Ferdinand de Lesseps arriving at the Port of New York, 14 Feb 1882

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This analysis is based on work orginally done by Cris Swetye. In Mar of 2005, she wrote:

"I take a look at your website from time to time to see what's new. I do love the History of S Pietro Avellana. Hope the project is going well. I got to the part where the author speaks of the large group who first emigrated in 1881 and it reminded me of what I found. I am attaching the spreadsheet of passengers on the Ferdinand de Lesseps that arrived in New York in Feb of 1882. It isn't quite 60 men, but the list reads like a San Pietro phone book. I haven't had time to check the names against the microfilm, yet. I thought you might like to see this."

The History describes the second group of San Pietro Avellana emmigrants, composed of 63 people, departing on 15 January 1881, to New York for a 27 day voyage:

La seconda spedizione di emigranti si ebbe il 15 gennaio 1881, ed essa fu formata da ben 63 sampietresi, i quali dopo aver assistito alle funzioni religiose, in corteo ed al suono del tamburo, si allontanarono dalle case per raggiungere a piedi Cajanello, donde prosero il treno per Napoli.

Di qui s'imbarcarono per New York che raggiunsero dopo 27 giorni di penosa navigazione.

I've searched all the web sites trying to find the earliest immigrant ship on record from Naples to New York with SPA surnames. (I looked on Ancestry.Com, Ellis Island, Castle Garden, The Ship Transcriber's Giuld, and The Data Banks). The Feb 1882 data as sent to me by Cris seems to be the first with a large number of surnames from SPA. The month is correct but the year is off by one from the History book..

I've been able to identify many of the people on the Jan-Feb 1882 saling. They certainly are among the earliest families from SPA to come to the US.

In the manifest, all of these people, as well as many others (a total of 143) are identifed as from "Campobasso". These are the names we recognize as being from SPA. There are 56 people on this list. (I've added a few to and removed a few from Cris' original list.). With the data I have right now, I'm convinced that this is the sailing referred to in the SPA History book. Eugene Jannone had the month right but the year was off by one.

The manifest (found on ancestry.com) for the 15 Feb 1882 arrival shows the ports visited as Marseilles (France), Palermo, Napoli, Malaga (Spain), and Cadiz (Spain).

I tried to find each of these people in the SPA birth records. I found most of them. Note that many of these men, possibily 50%, eventually returned to SPA.

My cousin, Giuliano Colajanni, wrote that he checked these names in the STATUS ANIMARUM 1869 from SPA (sort of a census) and he found them all.

From the Ship's Manifest				From the SPA Birth Records
Name	Age	Occupation	Est Birth Year	Name	Date of Birth	Father	Mother	Notes
Frazzini, Vincenzo	42y 3m	Ploughman	1839	Vincenzo Antonio Frazzini	18 Apr 1839	Pompeo	Concetta Marracino	Uncle of Carmine Frazzini who married Maria Antonia Carlini (Shenay Moschetti)
Quaranta, Domenico	23y 1m	Ploughman	1858	Domenic Antonio Quaranta	4 Mar 1858	Vito	Marta Ciotoli
Morelli, Mattia	35y 6m	Ploughman	1846	Mattia Morelli	24 Feb 1846	Sabatino	Giusta Carlino	Brother of Paolo who arrived on this voyage. Info from Acker Family web site, Apr 2005.
Musilli, Domenico	33y 1m	Ploughman	1848/9	not found
Musilli, Domenico	32y 4m	Ploughman	1850	Domenicantonio Musilli	9 Jun 1849	Cesare	Concetta diPierro
Di Cianno, Antonio	44y 1m	Ploughman	1838	Amico Antonio diCianno	2 Nov 1837	Giovanni	Angiola Dea Tonti
Di Sanza, Francesco	25y 7m	Ploughman	1857	Francesco Paolo diSanza	24 Jan 1856	Ambrosio	Maria Gatti	Brother of Pasquale who arrived on this voyage.
Mariani, Francesco	22y 9m	Ploughman	1860	not found
Quaranta, Amadeo	36y 1m	Ploughman	1846	Amadeo Quaranta	18 Jul 1845	Angelo	Giuseppa della Croce
Rossi, Pietro	26y 7m	Ploughman	1856	Pietro Abele (?) Rossi	23 Oct 1855	Domenico	Aleana Tonti	From Cris Swetye - Pietro Rossi married Maria Nicola Labate in 1894 in SPA
Capone, Sabatino	27y 3m	Ploughman	1855	Sabatino Giuseppe Capone	18 Nov 1854	Domenico	Flora Labate	Info from Cris Swetye, May 2006: His sister Maria Grazia Capone married Pietro Celestino Frazzini who arrived on this voyage. In my Family Tree data base. Possible? : New York City Deaths, 1892-1902 Sabato Capone 40 y 31 Jan 1895 Certificate: 4188
Palumbo, Fiorente	37y 2m	Ploughman	1845	Giuseppe Fioravante Palumbo	18 Jun 1844	Antonio	Annantonia Carlino	Brother of Florindo who arrived on this voyage.
Carlino, Giuseppe	39y 4m	Ploughman	1843	not found
Colarosa, Amico	45y 1m	Ploughman	1837	not found
Mariani, Antonio	24y 6m	Ploughman	1858	not found
Colaianni, Carlo	59y 1m	Ploughman	1823	Carlo Assenzo Colajanni	15 May 1822	Angiolo	Maria della Croce	Info from Cris Swetye, May 2006. In my Family Tree data base. Also from Cris: Carlo Colaianni returned to SPA and remarried to Maria Domenica Palumbo in 1888.
Palumbo, Florinto	40y 2m	Ploughman	1842	Florindo Pasquale Palumbo	7 Oct 1841	Antonio	Annantonia Carlino	Brother of Fioravente who arrived on this voyage.
DiCianno, Valentino	49y 7m	Ploughman	1833	Stefano Valentino diCianno	9 Apr 1833	Raffaele	Anna Maria della Croce
DiLorenzo, Giocondo	24y 1m	Ploughman	1858	Giocondo Silvestro diLorenzo	1 Jan 1857	Domenico	Angela Labate	Married Sabina Carlino. Lived in Aurora, MN. Descendents in Dawson, NM.
Colavecchio, Nicola	18y 9m	Ploughman	1864	Nicolantonio Colavecchio	12 Oct 1863	Michelangelo	Teresa Rossi	See 1904 US Passport Application. References arrival "on or about 20 Jan 1881" on the "Ferdinando Lepses"
Ludovico, Ottoviano	26y 3m	Ploughman	1856	Ottaviano Antonio diLudovico	19 Feb 1855	Domenico	Maria Maddalena Palumbo
DiLorenzo, Francesco	31y 2m	Ploughman	1851	Sabatino Francesco diLorenzo	13 Apr 1850	Giacomo	Giovanna Colajanni	1900 Pitkin, CO EI 1899
Colaianni, Francesco	30y 1m	Ploughman	1852	Possible: Francesco Colaianni	24 Jan 1848	Felice	Rosa Antonia Fantone	Closest match
diFlorio, Emmanuele	44y 6m	Ploughman	1838	Emmanuele Federico diFlorio	28 May 1831	Agostino	Lucia Colajanni	Possible ??
Settefrati, Luciano	36y 4m	Ploughman	1846	Luciano Settefrati	10 Jan 1845	Donato	Letizia Ricci	First cousin to Antonio Settefrati who also arrived on this voyage.
Morelli, Paolo	38y 2m	Ploughman	1844	Paolantonio Morelli	14 May 1843	Sabatino	Giusta Carlino	Info from Acker Family web site, Apr 2005. Brother of Mattia who arrived on this voyage. Father of Donata Domenica Morelli who married Sabatino Morelli.
Quaranta, Tomaso	57y 1m	Ploughman	1825	Sabatino Tommaso Quaranta	7 May 1824	Celestino	Domenica diTella
Frazzini, Pietro	12y 2m	can't read it	1870	Pietro Celestino Frazzini	29 Jun 1869	Ermengildo	Michela Quaranta	Father of Nancy V. Frazzini. Married Maria Grazia Capone sister of Sabatino Capone who arrived on this voyage. 1900 Census, WV 1910 Census, OH In my Family Tree data base. His father, Ermingildo Cristinziano Frazzino (known as James, appeared in the 1900 and 1910 with Pietro. James immigrated in 1882 also, but I can't find him.
Carlino, Donato	42y 1m	Ploughman	1840	Donato Alesandro Carlino	21 Jul 1839	Ippolito/Leopoldo	Costanza Carlino	Brother of Carmine who arrived on this voyage.
Carlino, Romualdo	22y 6m	Ploughman	1860	Pasquale Romualdo Carlino	11 Sep 1959	Carlo	Concetta diGiacomo	In my Family Tree data base.
DiGiacomo, Giuseppe	31y 7m	Ploughman	1851	Giuseppe Antonio diGiacomo	22 Jun 1850	Isodoro	Clarice Orsini
DiSanza, Pasquale (may not be Pasquale)	38y 2m	Ploughman	1844	Ferdinando Pasquale Antonio diSanza	23 Apr 1843	Ambrosio	Maria Gatti	Brother of Francesco who arrived on this voyage.
Gatti, Gaetano	27y 6m	Ploughman	1855	Gaetano Emiddio Gatti ??	21 Oct 1954	Amico Antonio	Pacifica Frazzini	1C3R. On the Gatti Graphical tree. Brother of Ferdinando who arrived on this voyage. In my Family Tree data base.
Carlino, Carmine	35y 7m	Ploughman	1847	Carmine Domenico Carlino	30 Jan 1847	Leopoldo	Costanza Carlino	Brother of Donato who arrived on this voyage.
DiGiacomo, Lorenzo	45y 7m	Ploughman	1837	Lorenzo Onorato diGiacomo	29 Mar 1836	Simone	Fioralba Ricci
Gatti, Ferdinandino	25y 2m	Ploughman	1857	Ferdinando Giovanni Gatti	14 Nov 1856	Amico Antonio	Pacifica Frazzini	On the Gatti Graphical tree. Brother of Gaetano who arrived on this voyage. In my Family Tree data base.
Settefrati, Sabastiano	60y	Ploughman	1822	Sabastiano Antonio Settefrati	18 Jun 1820	Francesco	Maria diMartino	Father of Antonio who arrived on this voyage.
Mariani, Emiddio	50y 1m	Ploughman	1832	Emiddio Sebastiano Mariani	27 Aug 1831	Giuseppe Angelo	Maria Elisabetta Frazzini	Info from cousin, Wilberta Illig. In my Family Tree data base.
Morelli, David	34y 7m	Ploughman	1848	Davide Raffaele Morelli	25 Mar 1847	Carmine	Mariantonia Frazzini
Carlino, Gaudenzio	26y 8m	Ploughman	1856	Gaudenzio Stefano Carlino	10 Jul 1855	Gervasio	Letizia diSettori	Beaver County, PA Brother of Giovanni who arrived on this voyage. Buried at St. Teresa Cemetery in Hoytdale, PA. See 1903 US Passport Application - shows arrival on 16 Jan 1882 on the "Incestante". In my Family Tree data base.
Settefrati, Antonio	22y 1m	Ploughman	1860	Giacomo Antonio Settefrati	25 Jul 1960	Sabastino	Rosa Cinea	Son of Sabastiano who arrived on this voyage. First cousin to Luciano Settefrati who also arrived on this voyage
Carlino, Giovanni	23y 9m	Ploughman	1859	Giovanni Giuseppe Carlino	24 Nov 1858	Gervasio	Letizia diSettori	Pitkin, CO. Brother of Gaudenzio who arrived on this voyage. Boston 1902, destination Pittsburgh. In my Family Tree data base.
Iannacchione, Vincenzo	25y 11m	Ploughman	1856	Vincenzo Berardino Iannacchione	28 Aug 1856	Costanzo	Maria Santa Mariani	father of Oliveta who married Filomeno diMartino. RIN: 8903 family settled in Pittsburgh. 9 children.
Frazzini, Domenico	18y 6m	Ploughman	1864	Domenico Antonio Frazzini	12 Apr 1863	Francesco	Genrosa Morelli	Brother of Pietro. Ancestor of Wendy Frazzini MacFarland.
Morelli, Sabatino	18y 3m	Ploughman	1864	Sabatino Mariano Morelli	30 Apr 1864	Giusto Natale	Genova Diletta Frazzini	Info from Acker Family web site, Apr 2005. More on my Ogden, UT page. Father of Amico Giusto Morelli.
Morelli, Guglielino	17y 6m	Ploughman	1865	Guglielmo Nunzio Morelli	25 Mar 1864	Clemente	Maria Musillo
Della Croce, Samuele	17y 3m	Ploughman	1865	Sabatino Samuele della Croce	10 Mar 1865	Felice	Grandizia Carlino	Brother of Giovanni who arrived on this voyage. In my Family Tree data base.
Della Croce, Giovanni	32y 1m	Ploughman	1850	Giovanni Andrea della Croce	30 Nov 1849	Felice	Grandizia Carlino	Father of Aurora who married Carmine diSanza of Lovelock and Ely, NV. In my Family Tree data base. Brother of Samuele who arrived on this voyage.
Colaianni, Giuseppe	45y 2m	Ploughman	1837	not found
Colaianni, Filiberto	21y 8m	Stonecutter	1860	Pasquale Filiberto Colajanni	31 Jul 1860	Oderico	Maria Colajanni	Denver, CO. See GED File. RIN 9779. 1910/1920/1930 census show age as 50y/60y/70y.
Carlino, Domenico	41y 1m	Ploughman	1841	Domenicantonio Carlino	30 Jan 1842	Marco	Rosa Vincenza Carlino	2C3R. Uncle of Anselmo Carlino. In my Family Tree data base.
Mastroianno, Michele	37y 2m	Ploughman	1845	not found
Gentile, Ostillio (Ostillio may not be right)	41y 6m	Ploughman	1840	not found
diTella, Giuseppe	30y 2m	Ploughman	1852	Giuseppe Delfino diTella	23 Dec 1852	Luigi	Mariantonia Colajanni
Ricci, Angelo Antonio	44y 2m	Ploughman	1838
Sammacioni, Martino or could this be Iannacchione, Martino?	53y 3m	Ploughman	1829	Martino Iannacchione	9 Nov 1829	Sabatino	Rosata Morelli	From Cris Swetye: Martino Sammacioni could be Martino Iannacchione. There was a Martino Iannacchione born 9 Nov 1829 to Sabatino Iannacchione and Rosata Morelli. From Giuliano Colajanni, he found an entry for Martino Iannacchione in the 1869 Status Animarum.
Conti, Pasquale or could it be Tonti, Pasquale?	17y 6m	Ploughman	1865	Pasquale Tonti (middle name might be Sabatino or Amico)	10 Jun 1865	Giuseppe	Filomena Frazzini	From Cris Swetye: Pasquale Conti could be Pasquale Tonti. There was a Pasquale Sabatino Tonti born 10 Jun 1865 to Giuseppe Tonti and Filomena Frazzini. From Giuliano Colajanni, he found an entry for Pasquale Tonti in the 1869 Status Animarum.
Donatelli, Domenico	29y 8m	Ploughman	1853		1854			From Guiliano Colajanni: Donatelli Domenico, trip in 1893 (Ellis Island), birth in 1854
Iannone, Giuseppe	37y 4m		1845	Giuseppe Iannone	1847	Gennaro	Concetta diCianno	From Guiliano Colajanni: Iannone Giuseppe probably Ref. 432 in 1869 Status Animarum.
Iannone, Domenico	32y 3m		1850					From Guiliano Colajanni: A good SPA name
Lombardi, Gabriele	40y 1m		1842	Gabriele Lombardi	1841	Domenico	Maria Iannacchione	East Ely, NV
Lombardi, Domenico	12y 6m		1869	Domenico Lombardi	9 Oct 1869	Gabriele	Angela Mastroianni	East Ely, NV Father of Enrico "Henry" Lombardi, a locomotive engineer for the NNRY.
Lombardi, Michele			1838	not found				No birth record in SPA. Listed in 1869 SPA Status Animarum as born in 1827 but 1837 fits better with birth year of wife (1838)
Lombardi, Giuseppe			1860	not found

I'm not sure if these people are from SPA. They were listed among the people above. They don't have familar SPA surnames:

From the Ship's Manifest				From the SPA Birth Records
Name	Age	Occupation	Est Birth Year	Name	Date of Birth	Father	Mother	Notes
Mendotti, Luigi	32y 9m	Ploughman	1850					From Guiliano Colajanni: not a SPA name.
Pitta, Leonardo	29y 1m	Ploughman	1852					From Guiliano Colajanni: not a SPA name.
Marzelli, Giovanni	25y 3m	Ploughman	1857					From Guiliano Colajanni: not a SPA name.
diBello, Francesco	32y 8m		1850					From Guiliano Colajanni: not a SPA name.
Suillio, Gaetano	32y 1m		1850					From Guiliano Colajanni: not a SPA name.
Casciano, Sabatino (might be Casciato)	26y 7m		1856

About the FERDINAND DE LESSEPS 1875

From The Ships List :

The STAD HAARLEM, as a result of a proposal by the New Zealand authorities who had been investigating the possibility of direct steam communication with the United Kingdom, the New Zealand Shipping Co, in association with Shaw Savill & Co chartered the ship from the Royal Netherlands Steamship Co. She left London on 5th Feb.1879 and sailed via St Vincent and the Cape to Port Chalmers and Wellington. Despite a full cargo and a full complement of passengers, including some 600 emigrants, the voyage wasn't a financial success. She left Lyttelton in May 1879 for the return passage but once again the charter resulted in a considerable financial loss and the ship only made the one NZ voyage. The STAD HAARLEM was a 2,729 gross ton ship, length 106,67m x beam 11,98m (350ft x 38.3ft), one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. Built by A.& J. Inglis, Glasgow, she was launched on 23rd Jan.1875 for the Royal Netherlands Steamship Co. and was intended for the Amsterdam - New York service. Due to a severe slump in the North Atlantic trade, she was used on the Holland - Mediterranean service. After being chartered for the NZ voyage, she was sold to the French Line in 1879 and renamed FERDINAND DE LESSEPS. Her first voyage for this company started on 14th Sep.1879 when she left Marseilles for Panama. On 30th Oct.1880 she started the first of three Havre - New York sailings and on 28th Apr.1881 commenced Marseilles - New York voyages. Her seventh and last voyage on this service started on 10th Jun.1882. Then used on various other routes and scrapped at Dunkirk in 1911.[North Star to Southern Cross by John M.Maber] [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.654; vol.3,p.1066]

The Havre (on the Atlantic Ocean) to New York sailings would NOT stop at Naples (on the Mediterranian). Since the History book says they went to Naples to get the boat, they must have left SPA after the Ferdinand de Lesseps switched from the Havre - New York route to the Marseilles - Palermo - Naples - Magala - Cadiz - New York route. So the ship with first large group of SPA emmigrants had to have sailed after 28 Apr 1881 (the last Havre to NY sailing). That convinces me more that the Feb 1881 arrival date is wrong and its really Feb 1882.

There is a sailing of the Ferdinand de Lesseps leaving Havre on 22 Jan 1881 and arriving in New York on 8 Feb 1881. There are five pages of manifests. I looked through all the names and of the Italian surnames, I could not find any recognizable names from SPA.

About Ferdinand de Lesseps (the man)

From wikipedia: Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, GCSI (19 November 1805 – 7 December 1894) was the French developer of the Suez Canal, which joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas for the first time in 1869, and substantially reduced sailing distances and times between the West and the East.

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