BRATTESANI Clotide 1890 – Zaccarii line
Clotide Brattesani was born in 1890 in Italy, most probably Borgotora. She was the daughter of Giuseppe Brattesani 1831-1919 and Veronica Zaccarini. She was one of at least 11 children.

In 1910 in Manhatten, New York City, we find Clotide residing with her brother Lorenzo, her sister-in-law Clorinda Cardinale and Clorinda’s brother Giuseppe Cardinale, who was the first to arrive in New York IN 1894 when he was only 14. Clotide is described as a Hair Dryer, or Hairdresser. Lorenzo was a cook in a restaurant. Joseph Cardinale was an agricultural worker.
On 5th September 1915 Clotide married Giuseppe Signorini and they settled in Manhatten, New York.

They in turn had children Dennis and Jo Ann Signorini

The very premature death of Giuseppe of Influenza. The Spanish flu killed millions between 1918 and 1924
grave of daughter Irene


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