by PolackTony » Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:49 pm
AlexfromSouth wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 1:13 pm
PolackTony wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 5:22 pm
I think there’s a very good possibility that they were related.
Generoso Del Duca was born 1886 in the comune of Lauro, Avellino province, Campania.
Lillian DelDuca was born in 1941 in BK. Her father was Phillip DelDuca, born in 1911 in BK to Pasquale Del Duca and Filomena Napoli. Pasquale DelDuca was born about 1879 and stated on later documents that he entered the US in 1903. This matches a Pasquale Del Duca, born about 1880, in Lauro, Avellino, who arrived in NYC in April of 1903. I’m not sure how closely related they were, likely cousins of either a closer or more distant degree (Generoso’s father was named Giovanni and Pasquale’s was named Filippo). I would also presume that Pasquale and Generoso knew each other in Brooklyn, as in 1917 Generoso lived at 148 Hudson Ave, across from the Navy Yard, while Pasquale lived a few blocks away on Adams St, at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge. Lauro was not a large place and Del Duca is not a super common surname there.
The spelling thing is irrelevant here, as it was very common that two-word Italian surnames (e.g., Di Giovanni, De Angelis, Lo Iacono, etc.) would be spelled as one word after immigration to the US (in general, spelling variations after immigration were very common, due to errors from English-speaking record keepers in the US and local dialect usage, illiteracy, or desire to assimilate on the part of immigrants).
It would be great if you can do the same run down for Casso' familly and roots, etc?
AlexfromSouth wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 1:13 pm
It would be great if you can do the same run down for Casso' familly and roots, etc?
Not sure if anyone has previously layed out Casso's genealogy, but here is what I have.
The surname was originally Cuozzo and was changed after immigration to the US. Anthony Salvatore Casso was born in Brooklyn on May 21st, 1942 to Michael Casso and Michelina "Margaret" Cuccurullo. Michael Casso was born in 1911 in Brooklyn to Michele Cuozzo and Raffaela Traboscio, both from the comune of Padula (
A Parula in Napuletan') in the Vallo di Diana region of Salerno province, along the border with Potenza, Basilicata. Michele and Raffaela married around 1899 in Padula and Michele arrived in NYC in 1906, bound for a "cousin", Vincenzo Padula, who lived on Carroll St in Brooklyn; Raffaela joined him in Brooklyn with their firstborn son, Francesco Cuozzo, born in 1902 in Padula, in 1910. The Cuozzos/Cassos settled in Park Slope, at 646 President St, between 4th and 5th Aves. In the 1920s, Michele Cuozzo managed a number of bowling alleys in Brooklyn, and in 1928 he opened the Subway Bowling Academy, at 214 5th Ave (at President St). Later documents had Michele's occupation as "building janitor", so he was likely the super at 646 President; Michele died in Brooklyn in 1956, while Raffaela had passed in 1946 (there were other Cuozzos from Padula who settled in both Brooklyn and Chicago who I believe were cousins of Michele Cuozzo).
In 1936, Michael Casso (living with his parents at 646 President) married Margaret Cuccurullo (living at 614 Lincoln Pl, near Eastern Pkwy and Befored Ave in Crown Heights). Margaret was born Michelina Cuccurullo in 1911 in Hoboken to Antonio Cucurullo and Lucia Rescigno, both also from Salerno province. Though Margaret was born in NJ, the Cuccurullos lived in Brooklyn, where Antonio was a baker; at various times they lived at Lorimer and Forst in Williamsburg and Hudson Ave and DeKalb in Downtown Brooklyn. On his 1922 naturalization petition, Antonio Cuccurullo stated that he was from Salerno and arrived in NYC in 1906, while his wife Lucia Rescigno was born about 1881 and was presumably also from Salerno province, as she and Antonio were married before emigrating to the US. The surnames Cuccurullo and Rescigno are both very strongly concentrated in Northern Salerno province around the vicinity of comuni like Nocera Inferiore, Angri, and Pagani, an area that sent many migrants to Brooklyn and had a major influence on the mafia in both Brooklyn and Chicago (with men from Capone, Frank Nitto, and Joe Ferriola to the Scarpas and Persicos, among others, having ancestry from the cluster of comuni in this section of Salerno).
In 1940, Michael and Margaret Casso lived at 643 President St, across the street from his parents. In 1950, they lived on the next block up, at 719 Union St between 4th and 5th; Michael Casso worked as stevedore loading ships on the Brooklyn waterfront. While it has been said that Michael Casso was a Genovese associate, I have no info myself on any criminal history for him. Anthony's older brother, Michael Casso, Jr (b. 1936), however, was one of 22 men arrested for illegal weapons possession in a 1955 NYPD investigation of an "arsenal" of 102 firearms stolen from an Egyptian freighter.
Also very interesting to note that in 1930, among the Cuozzo/Casso family's neighbors in 646 President St was the family of Domenico Fuschetto (changed to "Fischetti" in the US), a subway laborer born about 1865 in Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, Avellino, who had lived in the neighborhood since the 1890s. I believe that Domenico was a cousin of Nicola Fuschetto of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, father of Chicago LCN members Charles, Joseph, and Rocco Fischetti. The latter, famous, Fischettis grew up the next block south of President, at 584 Carroll St (between 4th and 5th), where their father Nicola was, like Michele Cuozzo, a building super. Recall that Michele Cuozzo arrived in the US in 1906, bound for his "cousin" Vincenzo Padula, who was living on the 500 block of Carroll St and a neighbor of the Fischettis, again underscoring the longstanding ties between families from Campania in the old South Brooklyn and surrounding neighborhoods (also underscored by the recollections of Al D'Arco stating that his family knew relatives of the Fischettis and Capones).
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I think there’s a very good possibility that they were related.
Generoso Del Duca was born 1886 in the comune of Lauro, Avellino province, Campania.
Lillian DelDuca was born in 1941 in BK. Her father was Phillip DelDuca, born in 1911 in BK to Pasquale Del Duca and Filomena Napoli. Pasquale DelDuca was born about 1879 and stated on later documents that he entered the US in 1903. This matches a Pasquale Del Duca, born about 1880, in Lauro, Avellino, who arrived in NYC in April of 1903. I’m not sure how closely related they were, likely cousins of either a closer or more distant degree (Generoso’s father was named Giovanni and Pasquale’s was named Filippo). I would also presume that Pasquale and Generoso knew each other in Brooklyn, as in 1917 Generoso lived at 148 Hudson Ave, across from the Navy Yard, while Pasquale lived a few blocks away on Adams St, at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge. Lauro was not a large place and Del Duca is not a super common surname there.
The spelling thing is irrelevant here, as it was very common that two-word Italian surnames (e.g., Di Giovanni, De Angelis, Lo Iacono, etc.) would be spelled as one word after immigration to the US (in general, spelling variations after immigration were very common, due to errors from English-speaking record keepers in the US and local dialect usage, illiteracy, or desire to assimilate on the part of immigrants).
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It would be great if you can do the same run down for Casso' familly and roots, etc?
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It would be great if you can do the same run down for Casso' familly and roots, etc?
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Not sure if anyone has previously layed out Casso's genealogy, but here is what I have.
The surname was originally Cuozzo and was changed after immigration to the US. Anthony Salvatore Casso was born in Brooklyn on May 21st, 1942 to Michael Casso and Michelina "Margaret" Cuccurullo. Michael Casso was born in 1911 in Brooklyn to Michele Cuozzo and Raffaela Traboscio, both from the comune of Padula ([i]A Parula[/i] in Napuletan') in the Vallo di Diana region of Salerno province, along the border with Potenza, Basilicata. Michele and Raffaela married around 1899 in Padula and Michele arrived in NYC in 1906, bound for a "cousin", Vincenzo Padula, who lived on Carroll St in Brooklyn; Raffaela joined him in Brooklyn with their firstborn son, Francesco Cuozzo, born in 1902 in Padula, in 1910. The Cuozzos/Cassos settled in Park Slope, at 646 President St, between 4th and 5th Aves. In the 1920s, Michele Cuozzo managed a number of bowling alleys in Brooklyn, and in 1928 he opened the Subway Bowling Academy, at 214 5th Ave (at President St). Later documents had Michele's occupation as "building janitor", so he was likely the super at 646 President; Michele died in Brooklyn in 1956, while Raffaela had passed in 1946 (there were other Cuozzos from Padula who settled in both Brooklyn and Chicago who I believe were cousins of Michele Cuozzo).
In 1936, Michael Casso (living with his parents at 646 President) married Margaret Cuccurullo (living at 614 Lincoln Pl, near Eastern Pkwy and Befored Ave in Crown Heights). Margaret was born Michelina Cuccurullo in 1911 in Hoboken to Antonio Cucurullo and Lucia Rescigno, both also from Salerno province. Though Margaret was born in NJ, the Cuccurullos lived in Brooklyn, where Antonio was a baker; at various times they lived at Lorimer and Forst in Williamsburg and Hudson Ave and DeKalb in Downtown Brooklyn. On his 1922 naturalization petition, Antonio Cuccurullo stated that he was from Salerno and arrived in NYC in 1906, while his wife Lucia Rescigno was born about 1881 and was presumably also from Salerno province, as she and Antonio were married before emigrating to the US. The surnames Cuccurullo and Rescigno are both very strongly concentrated in Northern Salerno province around the vicinity of comuni like Nocera Inferiore, Angri, and Pagani, an area that sent many migrants to Brooklyn and had a major influence on the mafia in both Brooklyn and Chicago (with men from Capone, Frank Nitto, and Joe Ferriola to the Scarpas and Persicos, among others, having ancestry from the cluster of comuni in this section of Salerno).
In 1940, Michael and Margaret Casso lived at 643 President St, across the street from his parents. In 1950, they lived on the next block up, at 719 Union St between 4th and 5th; Michael Casso worked as stevedore loading ships on the Brooklyn waterfront. While it has been said that Michael Casso was a Genovese associate, I have no info myself on any criminal history for him. Anthony's older brother, Michael Casso, Jr (b. 1936), however, was one of 22 men arrested for illegal weapons possession in a 1955 NYPD investigation of an "arsenal" of 102 firearms stolen from an Egyptian freighter.
Also very interesting to note that in 1930, among the Cuozzo/Casso family's neighbors in 646 President St was the family of Domenico Fuschetto (changed to "Fischetti" in the US), a subway laborer born about 1865 in Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, Avellino, who had lived in the neighborhood since the 1890s. I believe that Domenico was a cousin of Nicola Fuschetto of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, father of Chicago LCN members Charles, Joseph, and Rocco Fischetti. The latter, famous, Fischettis grew up the next block south of President, at 584 Carroll St (between 4th and 5th), where their father Nicola was, like Michele Cuozzo, a building super. Recall that Michele Cuozzo arrived in the US in 1906, bound for his "cousin" Vincenzo Padula, who was living on the 500 block of Carroll St and a neighbor of the Fischettis, again underscoring the longstanding ties between families from Campania in the old South Brooklyn and surrounding neighborhoods (also underscored by the recollections of Al D'Arco stating that his family knew relatives of the Fischettis and Capones).