Can anyone find information on my great grandfather?

Question

My mother's grandfather was named Fortunato Esposito and he was a policeman in New Haven, Connecticut. I wanted to find some information about his family in Italy. Everyone on my mom's side believe his family was from Castellamare di Stabia or the Naples Italy area. He married Mary Sheehy but I'm not sure of the actual date.

Answer 1

http://genforum.genealogy.com/esposito/

http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pa...

Answer 2

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I KNOW HIM

HE GAVE A LECTURE AT OUR SCHOOL IN 1982

Answer 3

There were two Fortuanto Esposito's in the 1920 New Haven Connecticut Federal census.  Both were born in Connecticut; however, both parents of both Fortunato's were born in Italy.  

Here are the two Fortunatos

Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: New Haven Ward 6, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: T625_192; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 341; Image: 506.

Household Members: Name Age

Ferdinand Esposito 42  

Pasqualine Esposito 39  

Fortunato Esposito 19  

John Esposito 17  

Lucy Esposito 16  

Alphonso Esposito 14  

Carmel Esposito 13  

Grace Esposito 10  

Salvator Esposito 8  

Nancy Esposito 7  

Frank Esposito 5  



Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: New Haven Ward 7, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: T625_192; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 347; Image: 858.

Household Members: Name Age

Nuzzio Esposito 42  

Mary Esposito 36  

Dominick Esposito 12  

Ida Esposito 9  

Charlie Esposito 4 1/12  

Fortunato Esposito 1/12



So, before we can go any further, which one are you talking about?  The first one  in the 1920 census was a watchmaker at a clock shop, but that doesn't mean that he couldn't have been a policeman later.

Also, the first one did travel abroad.  There is a ships list from where he sailed from Liverpool aboard the S.S. Cedric in October 1927.  There was no information though on his traveling itinerary though.