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(Click to enlarge) 1. Rita's Grandmother, Rose Abate(age 78), with her granddaughter Norma Ermilio (Abate) and Greatgranddaughter Joyce in 1947. Grandma Abate threads a needle on her 100th birthday. She was a very classy, proper lady. She only spoke Italian. 2. Rose (nee Anna Rosa Giorgio) and her Husband, Enrico , came over from Italy in 1894. He was a stowaway on his ship, not an uncommon practice in those days, since many immigrants had little money. We believe that these are their immigration records from Ellis Island. |
