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ROCCO VINCENZO SARLI (1857-1894) in AMERICA

Tracking Rocco Vincenzo Sarli's arrival in America is elusive. Elmer Mott, his oldest son, related that his father said that he came over with an uncle. Was it an actual uncle? A brother of his father or his mother? Or was it a distant relative from Laurenzana?

The word "endogamy" comes to mind when researching family history in communes such as Laurenzana. Endogamy is the custom of marrying within a partiicular social or cultural group in accordance with custom or law. Laurenzanesi young women and young men in the 1800's rarely married anyone from outside their village. A brother and sister from one family might marry a sister and brother from another family. I have seen this a number of times. Some of them even married cousins with the same surname.

Without definitive proof, we can only speculate about Rocco Vincenzo Sarli's arrival by boat in America. Since he ultimately changed his entire name, Rocco may have already been trying out a new name. If you were going to change your name, what names would you choose and why?

SHIP LISTS

1) Ship name: Jules Cezard    Arrival date: May 2, 1872
Port of departure: Marseilles, France; Port of arrival: New York, New York

All in deckhouse:
 1. Giuseppe+ Gioia, age 19, tailor                     11. Egidio Ferro, age 5, musician
 2. Egidio Pavese, age 35, musician                    12. Michele Maggio, age 9, musician
 3. Benedetto Rocco+, age 12, musician             13. Michele Larocca, age 10, musician
 4. Giuseppe+ Borgoni, age 10, musician            14. Giuseppe+ Marone, age 9, musician
 5. Giovanni Borgoni, age 9, musician                 15. Rocco+ Martino, age 7, musician
 6. Emilio Iula, age 9, musician                            16. Nicola Martino, age 9, musician
 7. Domenico Pellettieri, age 8, musician             17. Vincenzo Padula, age 12, musician
 8. Luigi Greco, age 38, musician                        18. Pietro Paulo Merula, age 12, musician
 9. Michele Ferro, age 22, musician                    19. Giuseppe+ Antonio Greco, age 14, musician
10. Renato Ferro, age 4, musician

+Rocco's and Giuseppe's in group. - Was one of them Rocco Vincenzo Sarli?


2) Ship name: Spain     Arrival date: July 22, 1872
Port of departure: Liverpool, England, & Queenstown, Ireland; Port of arrival: New York, New York

Steerage: Passenger list of interest
523. Giuseppe Peccora*, age 43, male, laborer    532. Domenico Lieta, age 11, male, child     
524. Francesco Monaco, age 22, male, laborer     533. Frederico Presidi, age 26, male, laborer
525. Rocco+ Motta, age 11, male, child                 534. Rocco+ Pavia*, age 10, male, child
526. Michel Motta, age 10, male, child                   535. Francesco Pavia*, age 11, male, child
527. Rocco+ Arnbrezzio*, age 10, male, child        536. Giovanni Pavia*, age 8, male, child
528. Giovanni Arnbrezzio*, age 8, male, child        537. Rocco+ Dillentendini, age 11, male, child
529. Giovanni Pelusco*, age 9, male, child            538. Doroto Dillentendini, age 8, male, child
530. Giuseppe+ Cursano, age 11, male, child        539. Final Whincanzi, age 9, male, child
531. Giuseppe+ Crispallo*, age 9, male, child        540. Egido Whincanzi, age 8, male, child

*correct spelling: Pecora; Arnbrezzio is probably Ambruso; Pelusco is probablly Peloso; Crispallo is probably Cristallo; Pavia is probably Pavese;

+ Rocco's and Giuseppe's in the group - Was one of them Rocco Vincenzo Sarli?


3) Ship name: The Queen   Arrival date: 12 Dec 1872
Port of departure: Le Havre, France & London, England; Port of arrival: New York, New York

Steerage: Passenger list of interest
1. Giuseppe Dallesandro*, age 34, laborer               6. Pasquale Liuzzi, age 1, infant
2. Vincenzo Motta, age 32, laborer                           7. Emma Liuzzi, age 21, spinster
3. Michel Despersia*, age 26, laborer                       8. Alexandro* Marone, age 41, laborer
4. Biagio Liuzzi, age 48, laborer                                9. Giuseppe+ Marone, age 10, child
5. Maria Liuzzi, age 40, wife

* correct spelling: D'Alesandro; correct spelling: Di Persia; correct spelling: Alesandro;
+ One Giuseppe, accompanied by Alexandro Marone who could be a male relative of his mother


4) Ship name: Br. S.S. State of Louisiana     Arrival date: June 8, 1874
Port of departure: Liverpool, England; Port of Arrival: New Orleans

Names of interest
1. G. Sarli, age 54, male
2. V. Sarli, age 21, male
3. V. Sarli*, age 16, male

* born about 1858, Vincenzo and Vito are the most common boy's names starting with "V" in Laurenzana