Bari Ancestors

Vito Michele RUSCIGNO

Male 1892 - 1964  (71 years)

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  • Name Vito Michele RUSCIGNO  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Birth 31 Oct 1892  Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Arrival 23 May 1910  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1924  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Arrival 19 Apr 1924  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Death 11 Feb 1964  Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Cemetery
    Person ID I706  Bari Ancestors
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2025 

    Father Michele RUSCIGNO,   b. 25 Jul 1860, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1926, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Isabella Maria BELLIZZI,   b. 16 Sep 1864, Ceglie del Campo, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1904, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 30 Nov 1884  Ceglie del Campo, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14
    Family ID F335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Serafina SALATINO,   b. 5 Mar 1897, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1962, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 7 Feb 1920  Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Raffaele RUSCIGNO,   b. Abt Oct 1924, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1925, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Isabella RUSCIGNO,   b. 17 Oct 1926, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 22 Jun 2022 (Age > 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Angela RUSCIGNO,   b. 4 Jun 1929, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2017, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Michele RUSCIGNO,   b. 1920, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1937, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Raffaele RUSCIGNO,   b. Abt Feb 1931, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1933, Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 Oct 1892 - Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - 23 May 1910 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Feb 1920 - Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1924 - Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - 19 Apr 1924 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Feb 1964 - Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Sannicandro di Bari, Bari, Puglia, Italy Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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  • Notes 
    • At age 17 years 6 months, on May 23, 1910, Vito Michele arrived at Ellis Island aboard the ship San Giovanni. He stated he was going to visit his brother-in-law Guiseppe Brandorisio who lived at 573 Erving Street in Chicago, Illinois. He also stated he left behind his father Michele. Was also scheduled to sail aboard the San Giorgio on April 29, 1910 but didn't sail for an unknown reason.

      At age 28, on June 9, 1920, Vito arrived at Ellis Island aboard the ship Duca Deglie Abruzzi. He stated he had been here before between 1910 and 1915 in Washington. He also stated he left behind his wife Serafina and that he was going to visit his brother-in-law Lucchi Salatino who lived at 20 Street in Spokane, Washington.

      At age 31, on April 19, 1924, Vitomichele arrived at Ellis Island aboard the ship Conte Verde. He stated he had been here before between 1920 and 1923 in Pennsylvania. He was returning to his residence at 4 Center Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and that he had left behind his wife Serafina Salatino in Sannicandro.

  • Sources 
    1. [S247] Sannicandro (BA) Atti di Nascita 1809-1929, 1892.
      N. 312 - Vito Michele Ruscigno on October 31, 1892

    2. [S186] Sannicandro (BA) Atti di Matrimonio 1866-1945, 1920.
      N. 020 - Vito Michele Ruscigno and Serafina Salatino on February 7, 1920

    3. [S2206] Miscellaneous Sources (Not On Line), Photograph of gravestone during September 2003 visit to Sannicandro.

    4. [S247] Sannicandro (BA) Atti di Nascita 1809-1929, 1929.
      N. 130 - Angela Ruscigno on June 4, 1929

    5. [S218] Sannicandro (BA) Atti di Morte 1824-1833, 1835, 1837, 1839, 1842-1945, 1925.
      N. 034 - Raffaele Ruscigno on March 22, 1925

    6. [S247] Sannicandro (BA) Atti di Nascita 1809-1929, 1926.
      N. 247 - Isabella Ruscigno on October 17, 1926

    7. [S765] Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1910; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_1483; Line: 24; List number: .
      Record for Vito Michele Ruscigno

    8. [S765] Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1910; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_1483; Line: 13; List number: .
      Record for Vito Michele Ruscigno

    9. [S765] Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1924; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_3476; Line: 2; List number: .
      Record for Vito Ruscigno

    10. [S218] Sannicandro (BA) Atti di Morte 1824-1833, 1835, 1837, 1839, 1842-1945, 1937.
      N. 108 - Michele Ruscigno on July 16, 1937

    11. [S218] Sannicandro (BA) Atti di Morte 1824-1833, 1835, 1837, 1839, 1842-1945, 1933.
      N. 034 - Raffaele Ruscigno on February 28, 1933

    12. [S247] Sannicandro (BA) Atti di Nascita 1809-1929, 1860.
      N. 104 - Michele Ruscigno on July 25, 1860

    13. [S1398] Ceglie del Campo (BA) Atti di Nascita 1809-1929, 1864.
      N. 73 - Isabella Maria Bellizzi on September 16, 1864

    14. [S1397] Ceglie del Campo (BA) Atti di Matrimonio 1809-1819, 1866-1932, 1884.
      N. 18 - Michele Ruscigno and Isabella Maria Bellizzi on November 30, 1884