Francesco had a successful life in Rose. He was a prosperous farmer, his wife had inherited land from her late father that had a great deal of produce growing upon it and his title as town elector brought him lots of extra resources to feed his healthy and growing family. What is unusual is that his large family did not experience any infant mortality. His was a strong stock and all his children survived. After his marriage, Francesco wanted to see if anything being said about America was true. He headed over through Ellis Island and was sponsored by friends he had in Mount Vernon, New York. He set up a small shop there and saved up some money. Francesco made the trip to and from New York and Rose often and it was not until the impending conflict of World War I did he decide to unite the entire family safely in America. During one of his trips back and forth from Rose to New York he took his eldest son Pietro to America as well as his daughter Filomena. Francesco has been described by his family as chubby and fair, and not very dark. When he was mourning the death of his father the custom of the time dictated that one grow out their beard. His beard was red and so many called him “barba rossa” meaning “red beard.” When it came time for him to shave it off he left the mustache and kept it to the day of his death.
Francesco had a successful life in Rose. He was a prosperous farmer, his wife had inherited land from her late father that had a great deal of produce growing upon it and his title as town elector brought him lots of extra resources to feed his healthy and growing family. What is unusual is that his large family did not experience any infant mortality. His was a strong stock and all his children survived. After his marriage, Francesco wanted to see if anything being said about America was true. He headed over through Ellis Island and was sponsored by friends he had in Mount Vernon, New York. He set up a small shop there and saved up some money. Francesco made the trip to and from New York and Rose often and it was not until the impending conflict of World War I did he decide to unite the entire family safely in America. During one of his trips back and forth from Rose to New York he took his eldest son Pietro to America as well as his daughter Filomena. Francesco has been described by his family as chubby and fair, and not very dark. When he was mourning the death of his father the custom of the time dictated that one grow out their beard. His beard was red and so many called him “barba rossa” meaning “red beard.” When it came time for him to shave it off he left the mustache and kept it to the day of his death.
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