Giuseppe CIARAMITARO Family of Immigrants from Terrasini, Sicily to New York

We do not know when Giuseppe Ciaramitaro immigrated the first time, but we do know that on April 17, 1902, out of the Lombardia, a ship that arrived in New York harbor from Napoli (Naples) Italy, walked a small family group headed by a tiny woman (4 ft 8 inches tall) listed on the ship's manifest as Rosaria Bommarito (age 32).

The group were immigrants from Terrasini Sicily; a mother and her five children: 4 sons; Mercurio Ciaramitaro (12 yrs old), Giuseppe Ciaramitaro (11 yrs old), Salvatore Ciaramitaro (9 yrs old), Leonardo Ciaramitaro (4 yrs old), and one daughter; Rosalia Ciaramitaro (5 yrs old). The trip couldn't have been easy for this mother of 5, to add to the chores of caring for herself and her 5 children during the many weeks it took the ship to make the voyage, before the year 1902 ended, another son, John, would be born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Eventually the family would total 11, including 9 children, 7 boys and two girls.

This small group would continue their travels west to St. Louis, Missouri, their final destination. according to the ships records, where their sponsor lived. This sponsor according to the passenger listing was her husband and the father of the children, Giuseppe Ciaramitaro. Giuseppe according to the ships records had paid their fare, and was who they indicated would be their connection when they arrived.




NAME	AGE	SEX	OCCUP	HOMELAND	NEW	SHIP	DESTINATION	DATE/ARRIVE	PORT/DEPART
Rosaria Bommarito	32	F	None	Terrasini	U.S.A.	Lombardia	N.Y.	17-Apr-02	Naples
Mercurio Ciaramitaro	12	M	None	Terrasini	U.S.A.	Lombardia	N.Y.	17-Apr-02	Naples
Giuseppe Ciaramitaro	11	M	None	Terrasini	U.S.A.	Lombardia	N.Y.	17-Apr-02	Naples
Salvadore Ciaramitaro	9	M	None	Terrasini	U.S.A.	Lombardia	N.Y.	17-Apr-02	Naples
Rosalia Ciaramitaro	5	F	None	Terrasini	U.S.A.	Lombardia	N.Y.	17-Apr-02	Naples
Leonardo Ciaramitaro	4	M	None	Terrasini	U.S.A.	Lombardia	N.Y.	17-Apr-02	Naples



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