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Calogero Porretta
1868 - 1944

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• Birth	1868	Sicily, Italy
  Gender	Male
  Also known as	Calogero Poretta  [1]
  Also known as	Charles Porretta  [1]
  Immigration	26 Nov 1890	New York, New York, NY, USA
  	Arrived New York, New York, NY, USA
  	Note: Name entered on passenger list is Calogero Poretta, not Porretta. Ancestry.com 11/10/2005 New York Passenger List, 1890, November, Devonia Name: Calogero Poretta Arrival Date: 26 Nov 1890 Estimated Birth Yea: 1868 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Fiume, Naples, and Trieste, Italy and Gibraltar Place of Origin Destination: New York Ship Name: Devonia
  Census - 1900	7 Jun 1900	Buffalo, Erie, NY, USA   [1]
  	306 Terrace Street
  	1900 United States Federal Census, New York, Erie, Buffalo Ward 19, District 157 7 Jun 1900, 306 Terrace Street, Dwelling 65, Family 178 Calogero Porretta, head, w, m, Apr 1875, 25, m4, Italy, Italy, Italy, 1893, 3, na, stone mason, o, r, h Caterina Porretta, wife, w, f, May 18??, 22, m4, 2-1, , Italy, Italy, Italy, 1893, 3 Rosina Porretta, daughter, w, f, Aug 1898, 1, s, NY, Italy, Italy
  Census - 1910	23 Apr 1910	Lockport, Niagara, NY, USA   [2]
  	157 Chapel Street
  	1910 United States Federal Census, New York, Niagara, Lockport Ward 2, District 79 23 Apr 1910, 157 Chapel Street, Dwelling 179, Family 203 Charles Porretta, head, m, w, 35, m1, 12, Italy, italy, Italy, 1893, na, stone mason, public building, w, o, m, h Carrie Porretta, wife, f, w, 33, m1, 12, 7-5, Italy, italy, Italy, Rosa Porretta, daughter, f, w, 12, s, NY, Italy, italy, attended school Frank Porretta, son, m, w, 10, s, NY, Italy, italy, attended school Anthony Porretta, son, m, w, 8, s, NY, Italy, italy, attended school Joseph Porretta, son, m, w, 4, s, NY, Italy, italy Anna Porretta, daughter, f, w, 2, s, NY, Italy, italy
  Census - 1920	6 Jan 1920	Lockport, Niagara, NY, USA   [3]
  	?? Market Street
  	1920 United States Federal Census, New York, Niagara, Lockport Ward 2, District 79 6 Jan 1920, ?? Market Street, Dwelling 114, Family 136 Calogero Porretta, head, o, f, m, w, 51, m, 1894, na, 1896, Italy, Italy, Italy, (cannot read occupation) -- (transcribed as Emrys Porretta) Catherine Porretta, wife, f, w, 43, m, 1894, na, 1896, Italy, Italy, Italy Frank Porretta, son, m, w, 19, s, attended school, NY, Italy, Italy Anthony Porretta, son, m, w, 17, s, attended school, NY, Italy, Italy Josephine Porretta, daughter, f, w, 13, s, attended school, NY, Italy, Italy Anna Porretta, daughter, f, w, 11, s, attended school, NY, Italy, Italy -- (transcribed as James Porretta) Carl Porretta, son, m, w, 6, s, attended school, NY, Italy, Italy -- (transcribed as Catherin Porretta) Jerome Porretta, son, m, w, 2 1/2, s, NY, Italy, Italy -- (transcribed as Gilliam Porretta) Alexander Porretta, son, m, w, 9/12, s, NY, Italy, Italy -- (transcribed as Ammon Porretta) Frank Pakan, son-in-law, m, w, 23, m, ??, na, ??, Italy, Italy, Italy, (cannot read occupation) Rose Pakan, daughter, f, w, 21, m, NY, Italy, Italy
  Census - 1930	3 Apr 1930	Lockport, Niagara, NY, USA   [2]
  	157 Chapel Street
  	1930 United States Federal Census, New York, Niagara, Lockport, District 14 3 Apr 1930, 157 Chapel Street, Dwelling 36, Family 44 Charles Porretta, head, o, 4000, r, m, w, 61, m, 28, Italy, Italy, Italy, 1890, na, building, bricklayer Catherine Porretta, wife, f, w, 55, m, 20, Italy, Italy, Italy, 1890, na Anthony Porretta, son, m, w, 27, s, attended school, NY, Italy, Italy, Anna Porretta, daughter, f, w, 21, s, NY, Italy, Italy, labor, radio factory Carl Porretta, son, m, w, 17, s, attended school, NY, Italy, Italy Jerome Porretta, son, m, w, 12, s, attended school, NY, Italy, Italy Alexander Porretta, son, m, w, 10, s, attended school, NY, Italy, Italy -- (transcribed as Alexandro Porretta)
  Died	1944	Lockport, Niagara, NY, USA
  Person ID	I109	AC-Family
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2009

  
  

  Father	Francesco Porretta,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Rosa Sercci
  Family ID	F1164	Family Group Sheet

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Catherine Colletti,   b. 1877,   d. 1943, Lockport, Niagara, NY, USA
  Children	1. Rosina Porretta,   b. Abt 1898, , , NY, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Frank Porretta,   b. Abt 1900, , , NY, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 3. Anthony Porretta,   b. 10 Jul 1902, Buffalo, Erie, NY, USA ,   d. 21 Apr 1982   4. Joseph Porretta,   b. Abt 1906, , , NY, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Josephine Porretta,   b. 28 Mar 1906, Lockport, Niagara, NY, USA ,   d. 30 Jun 1997, Lockport, Niagara, NY, USA   6. Anna Porretta,   b. Abt 1908, , , NY, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Carl Porretta,   b. Abt 1913, , , NY, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Jerome Porretta,   b. Abt 1918, , , NY, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Alexander A. Porretta,   b. 1 May 1919, , , NY, USA ,   d. 8 Nov 1993
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2005
  Family ID	F64	Family Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Event Immigration - Arrived New York, New York, NY, USA - 26 Nov 1890 - New York, New York, NY, USA Census - 1900 - 306 Terrace Street - 7 Jun 1900 - Buffalo, Erie, NY, USA Census - 1910 - 157 Chapel Street - 23 Apr 1910 - Lockport, Niagara, NY, USA Census - 1920 - ?? Market Street - 6 Jan 1920 - Lockport, Niagara, NY, USA Census - 1930 - 157 Chapel Street - 3 Apr 1930 - Lockport, Niagara, NY, USA Died - 1944 - Lockport, Niagara, NY, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Passenger Lists

  Poretta, Calogero "Charles" (1868-1944) Passenger List for the Devonia.

  
  

  Passenger Ships

  Porretta, Calogero "Charles" (1868-1944) DEVONIA 1877 was a 4,270 gross ton ship, built by Barrow Shipbuilding Co, Barrow in 1877 for the Anchor Line. Her details were - length 400.3ft x beam 42ft, straight stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 200-1st, 100-2nd and 800-3rd class. Launched on 28th Mar.1877, she sailed on her maiden voyage from Glasgow to Moville (Ireland) and New York on 2nd Jun.1877. Her last voyage on this service commenced 19th Oct. 1893 (arr. NY 31/10). After this, she made an occasional voyage for Barrow Steamship Co, but was mostly laid up until Jul.1899 when she went to Hamburg for scrapping. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.460] [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.9, Anchor Line]

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Carla Porretta Sprague, 1989. ====================== Born: 24 Sep 1869 Caltavuturo, Sicilia, [region], Italy «tab» Died: 3 Mar 1944 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA <http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=22134217> ====================== The Redmond Layer Family Tree Birth: 24 SEP 1868 Caltavuturo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Death: 3 MAR 1944 Buffalo, Erie, New York <http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?pid=-1939917797&tid=1450931&ssrc=> ========================== There is confusion about Joseph and Josephine Porretta. In the 1910 census (below), Joseph Porretta appears as male and 4. In the 1920 census (below), Josephine Porretta appears as female and 13. Neither child appears in the 1930 census of the family. ARE THESE SEPARATE CHILDREN?




• Sources

  [S62] Census/U.S. Federal: 1900. [S56] Census/U.S. Federal: 1930. [S55] Census/U.S. Federal: 1920.