HOW WE GOT TO AMERICA
THE FOLLOWING SHIPS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE KNOWN AS THE ONES THAT BROUGHT ALL BENINTENDE'S TO AMERICA IN THE EARLY 1900's. MOST ALL OF THIS INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE ELLIS ISLAND WEB SITE. BE AWARE OF A BOOK FLOATING AROUND ON THE WEB ADVERTISING "THE BENINTENDE NAME IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA" FOR $29.05 AND YET THIS BOOK IS ONLY SMALL PIECES OF BENINTENDE INFORMATION FROM ELLIS ISLAND AND ANCESTORY.COM WOVEN INTO A GENERIC "COOKIE CUTTER" FORMAT FOR ANY NAME REALLY.
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In 1905 My Great Grandfather Giuseppe Benintende and his oldest son Mario, sailed into Ellis Isalnd.
Despite intensive searches, we still can not find how the rest of the children ( 8 ) to be exact, including my Grandfather got to America.
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The Florida brought 2 people from the port of Naples including my Greatgrandmother Olinda Benintende in 1908.
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| The Florida 1908 |
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BROUGHT 2 BENINTENDE’S TO AMERICA
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| CITTA DI MELINA |
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S.S. Taormina sailed to New York and carried at least 5 Itlaians with it during the solo sail
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| S.S. TAORMINA |
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| S.S. CRETIC |
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THE CRETIC
BUILT IN 1902
SAILED WITH AT LEAST 4 BENINTENDE’S TO AMERICA
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BROUGHT APPROXIMATELY 2 BENINTENDE’S TO AMERICA, BUILT IN 1910
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| S.S.SATURNIA |
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| DUCA DAOSTA |
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BUILT 1908 BROUGHT APPROX. 2 BENINTENDE’S TO AMERICA
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