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Subject: Re: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Looking for information on Mary (serra) andEnrico Nicola
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:58:51 -0000

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LSLangille Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/7450.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I was going to look up the Church address & phone, and when I saw it was on Fenn St., it made me remember the Census where a "Sino / Siro / Sira" (depending on how you pronounce it - I think their "N" is actually an "R" - see similar) family lived just down from the church on the same street. (Folks will typically go to the closest neighborhood church). This might be Mary's family ... The family lived at 529 Fenn St - about 2 blocks down from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (which is at 359 Fenn St). According to weddings and obits, this might be the church the family belonged to. It's very possible that Mary's middle name was Virginia (or vice/versa) and so as NOT to confuse between the 2 Mary's, she went by Virginia until she was out & married (??). Not sure, but it's possible. Founded:1903 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish 359 Fenn ST Pittsfield, MA 01201 Phone: (413) 442-4458 Fax: (413) 496-9607 A Closed Parish of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield MA http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6061&iid=4301046_00708&fn=Virginia&ln=Sino&st=r&ssrc=&pid=74529891 SEE LINE #8 - I think your Mary might actually be Virgina - dates add up. 1920 United States Federal Census Record for Virginia Sino Massachusetts > Berkshire > Pittsfield Ward 3 > District 62 > 19 Name: Virginia Sino [Virginia Simo] [Virginia Siro] Age: 19 Birth Year: abt 1901 Birthplace: Italy Home in 1920: Pittsfield Ward 3, Berkshire, Massachusetts Race: White Gender: Female Immigration Year: 1903 Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Joseph Sino Father's Birthplace: Italy Mother's Name: Mary A Sino Mother's Birthplace: Italy Household Members: Name Age Joseph Sino 45 Mary A Sino 35 Virginia Sino 19 Pasquale Sino 14 Catherine Sino 13 Anna Sino 12 Rose Sino 10 Salvonia Sino 8 Jennie Sino 7 Jessie Sino 6 Salvatore Sino 4[4 3/12] Anthony Sino 1[1 2/12] Leonard Sino 1[1 2/12] If you check for obituaries for Pittsfield area, for Sira/Sera for the MALE SIBLINGS of Mary, you might find that's what they called her. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.