Ship Manifests
Updated August 2, 2023
These ship manifests come from the Ellis Island Foundation. They can be hard to read. The first shows Pasquale Tomassi (line 18) arriving May 23, 1907 on the Princess Irene (see pic below). He came with $10…about $300 in today’s money. No one else from Sora is listed. However, he did travel with members of the Lippa, Bianchi (in-laws) and Palozzi families from Villavallelonga.
The Princess Irene was a German ship that was “transferred” to the US Navy in 1917, renamed the USS Pocahontas, and used for troop transport. It was sold back to a German company in 1921.
The next manifest shows Angelina “DILARRA” not DiSarra or even Tomassi. She came with daughter, Maria, on April 13, 1910 on the ship Duca di Genova (see pic below). She was meeting Pasquale in Rochester NY.
The “Duca di Genova” was built in 1907. It accommodated 80-1st, 16-2nd and 1,740-3rd class passengers. Launched in September 1907, she sailed from Genoa on her maiden voyage to Naples and New York. Her last round-trip was in 1916. She was then used as an Italian troopship until 6/2/1918 when she was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean by a German submarine u-boat near Cape Canet, France.
Francisco (Frank) Paolotto Manifest April 15, 1914
