Domenico Ricciardi

Domenico Ricciardi, born 29 August 1891 in San Giuliano del Sannio, is a strong candidate for Tony Iacofano's maternal grandfather. Existing accepted and proposed repo sources identify Mary Ricciardi's parents as Domenic/Dominic Ricciardi and Christina/Christania Polletta/Pauletta. The new image-backed 1920 declaration and 1927 naturalization petition give Domenico's exact birth date, Italian-origin locality, wife Cristina, and children Maria, Nicola, and Angelina, while the user-supplied FamilySearch birth index gives parents Nicolangelo Ricciardi and Maria di Niro. A proposed Providence passenger manifest candidate has also been located, but it conflicts on residence/birthplace and initial U.S. destination, so it should remain a review-gated arrival clue.

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Why this is not settled yet

1891 –

Can the original San Giuliano del Sannio birth register image for certificate No. 62 be viewed to verify Domenico's birth and parents?
Is the 1920 Providence passenger manifest entry J68G-FQ7 the same Domenico Ricciardi despite its S. Giovanni S. locality, Rockford destination, possible prior U.S. residence, and 12 October arrival date?
Can Domenico's full Fold3/NARA naturalization file be obtained and compared with the existing FamilySearch declaration/petition images, especially the indexed Other (1926) and Oath of Allegiance (1927) pages?
Does the 1942 World War II draft card or death certificate corroborate San Giuliano del Sannio, exact birth date, and spouse/family identity?
How should the conflict be resolved between the 1927 petition saying Maria, Nicola, and Angelina were born in Italy and later U.S. records saying Mary/Nick/Angie were born in Ohio?
Can Cristina/Christina/Christania Polletta/Pauletta be identified in Italian civil records and tied to the Finizia/Sepino lead, if that separate path is real?

Notes

Lead created 24 April 2026 from image-backed naturalization documents and user-supplied FamilySearch indexed birth details.
The naturalization images are strong evidence for Domenico's birth date, origin locality, arrival, residence, and wife/children as reported by him.
A proposed 1920 Providence passenger manifest candidate was added on 24 April 2026. It matches the ship/name/arrival-port clue but conflicts with the San Giuliano/Cleveland pattern and needs user review before any immigration event is created.
Fold3 public metadata found on 24 April 2026 identifies a subscriber-gated NARA M1995 naturalization file for Ricciardi, Domenico, file id 124286490, cluster `116.DSNEv6UI3ASKmkXx0zuFBQ`, with 9 images including Other (1926), Petition for Naturalization (1927), and Oath of Allegiance (1927). The repo already has FamilySearch declaration/petition images, so the full Fold3/NARA file should be compared before adding duplicate source records; image retrieval is tracked in HIR-20260424-004.
The 1891 birth index is still index-only; do not treat the parent names as image-verified until the original San Giuliano del Sannio register is reviewed.
Do not promote this lead or update Mary Ricciardi's canonical person record until the proposed source set is reviewed and accepted.

Records

Records and mentions

Naturalization Record

Declaration of Intention for Domenico Richardi, Cleveland 1920

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24 December 1920

Declaration of intention for Domenico Richardi, filed in the Common Pleas Court of Cuyahoga County on 24 December 1920, giving his birth date as 29 August 1891, birthplace as San Giuliano del Sannio, Italy, arrival at New York on 13 October 1920 on the Providence, residence at 1951 East 123rd Street, Cleveland, and wife Cristina.

Domenico Ricciardi, Cristina Polletta 2 files

Online Index

FamilySearch Index for Domenico Ricciardi Birth, San Giuliano del Sannio 1891

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29 August 1891

FamilySearch indexed birth entry for Domenico Ricciardi, born 29 August 1891 in San Giuliano del Sannio, Campobasso, with parents Nicolangelo Ricciardi and Maria di Niro.

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Online Index

Fold3 Index for Cristina Ricciardi Naturalization File, 1942-1944

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1942-1944

Fold3 public metadata for a subscriber-gated NARA M1995 naturalization file for Cristina Ricciardi, including pages titled Other (1942), Petition for Naturalization (1943), and Oath of Allegiance (1944). The metadata gives birth country Italy and the alias Polletta, but the underlying images were not viewable in the agent session.

Cristina Polletta, Domenico Ricciardi 1 file

Passenger Manifest

Passenger Manifest for Cristina Polletta, S.S. Regina d'Italia, 1921

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19 December 1921

Two-page alien passenger manifest for the S.S. Regina d'Italia arriving at New York on 19 December 1921, with Cristina Polletta on line 13. The record gives her last residence and birthplace as S. Giuliano, Campobasso, final destination as Cleveland, Ohio, and appears to identify the person she was joining as husband Domenico Ricciardi.

Cristina Polletta, Domenico Ricciardi 1 file

Passenger Manifest

Passenger Manifest for Domenico Ricciardi, S.S. Providence, 1920

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12 October 1920

Two-page alien passenger manifest for the S.S. Providence arriving at New York on 12 October 1920, with a candidate entry for Domenico Ricciardi on line 23. The travel anchors match the naturalization records closely enough to preserve this as a proposed source, but the manifest's residence/birthplace and destination readings conflict with the San Giuliano del Sannio/Cleveland pattern and require user review.

Domenico Ricciardi 1 file

Naturalization Record

Petition for Naturalization for Domenico Ricciardi, Cleveland 1927

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7 March 1927

Petition for naturalization for Domenico Ricciardi, filed in the U.S. District Court at Cleveland on 7 March 1927, giving his birth date as 29 August 1891, birthplace as San Giuliano del Sannio, Italy, arrival at New York on 13 October 1920 on the Providence, residence at 2089 East 125th Street, Cleveland, wife Cristina, and children Maria, Nicola, and Angelina.

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