The Fusia/Fuscą Family  

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Historic Family Documents

The documents below are copies of: 

 - Original Civil Records (Birth's, Deaths and Marriages) from the towns of Vazzano and Pizzoni 

- Ships passenger manifests for the SS Britannia: Bruno and the SS Alesia: Marianna, Joe, Don and Frank

- US Census Records for Wilkinsburg, PA.

- NEW - Bruno's listings in Pittsburgh Business Directories from 1898 to 1913

 * Scroll down for Census Records - copies of original US Census Reports from 1900 through 1930. 

* Scroll down to see the ships manifest for Marianna, Joe, Don and Frank

Click on any document below to enlarge it

 

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Birth Registration - Giacomo Bruno Fuscą

Vazzano, Italy, September 13, 1865

 

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Birth Registration - Marianna Nicolina DePalma

Pizzoni, Italy,  May 14, 1867

 

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 Marriage Certificate - Bruno & Marianna

Pizzoni, Italy   June 25, 1887

  

 

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Birth Registration - Joe

- Giuseppe Maria Fuscą -

Pizzoni, August 20, 1888

    

 

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Birth Registration - Don

- Domenico Antonio Fuscą -

Vazzano, May 11, 1891

    

 

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Birth Registration - Frank

- Francesco Giovan Battista Fuscą -

Vazzano, January 10, 1894

    

 

Ships Passenger Manifest  - SS Britannia

 

Arrived in New York June 13, 1895

 

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Line 1

Domenico Fusca 
Line 2

Bruno Fusca
Line 3

Giuseppe Scuglia
Line 4

Giuseppe De Caria

 

 

 

NEW

 

Ships Passenger Manifest - SS Alesia

 

Left Naples September 5, 1898.  Arrived in New York September 24, 1898

 

Marianna and boys ship mainifest.jpg (510470 bytes)

 

Line 1 De Palma, Maria

 (Marianna )
Line 2 Son   Giuseppe

( Joe )
Line 3    "      Antonio

( Don )
Line 4    "      Francesco

( Frank)

Note: It was not the custom for Italian women to take on their husbands last name.

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Bruno's 21 year old nephew, Giuseppe - son of Bruno's brother Francesco Maria Fuscą and Caterina Fabrizio - came over with Marianna and the boys.  He was the only other passenger from Vazzano and he could read and write. It's safe to assume that Bruno wanted an adult male relative to make the trip over with them for protection.    

Giuseppe Fusca Ships Manifest1898.jpg (544722 bytes)

Line 27

 Fuscą, Giuseppe  Bruno's Nephew

    

                

NEW - US Census Records 1900 - 1930

It's no wonder the spelling of our last name is screwed up!         

 

   

1900 US Census

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The  Bruno?  family - Line 78

1314 Montier Street, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania

The Census Taker wrote Bruno as the family name!!!  Plus, note "Fusia" not "Fusca"...

Plus, they had 5 Italian Boarders all named "James"!

 

  

1910 US Census

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The Bruno Fusa ? family  -  Line 32

1517 Montier Street, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania

 

  

1920 US Census

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The Bruno Fusca family  -  Line 36

1124 Maple Street, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania

   

1930 US Census

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The Bruno Fusca family  -  Line 87

1124 Maple Street, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania

 

 

Pittsburgh/Wilkinsburg Business Directories

1898 - 1913

 

 

Bruno Fusia City Directory Shoemaker1898.jpg (823174 bytes)

 

1898

Fusia, Bruno - Shoemaker

South Ave at North Wood Ave, Wilkinsburg, PA

 

Bruno Fusca Shoemaker 1898.jpg (823929 bytes)

 

1898

Bruno Fusca - Shoemaker

613 South Ave, home, same

 

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1902

 

Bruno Fusia - Shoemaker

1314 Montier Street, Wilkinsburg, PA

 

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1903

 

Bruno Fusia - Fruits

1314 Montier Street, Wilkinsburg, PA

Bruno Fusia City Directory Confectioner no yr.jpg (1675091 bytes)

  

1912

   

Bruno Fusia - Confectioner

1517 Montier Street, Wilkinsburg, PA

 

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1912

 

Bruno Fusia - Grocer

1517 Montier Street, h: 1121 Maple Street

 

Bruno Fusia Meats 1913 Wilkinsburg Butter Co (p 1868).jpg (1000982 bytes)

 

1913 

 

Bruno Fusia - Meats

1517 Montier Street, Wilkinsburg, PA

 

 

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1913 

 

B  Fusia - Meats

1517 Montier Street, h: 1121 Maple Street

AND

DA Fusia - Barber

1517 Montier Street