Grandma Tessie & Accettura   

Grandma Tessie

The Luisiana, sailing from Naples, arrived at Ellis Island with 18 year old RoccoGrandpa Rocco Montesano Montesano from Accettura-Potenza, Italy aboard on September 20, 1910. On March 5, 1920, three children arrived at Ellis Island from the village of Accettura, Italy after departing Naples, aboard the steam ship Canada; Vito Nicola Montesano, 16, Rocco Montesano, 14, and Rosa Montesano, 11. See all Montesano listed at Ellis Island from Accettura and Accettura-Potenza on page 2.

Our dad was Frank John Montesano. His parents were Rocco Montesano and Teresa Sampogna. Maria Loscalzo & Vito Sampogna were our Grandma Montesano's parents. Grandma's name was Teresa Sampogna, Tessie. In 1928 Rocco Montesano returned from America and married Teresa in the village of Accettura, Italy, leaving again for NY shortly thereafter. Teresa and their thirteen month old daughter Mary did not arrive in New York until 1930. Tessie and Mary made the trip over in a private room aboard the Contogranda. Tessie said "After what I heard I knew we could make a good living on the other side." Continue to page 2 

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