Saturday, March 8, 2014

Brothers: Eduardo Allegrina and Giovanni Allegrina


About Eduardo Allegrina

Eduardo Allegrina married Angelina Semino. She is the daughter of Giacomo Semino and Peppina last name unknown (unverified: information according to other post on the web).


  • 1910: Eduardo Allegrina is found living with his son Foster, in Detroit, MI.  Next door to Anthony Davio and his wife Mary and living with them is Eugene Bonedell/Bonedeli age 18 all from Italy. Foster and father migrated in 1905, but Foster's wife migrated in 1904. Brother John migrated in 1910. All are still in AL Status for their naturalization.
  • 1914: Eduardo is traveling to Dernice, Italy and list his wife as Angela, living in Dernice.
  • 1920: Eduardo Allegrina is living with son John Allegrina in Detroit, MI and is listed as Eddie Allegrina, father. Living with them are two boarders, Louis Canevaro age 24, imm. year 1912, naturalized, and Ameilo Giacoboni age 30. Next door lives James Semino (Giacomo Semino) age 40, b. abt 1880 wife Georgina age 39, son Eddie age 18 and daughter Josephine age 12. All born in Italy except Josephine.

Eduardo Allegrina and Angelina Semino had the following children:

JOHN ALLEGRINA was born on 07 Aug 1881 in Dernice, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He married LOUISE RUFFINO. She was born between 1887-1890 in Italy.

ETTORE ALLEGRINA was born on 05 Aug 1884. Ettore is shown as arriving in the US on 29 May 1904. The manifest reads that Ettore will be staying with a cousin named Giuseppe Cordone in San Francisco, California. The Draft Card for WWI he is listed as being the son of Edward Allegrina who resides on 29 Lyman Pl., Detroit, Michigan. His last known address was 847 Montgomery St., San Francisco, California.

FOSTER ALLEGRINA was born on 24 Aug 1889 in Dernice, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He married Ernestine Gilardone/Gilardoni, daughter of Domenico Gilardoni and Felica, on 22 Feb 1909 in Wayne, Michigan. She was born on 28 Apr 1884 in Dernice, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. She died on 05 Mar 1947 in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois.

TERESA ALLEGRINA was born on 05 Mar 1892 in Dernice, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. She died on 05 Jun 1980 in Romulus, Wayne, Michigan, United States. She married (1) CAMILLO RUFFINO. He was born on 15 May 1884 in Italy. He died on 26 Dec 1983 in Taylor, Wayne, Michigan, United States. She married (2) PIETRO DAVIO, son of Luigi Davio and Agostina Semino, on 20 Apr 1912 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. He was born on 02 May 1887 in Dernice, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He died on 14 Oct 1927 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.

ALBERT ALLEGRINA was born on 04 April 1894 in Dernice, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy according to the US Social Security Dealth Index. Albert died while visiting his daughter Elsa. Report of the Death of an American Citizen shows he died 07 Jan 1973 at the age of 78. Place of death was Via Emilia N. 66, Tornona, Alessandria, Piedmonte, Italy. He is buried in the Dernice, Alessandria, Italy cemetery. His wife is listed on the report as Consolina Semino Allegrina who lived in San Sebastiano Curone. Daughter Consolina A. Szluk who lived at 944 Kings Hwy., Lincoln Park, Michigan and daugther Elsa A. Dallerba who lived at Via Emilia 66, Tortona, Alessandria, Italy.



Eduardo Allegrina - Picture obtained from Raffin Family Tree


About Giovanni Allegrina


Giovanni Allegrina was born between 1864 - 1865 in probably Dernice, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy or San Sebastiano Curone, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He married Giuseppina Franco.

Giovanni is also known as John Allegrina. He migrated to America 01 April, 1905.

Manifest records show Giovanni arrived on La Lorraine Ship and traveled with his brother Eduardo Allegrina age 47, who was married and a farmer and Eduardo's son Fausto Allegrina age 15.

Giovanni was 40 years old when he arrived in America, he was married and his occupation in Dernice was farming. He stayed with his son Fiorentino Allegrina in Detroit, Michigan.

All three Allegrina men are shown on the manifest as being from Dernice, Italy. Both Eduardo and Fausto Allegrina went to stay Felice Martignone (Felix Martignone) of Ann Arbor, Michigan, who is listed as Eduardo's cousin. Giovanni Allegrina stayed with his son Fiorentino Allegrina in Detroit, Michigan. This was their first trip to America.

It was determined that Eduardo Allegrina and Giovanni Allegrina are brothers, both sons of Giovanni Allegrina and their mother's last name was possibly Martignone (probably an Aunt of Felice Martignone).

Giovanni Allegrina (John Allegrina) was born between 1864-1865 in Dernice, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He married Guiseppina Franco.

  • 1910: Giovanni Allegrina (John Allegrina) is found living in Three Rivers, Michigan. Fiorentino Allegrina is now referred to as Frank Allegrina who is also found living in Three Rivers, Michigan the same year. Living with Frank Allegrina is his wife Rose Friella-Allegrina, Daughter Josephine Allegrina, son Louis Allegrina, and father Giovanni Allegrina (John Allegrina) who is now 46 years old. Both father and son are working as Moulders. 
Giovanni "John" Allegrina and Giuseppina Franco had the following children:


ANDREW ALLEGRINA was born in 1887. He married (1) MARGARET. She was born about 1897 in New York. He married (2) ANGELINA. She was born about 1891 in Italy.

FIORENTINO "FRANK" ALLEGRINA was born on 30 Jul 1887 in San Sebastiano Curone, Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy. He died on 04 Nov 1971 in Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, United States. He married Rose Friella, daughter of Antonio Friella and Angela Signora, on 03 Jun 1907 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. She was born on 03 Feb 1889 in Caiazzo, Caserta, Campania, Italy. She died on 04 Jun 1984 in Sterling Heights, Macomb, Michigan, United States.

PETER ANTHONY ALLEGRINA was born on 05 Aug 1889 in Dernice, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. He died on 19 Feb 1971 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. He married Barbara L. Mary Martignone, daughter of Felix Martignone and Louisa Ferrari, on 12 Dec 1912 in Three Rivers, St. Joseph, MI. She was born on 31 Oct 1894 in Italy. She died on 17 Nov 1948 in Cook County.

I have read other blogs and post that indicate Giovanni Allegrina  and Eduardo Allegrina may be the son's of Giovanni Allegrina Sr. and his mother's last name was Martignone. If this is true, she may be the Aunt to Felice Martignone (Felix Martignone) who is the cousin Eduardo and his son Fausto stayed with when he arrived in America. 


Giovanni Allegrina Sr. - Picture obtained from Raffin Family Tree

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