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Gerardo Marchese & Arcangela Ruoti

potenzamap.gif (44186 bytes) Gerardo MARCHESE [Parents] was born 1 on 19 Jan 1872 in Potenza in the province of  Basilicata in Italy. He was the only surviving son of Gaetano MARCHESE and Michela DOLCE.  His father had died when he was 7 years old.  He married 6, 7, 8 Arcangela RUOTI on 1 Feb 1894 in Potenza and they had two children in Italy before Gerardo immigrated 16, 17 to the United States in 1896, arriving at Ellis Island on the Burgundia on 18 May 1896. His wife, Arcangela and their surviving son, Rocco, followed a year later. The couple and their children were found in  censuses 9 in 1900, 10 1905, 11 1910, 12 1915, 13 1920,  141925 and 15 1930 in Manhattan, New York Co., New York. .  They lived at various residences on Oliver St. in Manhattan -in  18 Jan 1901 at 67 Oliver St.,  19 in Mar 1903 at 77 Oliver St.,  20 in Oct 1908 at 52 Oliver St., and  21, 22 from 1910 to 1915 at 70 Oliver St.. They resided at  23 26 Madison St. from 1920 until at least 1933.The censuses listed Gerardo's occupations as laborer in an ink supply business and later in construction 24  in 1930. He died 2 on 28 Oct 1954 in Manhattan, New York. He was buried 3, 4, 5 on 1 Nov 1954 in St. John's Cemetery, Queens Co., New York. 

 Arcangela "Angelina" RUOTI [Parents] was born 1 on 30 Apr 1873 in Potenza, Basiclicata, Italy.  She married 5, 6, 7 Gerardo MARCHESE on 1 Feb 1894 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy.  Arcangela and Rocco "Robert", their son, arrived 15, 16  on 6 Dec 1897 in New York City on the Trojan Prince. New York. She resided  at 10 Catherine Slip, Manhattan 17 in 1961.  She died 2 on 9 Sep 1961 in Manhattan.  She was buried 3, 4 on 16 Sep 1961 in St. John's Cemetery, Queens Co., New York.

They had the following children:

  M i Gaetano MARCHESE was born 1 on 1 Apr 1895 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. He died 2 on 13 Apr 1895 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy.
  M ii Rocco "Robert" MARCHESE
  F iii Maria Gerarda Grazia MARCHESE
  M iv Luigi "Louis" MARCHESE
  F v Concetta "Katie" MARCHESE
  M vi Giovanni "Jack" MARCHESE
  M vii Vincenzo "Jimmy" MARCHESE
  M viii Alfredo "Alfred" MARCHESE
  F ix Rosina "Rose" N MARCHESE
  F x Assunta "Susie" MARCHESE

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