Felice RUSCIGNO

1891 - 1962  (71 years)

• Name	Felice RUSCIGNO  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	11 Mar 1891	Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy   [5]
  Birth	11 May 1891	Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	6 Apr 1914	New York, USA   [4]
  _MILT	1 Mar 1916  [5]
  	POW after the battle on Monte Cappuccio
  _MILT	20 Nov 1919  [5]
  	Repatriated POW
  Arrival	7 Jul 1920	New York, USA   [3]
  _MILT	N. 37249/282 di matricola  [5]
  Death	28 Dec 1962	Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy   [1]
  Person ID	I525	Bari Ancestors
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Costantino RUSCIGNO,   b. 6 Sep 1859, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy d. 19 Feb 1936, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Maria Giovanna FERRI,   b. 2 Nov 1853, Loseto, Bari, Puglia, Italy d. 12 Jan 1929, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	29 Nov 1884	Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna RUSCIGNO,   b. 9 Mar 1899, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy d. 4 Aug 1983, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	29 Nov 1919	Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy   [2]
  Family ID	F319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Mar 1891 - Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Birth - 11 May 1891 - Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Arrival - 6 Apr 1914 - New York, USA Marriage - 29 Nov 1919 - Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Arrival - 7 Jul 1920 - New York, USA Death - 28 Dec 1962 - Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  On March 19, 1909, at age 18, Felice arrived at Ellis Island aboard the ship Barbarossa. He stated he was going to visit his uncle Giuseppe dePinto who lived at 241 N. Curits in Chicago, Illinois. Stated he left behind his father Costantino in Sannicandro. On April 6, 1914, at age 23, Felice again landed at Ellis Island aboard the ship Franconia. He stated he'd been in the U.S. before in 1908-11 in Portland, Oregon. He stated he was going to see his cousin Giovanni Virgilio who lived at 738 Scal--- Street in Chicago, Illinois. Again stated he'd left behind his father Costantino in Sannicandro. On July 7, 1920, at age 29, Felice again landed at Ellis Island aboard the ship Duca D'Aosta. He stated he'd been in the U.S. before in 1913-15 in Washington. He stated he was going to visit his brother Rescigno who lived at 507 St., Seattle, Washington. He also stated that this time he had left behind his wife Anna in Sannicandro.

  
  

• Sources

  [S247] Sannicandro (BA) Atti di Nascita 1809-1929, 1891. N. 131 - Felice Ruscigno on May 11, 1891 [S186] Sannicandro (BA) Atti di Matrimonio 1866-1945, 1919. N. 109 - Felice Ruscigno and Anna Ruscigno on November 29, 1919 [S765] Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1920; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_2793; Line: 29; List number: . Record for Felice Ruscigno [S765] Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1914; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_2288; Line: 4; List number: . Record for Felice Ruscigno [S2040] Laboratorio di Storia Patria, Sannicandro di Bari, Centerario Prima Guerra Mondiale Custodia Della Memoria, La Grande Guerra 1915-1918, I prigionieri di guerra - 19. Ruscigno, Felice. [S186] Sannicandro (BA) Atti di Matrimonio 1866-1945, 1884. N. 51 - Costantino Ruscigno and Maria Giacoma Ferri on November 29, 1884 [S247] Sannicandro (BA) Atti di Nascita 1809-1929, 1859. N. 124 - Costantino Ruscigno on September 6, 1859