Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Bini Line - Beginning in Early 1700s
Giuseppe Bino (?-bef. 1809) & Margerita Vona (?-bef. 1809)
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Pietro Bino (~1743-1813) & Livia Sgobba (~1747-1827)
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Giuseppe Bino (~1769-1813) & Marta Tauro (~1779-1824)
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Pietro Bini (~1798-1882) & Cosma Laneve (~1799-1865)
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Giuseppe Bini (1822-1882) & Cosma Lippolis (1832-1858)
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Pietro Bini (1849-?) & Antonia Annese (1855-?)
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Cosmo Damiano Bini (1889-1975)
Monday, April 16, 2012
Bini Family Update
Soooo! It's been a few months, and I've learned a lot more about my Bini and Annese ancestors in that time. Of course, I'm now faced with several more unanswered questions.
First of all, I found Cosmo's birth record in the Coreggia microfilm.
-Cosmo Damiano Bini was born January 7(?), 1889 at 4:05 AM in Coreggia, a township of Monopoli, to Pietro Bini (age 39, contadino) and Antonia Annese. ---His draft and death records give his birth date as Jan. 6th, so I'm not sure which date is correct. Their address is listed as "Contrada Pantanelli al numero cossato"...but obviously cossato isn't a number. In fact, I don't know what cossato even means. Anyone?
**Also, based on the name given on his birth record, I will now refer to him as Cosmo instead of Cosimo.
Second, I found his brother Giuseppe's birth record.
It turns out that Pietro and Antonia had 3 children before Cosmo was born, with the first two dying in infancy.
-Their first child was named Giuseppe, born Feb 19, 1880 in Coreggia. He must have died before 1882, as their second son Giuseppe was born June 1, 1882 in Coreggia. The third Giuseppe was born June 9, 1885 in Coreggia. At the time of all three births they lived on Contrada Coreggia, no number listed.
-I found no birth records for children of Pietro and Antonia between 1885 and 1889, so, as far as I know, Cosmo was the next born.
Third, I have documented almost all Binis and Anneses born and married in Alberobello between 1809 and 1900. Coreggia birth records are on microfilm from 1878-1895 (1895 is when Coreggia became part of Alberobello) and I have documented all Binis and Anneses born there between 1878 and 1894. This has helped me identify virtually every Bini I have found that immigrated to the U.S. from Alberobello. There weren't many Binis in Alberobello, so I have managed to trace most of them back to only a few families in the 1700s using birth, marriage, and death records. However, because the Anneses had a much larger presence in Alberobello, I haven't been able to link them all together. In fact, going back to the 1740s, I could still not link my Annese line to most of the other hundreds of Anneses in Alberobello.
Fourth, I am fairly certain that Cosmo immigrated to Utica, NY in 1906.
I have found only two Cos(i)mo Binis born in Alberobello/Coreggia and both were born in 1889 (one being my great grandfather). One of the problems I originally faced with finding Cosmo's immigration record was that I found 3 ship records with Cos(i)mo Binis from Alberobello, but had no way of knowing who they were. I managed to eliminate one, based on the information provided in the ship manifest, as well as U.S. information I found on the other Cosimo (his name included an i), but the other 2 I was less certain about. The name on the 1905 manifest had been crossed out, indicating he hadn't sailed, but it gave the birth year as 1889, his home as Alberobello, and a brother named Giuseppe Bini living in Utica, NY. In 1906 there was another Cosmo Bini, born in 1889, from Alberobello, and going to a brother Giuseppe in Utica, as well. While it appeared to be the same person as in 1905, I had no way of knowing whether this was my great grandfather or not.
However, based on my new information (there were only 2 Cos(i)mo Binis in Alberobello, the other Cosimo didn't have a brother Giuseppe, my great grandfather did have a brother Giuseppe, and my great grandfather settled in Utica), I feel pretty confident that these ship records belonged to my great grandfather.
Fifth, I have no idea what happened to Giuseppe or Maria.
At this point, it is evident that Cosmo had three siblings: an older brother Giuseppe (1885), a younger brother Francesco (1891), and a younger sister Maria (1895). Giuseppe came here before May 23, 1905 and Maria arrived on April 21, 1921.
-I have scoured the census records and directories for Giuseppe but have found no trace of him. I was also unable to find him in the ship records. I never expected him to be even more of a challenge than Cosmo! -Now, Cosmo arrived in 1906 and the story goes that he worked on a railroad at some point after arriving. I have found him working in a grocery store in 1916 via a Utica directory (the first time I can find him in Utica), and he appears in most future directories, but between 1906 and 1916, I have found nothing. It is my assumption that at some point during these 10 years he worked on the railroad (as for what railroad, no one seems to know). So, I'm wondering whether Giuseppe worked on the railroad, as well.
-There is also a story that one of Cosmo's brothers moved to Brazil. Was this Francesco? Or was this Giuseppe? Did Giuseppe come to the U.S. for a few years and then move to Brazil? Or could Giuseppe have even gone back to Italy?
-As for Maria, I know she married Antonio Palmisano, also from Alberobello, in Utica in 1921. Aside from her ship record and brief marriage announcement, I have found no trace of her. Unfortunately, Antonio/Anthony Palmisano is an incredibly common name, and Maria/Mary is even more common. I know Antonio was living in Pennsylvania when they got married, but I have no idea whether they stayed in Utica after getting married, went to PA, or moved somewhere else entirely. The story goes that Cosmo had a sister who moved to California, and Maria is the only sister I could find, but I haven't found any Antonio and Maria Palmisanos who fit their descriptions there. Unfortunately, I don't know Antonio's birth date, so I can't search for his SSDI. I've tried searching for her SSDI, but have had no luck. I'm hoping to visit Utica soon, so I can find their marriage certificate and get his date of birth. Maybe that will get me some answers (fingers crossed).
I would also like to write for the 3 brothers' military records, as this might tell me whether Francesco stayed in Italy or if Giuseppe went back to fight in WWI. It should also say whether any of them evaded the draft and where they may have gone, such as the U.S. or Brazil.
Well, that's about all for now on the Bini Family. I've learned some new information recently on Angelina Giacovelli's family, so maybe I will discuss this in my next post.
First of all, I found Cosmo's birth record in the Coreggia microfilm.
-Cosmo Damiano Bini was born January 7(?), 1889 at 4:05 AM in Coreggia, a township of Monopoli, to Pietro Bini (age 39, contadino) and Antonia Annese. ---His draft and death records give his birth date as Jan. 6th, so I'm not sure which date is correct. Their address is listed as "Contrada Pantanelli al numero cossato"...but obviously cossato isn't a number. In fact, I don't know what cossato even means. Anyone?
**Also, based on the name given on his birth record, I will now refer to him as Cosmo instead of Cosimo.
Second, I found his brother Giuseppe's birth record.
It turns out that Pietro and Antonia had 3 children before Cosmo was born, with the first two dying in infancy.
-Their first child was named Giuseppe, born Feb 19, 1880 in Coreggia. He must have died before 1882, as their second son Giuseppe was born June 1, 1882 in Coreggia. The third Giuseppe was born June 9, 1885 in Coreggia. At the time of all three births they lived on Contrada Coreggia, no number listed.
-I found no birth records for children of Pietro and Antonia between 1885 and 1889, so, as far as I know, Cosmo was the next born.
Third, I have documented almost all Binis and Anneses born and married in Alberobello between 1809 and 1900. Coreggia birth records are on microfilm from 1878-1895 (1895 is when Coreggia became part of Alberobello) and I have documented all Binis and Anneses born there between 1878 and 1894. This has helped me identify virtually every Bini I have found that immigrated to the U.S. from Alberobello. There weren't many Binis in Alberobello, so I have managed to trace most of them back to only a few families in the 1700s using birth, marriage, and death records. However, because the Anneses had a much larger presence in Alberobello, I haven't been able to link them all together. In fact, going back to the 1740s, I could still not link my Annese line to most of the other hundreds of Anneses in Alberobello.
Fourth, I am fairly certain that Cosmo immigrated to Utica, NY in 1906.
I have found only two Cos(i)mo Binis born in Alberobello/Coreggia and both were born in 1889 (one being my great grandfather). One of the problems I originally faced with finding Cosmo's immigration record was that I found 3 ship records with Cos(i)mo Binis from Alberobello, but had no way of knowing who they were. I managed to eliminate one, based on the information provided in the ship manifest, as well as U.S. information I found on the other Cosimo (his name included an i), but the other 2 I was less certain about. The name on the 1905 manifest had been crossed out, indicating he hadn't sailed, but it gave the birth year as 1889, his home as Alberobello, and a brother named Giuseppe Bini living in Utica, NY. In 1906 there was another Cosmo Bini, born in 1889, from Alberobello, and going to a brother Giuseppe in Utica, as well. While it appeared to be the same person as in 1905, I had no way of knowing whether this was my great grandfather or not.
However, based on my new information (there were only 2 Cos(i)mo Binis in Alberobello, the other Cosimo didn't have a brother Giuseppe, my great grandfather did have a brother Giuseppe, and my great grandfather settled in Utica), I feel pretty confident that these ship records belonged to my great grandfather.
Fifth, I have no idea what happened to Giuseppe or Maria.
At this point, it is evident that Cosmo had three siblings: an older brother Giuseppe (1885), a younger brother Francesco (1891), and a younger sister Maria (1895). Giuseppe came here before May 23, 1905 and Maria arrived on April 21, 1921.
-I have scoured the census records and directories for Giuseppe but have found no trace of him. I was also unable to find him in the ship records. I never expected him to be even more of a challenge than Cosmo! -Now, Cosmo arrived in 1906 and the story goes that he worked on a railroad at some point after arriving. I have found him working in a grocery store in 1916 via a Utica directory (the first time I can find him in Utica), and he appears in most future directories, but between 1906 and 1916, I have found nothing. It is my assumption that at some point during these 10 years he worked on the railroad (as for what railroad, no one seems to know). So, I'm wondering whether Giuseppe worked on the railroad, as well.
-There is also a story that one of Cosmo's brothers moved to Brazil. Was this Francesco? Or was this Giuseppe? Did Giuseppe come to the U.S. for a few years and then move to Brazil? Or could Giuseppe have even gone back to Italy?
-As for Maria, I know she married Antonio Palmisano, also from Alberobello, in Utica in 1921. Aside from her ship record and brief marriage announcement, I have found no trace of her. Unfortunately, Antonio/Anthony Palmisano is an incredibly common name, and Maria/Mary is even more common. I know Antonio was living in Pennsylvania when they got married, but I have no idea whether they stayed in Utica after getting married, went to PA, or moved somewhere else entirely. The story goes that Cosmo had a sister who moved to California, and Maria is the only sister I could find, but I haven't found any Antonio and Maria Palmisanos who fit their descriptions there. Unfortunately, I don't know Antonio's birth date, so I can't search for his SSDI. I've tried searching for her SSDI, but have had no luck. I'm hoping to visit Utica soon, so I can find their marriage certificate and get his date of birth. Maybe that will get me some answers (fingers crossed).
I would also like to write for the 3 brothers' military records, as this might tell me whether Francesco stayed in Italy or if Giuseppe went back to fight in WWI. It should also say whether any of them evaded the draft and where they may have gone, such as the U.S. or Brazil.
Well, that's about all for now on the Bini Family. I've learned some new information recently on Angelina Giacovelli's family, so maybe I will discuss this in my next post.
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