Maddalena Domenica Carmela Fiore

31 October 2026 — Exact birth established from San Lorenzo Maggiore Nati 1878, act 59, image 42/57. Registered 15 October 1878; the birth clause states the eleventh (undici) of the current month. Female child Maddalena Domenica Carmela, father Alfonso Fiore, shoemaker domiciled in the commune, mother Filomena Barbato, his wife living with him. All three given names, both parents, and locality match the 1910 banns; birth on 11 October 1878 is consistent with age 31 in June 1910. This replaces the age-derived about-1879 estimate. [[evidence:WEB-20261101-024634-970b638e|Original 1878 birth act citation]], https://antenati.cultura.gov.it/ark:/12657/an_ua2721464/wR8Vjap . Original visually inspected at enlarged scale; image export failed and attachment recovery remains open.

Earlier research retained (approximate birth statements superseded by the original above): 28 October 2026 — Family recollection and original-record check. Joe reports that his mother remembers a female Giuseppa/Giuseppe Maria and a brother arriving from Naples on 8 April 1901 to join Alfonso in Chicago; possible additional children were Erneste (female), Angiola, Umberto and Francesco. This is family testimony, not yet confirmation of those identities. The 1881 act explicitly names Giuseppe Maria and says maschile (male); retain that profile's name/sex. The separately indexed 1901 Giuseppa is 11, with brother Luigi 10, versus expected ages 19 and 9 for the currently identified siblings. Manifest sex is recorded as man for both and last residence appears Bracigliano. The relative column does not securely name Alfonso. Preserve it as a comparison lead, not an established arrival for this family. Exact-parent searches for Ernesta (with fuzzy given-name variants), Angiola and Umberto did not locate a match; incomplete indexing means this does not prove they were not children. Francesco's 12 March 1883 index names Alfonso Fiore and Filomena Barbato (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG48-H1RS). Maddalena's original 23 June 1910 banns explicitly name the same parents and San Lorenzo Maggiore birthplace, despite her absence from the documents recalled by the family.

[[evidence:WEB-20261028-170654-3a858551|Giuseppe Maria's 1881 birth act citation]]; [[evidence:WEB-20261028-170659-7b52a0da|Maddalena's original 1910 banns, saved image]]; [[evidence:WEB-20261028-170704-a91093dc|1901 arrival candidate, saved image — identity unresolved]].

Earlier research retained:

October 26, 2026 — Archive AI, maternal Fiore research.

Original marriage-banns record dated June 23, 1910, Sampierdarena (San Pier d’Arena), Genova, DGS 007176372, item 14, image 78/253, printed page 73, identifies Maddalena Domenica Carmela Fiore, age 31, unmarried, attending to the home, born San Lorenzo Maggiore and resident in Naples. Father Alfonso Fiore, shoemaker, resided in San Lorenzo Maggiore. Mother Filomena Barbato was already deceased; the record says she lived in San Lorenzo Maggiore during her lifetime.

The proposed groom is Giuseppe Puglia, age 30, hairdresser, born Naples, then resident Sampierdarena and formerly Naples; son of deceased Federico and Giuseppa Schiano. Banns were required in Sampierdarena and Naples. This is evidence of intended marriage, not proof that a wedding occurred. No spouse link or wedding date is inferred. Original inspected: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WL-L931-W Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6B42-ZQ1M

Parent identification is supported by the exact named couple, her San Lorenzo Maggiore birthplace, and Alfonso’s matching shoemaker occupation in the 1881/1883/1891 Fiore birth records. The Italian family’s connection to Chicago Luigi Fiore remains qualified and unresolved. No exact birth or death date is established. Deceased status follows the nineteenth-century birth.