Her (1900/1901) passport says she was born April 5, 1851 in San Pier Niceto; her 1878 marriage act says she was born in Messina. Her passport describes her as 1.55 meters.82

Arrived in Boston on the Vancouver in 1903 at 52. Last residence Messina. Passage paid by husband, no job, can’t read or write. Traveling with daughters Rosa, Francesca, Nicoletta, and Giovanna. Going to stay with Giuseppe Lamanna at 32 Spring St., Cambridig (sic), Boston, MA.50

In 1920, lists year of emigration ast 1904. Living with her husband; son Pasquale and his wife and kids; Pasquale’s mother-in-law; daughter Giovanna and her kids; daughter Rosa, husband Giuseppi Visalli, and their sons; daughter Francesca, her husband Pasquale Zappala and their children; and nephew Giovanni Zappala.40