Anthony Parisi's Birth Record

This is my Grandfather's birth record.  Click on the picture to enlarge it.

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.

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!

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.

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 his grandfather, Antonio Morelli.

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!

Christian Godskesen and Annie Jensen's marriage

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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:

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State of Oregon

County of Multnomah, ss

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This is to certify that the undersigned, a Minister of the Gospel by authority of a License bearing date the 29th of May, A.D. 1894, and issued by the Clerk of the County Court of the County of Multnomah, did on the 30th of May, A.D. 1894, at the house of C Godskesen, in the county and state aforesaid, join in lawful wedlock C Godskesen, of the County of Multnomah, and State of Oregon, and Annie Jensen, of the County of Multnomah and the State of Oregon, with their mutual assent, in the presence of Bender Petersen and Mary Madsen, witnesses.

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Filed June 5th, 1894

By N.C. Smith, deputy

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Witness my hand:

W.L. MacEvan

Rector, St. Mark's Church

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This document is from the Multnomah County Marriage Records or Affidavits

Volume 10, Page 213

I received it from the Geneaological Forum of Oregon, Inc., who have a lot of great stuff on their website: http://www.gfo.org/

A Godskesen Sea Voyage

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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.
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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 http://www.timetableimages.com/maritime/images/scam.htm

Transcription:

SS Hellig Olav
Sailing from Copenhagen on Sept. 24, 1926
Arriving at port of New York on Oct. 5, 1926

Line 1:
Name: Godskesen, Christian
Age: 59
Sex: M
Marital Status: Married
If Native, name of place of birth: Multnomah County, Oregon
If Naturalized, give name and location of court issuing naturalization papers, and date:
Multnomah County, Oregon Aug: 26th 1891
Address in US: to Home 826 Michigan Ave: Portland, Oregon

Line 2:
Name: Godskesen, Annie
Age: 51
Sex: F
Marital Status: Married
If Native, name of place of birth: ditto marks indicating same as line above (husband)
If Naturalized, give name and location of court issuing naturalization papers, and date: ditto marks indicating same as line above (husband)
Address in US: ditto marks indicating same as line above (husband)

Some Notes on above:
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.
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!

Who's Who -- The Family of Christian & Annie Godskesen

Amelia Godskesen's parents were Christian Godskesen and Annie Jensen.

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:

= William Christian Godskesen (31 Mar 1895 - Oct 1975)
[Note: William shortened his surname to Godsen sometime after his marriage)

= Amelia Cecilia Godskesen (05 Mar 1897 - 16 Jul 1960)

= Franklin Edward Godskesen (Abt. 1902 - 13 Nov 1922)