant's own signature: <strong>G. J. Parisi [son of Joseph Parisi]<br /></strong>(b) Address: <strong>2435 S.W. 5th Ave.</strong><br />17. (a) Burial, cremation or removal: <strong>Burial<br /></strong>(b) Date: <strong>Jan. 11, 1941<br /></strong>(c) Place: <strong>Mt. Calvary Cemetery<br /></strong>18. (a) Signature of Funeral Director: <strong>Hennessey, Goetsch & McGee<br /></strong>(b) Address: 210 N.W. 17th Ave<br />19. (a) Date form received by registrar: Stamped Jan. 9 1941<br />(b) Registrar's signature: Adolph Weinzirl, M.D. [Stamped]<br />Handwritten underneath: AFF for Correction given name 1-6-49<br />.<br /><strong><em>Right Hand Column:</em></strong><br />.<br />2. Usual Residence of Deceased:<br />(a) State: <strong>Oregon<br /></strong>(b) County: <strong>Multnomah</strong><br />(c) City: <strong>Portland</strong><br />(d) Street No: <strong>2435 S.W. 5th Ave.<br /></strong>(e) how long in USA? <strong>55 yrs</strong><br />[the number 102 is handwritten under this line with no explanation]<br />MEDICAL CERTIFICATION:<br />[the word "Found" is typed right next to this heading]<br />20. Date of Death:<br />Month: <strong>January</strong> day: <strong>8 </strong>year: <strong>1941</strong> hour: <strong>?</strong> minute: [blank]<br />21. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from [blank],<br />to <strong>EXAM</strong> and that death occurred on the date.<br />Immediate cause of death: <strong>Strangulation due to drowning</strong><br />[the number 183 is written and cirlced here with no explanation]<br />Due to: <strong>(fell into Willamette River)</strong><br />Other Conditions: [blank]<br />Major findings of operations: [blank]<br />of autopsy: <strong>No<br /></strong>22. If death is due to external causes, fill in the following:<br />(a) Accident, suicide or homicide: <strong>Accident</strong><br />(b) Date of occurence: <strong>About 12-31-40</strong><br />(c) Where did injury occur: <strong>Portland, Oregon</strong><br />(d) Did injury occur in or about home, on farm, in industrial place, in public place?<br /><strong>Willamette River at foot Carruthers St.</strong><br />While at work? <strong>[blank]</strong><br />(e) means of injury: <strong>Drown</strong><br />23. Signature: F. Floyd South, MD Coroner [stamped]<br />Signed G.W. Snook, Deputy<br />.<br />According to family lore, a water main broke on Christmas and Joseph went to investigate and help. He slipped, fell into the Wilamette River and was lost until New Year's Day. While the dates of the story do not exactly line up with death certificate, this must have been a devastating event. My heart goes out to the family and I can feel their loss, even 60 years later, everytime I see this certificate.<br /><br />I am working on finding the article about this event, Joseph's obituary, and any Water Committee notes regarding the event.<br /><br />Other small notes about this death certificate:<br />1) The name of Joseph's wife (Marina) is misspelled<br />2) The signer, G.J. Parisi is Joseph's son, George.Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-61052664016088522052006-12-09T12:02:00.000-08:002008-11-13T13:55:05.480-08:00Death Certificate for Marina Parisi.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBr-VjJSyMs6JH896NxAQuCoOllK2klVwqMXNedyBRhY2_F6Au0DFI_U7RUjyjeU6UpLL6fj-njDquLLeGlL6zUyr-JD3sUfzLYNOMkwun6L0CKXQk34LYu1UimiXrfhjtRVqKG-1mvHwT/s1600-h/marina+death.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5005136469210153250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBr-VjJSyMs6JH896NxAQuCoOllK2klVwqMXNedyBRhY2_F6Au0DFI_U7RUjyjeU6UpLL6fj-njDquLLeGlL6zUyr-JD3sUfzLYNOMkwun6L0CKXQk34LYu1UimiXrfhjtRVqKG-1mvHwT/s400/marina+death.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Marina Parisi was Anthony Parisi's mother. I don't have any photographs of my great-grandmother, but I do have her death certificate, posted here. My translation:</div><div>.</div><div></div><div>Oregon State Board of Health</div><div>Division of Vital Statistics</div><div>STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF DEATH</div><div>State of Oregon</div><div>State File No. #3956</div><div>Local Registrar's No. #3957</div><div>Other Misc. Numbers at top of certificate [purpose not stated]:</div><div>84-7506 [handwritten in top left corner]</div><div>12062 [stamped at top of certificate]</div><div>102 [handwritten under local registrar's no.]</div><div></div><div><strong>.</strong></div><div><strong>.</strong></div><div><strong>Left Hand Column:</strong></div><div></div><div>.</div><div>1. Place of Death:</div><div>[Date of Dec. 9 1947 stamped at top of this section]</div><div>(a) County: <strong><em>Multnomah</em></strong></div><div>(b) City: <strong><em>Portland</em></strong></div><div>(c) Name of hospital or institution: <strong><em>2435 S.W. 5th Ave.</em></strong></div><div>[printed in small letters underneath: if not in hospital or institution write street number or location]</div><div>(d) Length of stay: In hospital or institution [left blank]</div><div>In this community: 56 yrs.</div><div>In state: 56 yrs.</div><div></div><div>3. (a) Full Name: <strong><em>MARINA PARISI</em></strong></div><div>(b) if veteran, name war [dashes to indicate n/a]</div><div>(c) Social Security No. [dashes to indicate n/a]</div><div></div><div>4. Sex: F</div><div>5. Color: <strong><em>W</em></strong> [for white]</div><div>6. (a) Single, widowed, married or divorced: <strong><em>Widow</em></strong></div><div>(b) name of husband or wife: <strong><em>Joseph</em></strong></div><div>(c) age of husband or wife if alive [left blank]</div><div>7. Birth date of deceased: <strong><em>July 21, 1862</em></strong></div><div>8. Age: <strong><em>85 years, 3 mos, 26 days</em></strong></div><div>9. Birthplace: <strong><em>Austria</em></strong></div><div>10. Usual occupation: <strong><em>Housewife</em></strong></div><div>11. Industry or business: [left blank]</div><div>12. Father's Name: <strong><em>Anthony Morelli</em></strong></div><div>13. Father's Birthplace: <strong><em>Austria</em></strong></div><div>14. Mother's Maiden Name: <strong><em>No Record</em></strong></div><div>15. Mother's Birthplace: <strong><em>Austria</em></strong></div><div>16. (a) Informant's own signature: <em><strong>Mrs. Mary Balerica</strong></em> [signature underneath]</div><div>(b) Address: <strong><em>2435 S.W. 5th Ave.</em></strong></div><div>17. (a) Burial, cremation or removal: <strong><em>Burial</em></strong></div><div>(b) Date: <strong><em>11/20/47</em></strong></div><div>(c) Place: <strong><em>Mt. Calvary Cemetery</em></strong></div><div>18. (a) Signature of Funeral Director: <strong><em>Hennessey, Goetsch & McGee</em></strong> </div><div>(b) Address: <strong><em>Portland, Oregon</em></strong> [signature]</div><div>19. (a) Date form received by registrar: <strong><em>Stamped Nov. 18 1947</em></strong> [possibly 19th]</div><div>(b) Registrar's signature: [Stamped, unreadable]</div><div></div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div><strong>Right Hand Column:</strong></div><div>.</div><div>2. Usual Residence of Deceased:</div><div>(a) State: <strong><em>Oregon</em></strong></div><div>(b) County: <strong><em>Mult.</em></strong> [Multnomah]</div><div>(c) City: <strong><em>Portland</em></strong></div><div>(d) Street No: <strong><em>2435 S.W. 5th Ave.</em></strong></div><div>(e) how long in USA? <strong><em>56 yrs</em></strong></div><div>[the number 102 is handwritten under this line with no explanation]</div><div></div><div>MEDICAL CERTIFICATION:</div><div>20. Date of Death: </div><div>Month: <strong><em>November</em></strong> day: <strong><em>17 </em></strong>year: <strong><em>1947</em></strong> hour: <strong><em>8 </em></strong>minute: <em><strong>40 </strong></em></div><div>21. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from <strong><em>Nov. 17th</em></strong> [unclear, possibly other date], <em><strong>1947</strong></em></div><div>to <strong><em>Nov. 17, 1947</em></strong> and that death occurred on the date. </div><div>[the number 16-1947 is handwritten here with no explanation]</div><div></div><div>Immediate cause of death: <em><strong>Heart. A few days only.</strong></em></div><div>Due to: <strong><em>Hypertension</em></strong></div><div>Due to: <em><strong>Senile</strong></em></div><div>Other Conditions: <em><strong>Advanced Age</strong></em></div><div>Major findings of operations: <em><strong>None</strong></em></div><div>of autopsy: <strong><em>None</em></strong></div><div>22. If death is due to external causes, fill in the following: [the following was left blank and is omitted here]</div><div>23. Signature: <strong><em>Alan Welch Smith, MD</em></strong> [typed]</div><div>Address: <strong><em>Medical Dental Bldg </em></strong></div><div>[Signature below address]</div><div>.</div><div></div><div></div><div>A death certificate contains a number of genealogical clues. Most obviously is the name listed of the parents, although Marina's mother is listed as "No Record" so we do not have this important piece of information. However, we do have her father's name (and thus Marina's maiden name) so we can start looking there. We also have information about Marina's residence and know how long she'd been in Portland and at this address. The certificate also tells us where she is buried.</div><div>.</div><div></div><div>The informant is also important. Usually this is a family member or close friend of either the deceased or the family. In this case it is Marina's daughter, who lives with her at the time of her death. I will have to look up whether Marina's son-in-law or grandchildren are also living with her at this time. </div><div>.</div><div>The informant is important because that tells you the accuracy of the information. Because a death certificate is at the end of a person's life (hopefully long), many of the birth details may not have been passed down. This is the case with Marina's mother's name and information. Also, birth dates may not be accurate, either because the date wasn't known (before birth certificates were required, an illiterate family, or other errors) or on purpose (women lying about their age, men changing theirs to enlist or get jobs, or simply to receive a pension or social security). </div><div>.</div><div>There are also transcription issues, such as Mary Baldrica's name being misspelled as Balerica by the person who filled out the certificate. Since a death certificate is usually completed at the worst time -- someone close to the deceased has just lost them -- many things may not be corrected or overlooked.</div>Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-63721467691236905152006-12-05T12:37:00.000-08:002007-01-16T09:54:50.562-08:00Who's Who -- The family of Joseph Marco Parisi and Marina MorelliI'm going to go up a generation and talk about Anthony's parents and their children in the next several blogs. As I am still working on documenting many events in this line of my family, and am in the process of blending others' research into my own. To keep things straight, items marked with an asterisk (*) have not been documented by me (but I'm working on it).<br />.<br />Joseph Marco Parisi married Marina Morelli in a small village (Premione) near Trento (now Italy), around 1885. They then immigrated to the United States and settled in Portland, OR. Like many immigrants, the family did not all move at once, but moved in stages. Joseph came first, secured a job and housing, then moved his family over. I will be discussing this and the area they came from in future posts.<br /><br />They had the following children:<br /><br />Anthony Peter Parisi -- "Tony" (10 Jan 1886 - 8 Nov 981); born in Premione<br />-- married Amelia Godskesen (see previous blog)<br /><br />*Armida Maria Parisi -- (6 Nov 1888 - 13 Nov 1888); born in Premione<br /><br />Mary Parisi -- (22 Feb 1892 - 13 Jan 1982); born Portland, OR<br />-- married Joseph A. Baldrica<br /><br />Cecilia Parisi -- (16 Nov 1893 -- 2 Jul 1974); born Portland, OR<br /><br />Rosa Parisi -- (Jul 1897 -- ???); born Portland, OR<br />-- *married John Cook<br /><br />Alice Parisi -- (abt. 1901 - ???); born Portland, OR<br />-- *married William Raymond Jefferis<br /><br />Henry William Parisi (15 Mar 1903 - 13 Mar 1987); born Portland, OR<br /><br />George Parisi (17 Mar 1907 - 19 Jul 1981); born Portland, OR<br />-- * married Ellen Mallon<br /><br /><br />Just by looking at the place of birth for the children, you can narrow down the immigration date for the family, and see who would have come over. This is helpful in looking at ships' passenger lists, etc.Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-37212028024672980352006-11-30T09:53:00.000-08:002006-11-30T10:06:06.396-08:00Who's Who -- The Family of Anthony and AmeliaI will be posting a Who's Who listing all members of a single family unit -- as far as I know them. There will also be a separate label to these listings. Hopefully this will help everyone (including me!) keep people and their relations to everyone straight! I'm starting with the household of Anthony and Amelia Parisi.<br /><br />Anthony Peter Parisi -- "Tony" (10 Jan 1886 - 8 Nov 1981)<br />-- married* --<br />Amelia Cecilia Godskesen (5 Mar 1897 - 16 Jul 1960)<br /><br />They raised the following three children:<br /><br />Eleanor Cecilia Parisi (4 Aug 1919 - 21 Feb 1965)<br /> -- married name: Bjore<br />Frank Edward Parisi (25 Feb 1924 - 13 Feb 1999)<br />Joseph Peter Parisi (b. 1934)<br /><br />*I haven't found their marriage certificate yet, but I'm working on it!Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-40513441192592668342006-11-21T09:42:00.000-08:002006-11-21T10:24:00.544-08:00Anthony Parisi's WWI Draft Registration Card.<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/5869/971384899718011/1600/434421/tony%20wwI.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/5869/971384899718011/400/968225/tony%20wwI.jpg" border="0" /></a> .<br />Ancestry.com has now digitized and made available the WWI draft registration cards. I was able to find several members of my family. From the Parisi family, I was able to locate the one for Anthony Parisi.<br /><br />Because these uploads come out so small, and this particular card isn't that clear to begin with, I'll transcribe it below. The front of the card is on the left and back on the right.<br /><br /><div><div></div><br /><div><strong>Front of Card:</strong> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Serial Number: 85 (upper left corner) </div><br /><div>Order Number: 1419 (upper right corner) </div><br /><div>Name: <em><strong>Anthony Peter Parisi</strong></em><br />Age: <strong>30</strong><br />Address: <strong><em>635-5th Street, Portland, Oregon </em></strong></div><br /><div>Date of Birth: <strong><em>December 10th, 1886</em></strong><br />Citizenship status: <em><strong>Citizen of the U.S.<br /></strong></em>Place of Birth: <strong><em>Premione, Trent, Austria</em></strong><br />Naturalized? <strong><em>Naturalized; [unreadable] came to US when he was 8 years old</em></strong></div><br /><div>Present Occupation: <em><strong>Buyer for Wholesale House</strong></em> </div><br /><div>Employer's Name: <strong><em>Parks Brother</em></strong> </div><br /><div>Place of Employment: <em><strong>231 [unreadable] St.<br /></strong></em>Nearest Relative: <em><strong>Father, mother, 2 brothers & 4 sisters [unreadable note]<br /></strong></em>Marital Status: <strong><em>Single<br /></em></strong>Race: <strong><em>[unreadable]<br /></em></strong>Military service: <em><strong>None<br /></strong></em>Do you claim exemption from draft: <strong><em>No</em></strong></div><br /><div><strong><em></em></strong></div><br /><div>Signature affirming above answers: <strong><em>Anthony Peter Parisi</em></strong> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong><em>Back of Card:</em></strong> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Height: <strong><em>Medium (box checked) </em></strong></div><br /><div>Build: <strong><em>Medium (box checked)</em></strong></div><br /><div>Color of Eyes: <strong><em>Dark Brown</em></strong><br />Color of Hair: <strong><em>Dark Brown</em></strong><br />Bald? <strong><em>No</em></strong></div><br /><div>Obvious Physical Impairment: <em><strong>some trouble with arched instep</strong></em></div><br /><div><strong><em></em></strong></div><br /><div>Signature of Registrar: <em><strong>Cora E. Puffer<br /></strong></em>Precinct: <em><strong>91<br /></strong></em>City: <strong><em>Portland<br /></em></strong>State: <em><strong>Oregon<br /></strong></em>Date of Registration: <em><strong>June 5th, 1917</strong></em> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Besides being a document that my ancestor filled out, this registration card gives us a physical description of my grandfather at age 30, an address where he lived in Portland, and employment information. Historical background of the draft cards also helps to put all this information in context. This excerpt is from Warren Blatt's excellent web page at <a href="http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/wwidraft.htm">http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/wwidraft.htm</a>: </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>On May 18, 1917, the Selective Service Act was passed, authorizing the President to temporarily increase the military establishment of the United States. The Selective Service System was responsible for the process of<br />selecting men for induction into the military service, from the initial registration to the actual delivery of men to military training camps. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Under the office of the Provost Marshal General, the Selective Service System was made up of 52 state offices<br />(one for each of the 48 states; the territories of Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico; and the District of Columbia), 155 district boards, and 4648 local boards... The average district board had jurisdiction over approximately 30 local boards, each with an average registration of 5000 men. Local boards were established for each county or similar subdivision in each state, and for each 30,000 persons (approximately) in each city or county with a population over 30,000. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>During World War I there were three registrations: </div><br /><div><br />The first, on June 5, 1917, was for all men between the ages of 21 and 31. </div><br /><div><br />The second, on June 5, 1918, registered those who attained age 21 after June 5, 1917. (A supplemental registration was held on August 24, 1918 for those becoming 21 years old after June 5, 1918. This was included in the second registration.) </div><br /><div><br />The third registration was held on September 12, 1918 for men aged 18 through 45.<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Using the historical background above, I can see that Anthony registered for the draft during the first registration period. </div><br /><div><br />Shameless plug for Ancestry.com since they have provided a lot of what I'm posting: It's my favorite pay-for-access site and has proven to be worth every penny. I find a lot of stuff on there, and they are adding more all the time. My local Family History Center (another great place!) has a membership and you can access Ancestry.com for free from them. I like my membership since I can access it from anywhere I have a computer and at any time. </div></div>Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957585098489951981.post-57324037696112574562006-11-18T22:23:00.000-08:002006-11-18T22:24:01.071-08:00Getting Some Attention!Woo Hoo! This blog, along with my other family blogs (see side bar), merited a mention in George G. Morgan's "Along Those Lines... " (11/16 post)! Check it out at <a href="http://ahaseminars.livejournal.com/">http://ahaseminars.livejournal.com/</a> or use the link in the side bar under Favorite Websites.<br /><br />George Morgan is an well-known genealogy speaker, writer and teacher. His column, "Along Those Lines..." was featured on Ancestry.com for many years, until he recently moved it to this new blog. George and Drew Smith host "The Genealogy Guys" weekly podcast, which I listen to religiously, and which also was an inspiration for starting my blogs. <br /><br />It's truly an honor to be mentioned in George's blog and I was so excited when he personally emailed me back to let me know he was posting a link to my blogs. I've been walking on air all week!Dinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04971874556426756883noreply@blogger.com0