Ferranti - Benotti
Italian - American Genealogy

(Cento, Italy to Weston and Wareham, Massachusetts)

Presented by John Hawley - San Antonio, Texas

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"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by their descendants." Macauley.

Welcome! This is my father's side of the family. I have been living in San Antonio, Texas since 1958, so outside of my father's immediate family I know little of this part of my heritage. This site is dedicated to my children, Gino and Jacqueline, so they can be aware of their heritage and pass it down to their children. Benvenuto! Qui presento il lato paterno della mia famiglia. Abito a San Antonio nel Texas dal 1958, per cui non so molto riguardo questa parte della mia famiglia. Questo sito Internet è dedicato ai miei figli Gino e Jacqueline, in modo che possano venire a conoscenza dei loro lontani parenti e possano così tramandarli a loro volta ai loro discendenti.

My paternal grandparents, Giuseppe Ferranti, and Delmina Benotti, were born and brought up in Cento, Ferrara Province, Italy. Cento is located between Bologna and Ferrara. Giuseppe lived in the Renazzo partition of Cento. A partition is similar to what East Boston is to Boston. I miei nonni paterni Giuseppe Ferranti e Delmina Benotti sono nati e cresciuti in Italia e più precisamente a Cento in provincia di Ferrara. Giuseppe ha vissuto nella frazione di Cento chiamata Renazzo. Renazzo è in relazione con Cento alla stessa maniera in cui Boston orientale lo è con Boston.

Originally, Giuseppe was a farmer by trade. He left Cento and traveled to Naples where he sailed on the SS Romanic to the United States. He arrived in Boston, MA on 11/22/1911 and went to Weston, Ma where he lived with, and worked for his brother-in-law Raphael Benotti. After he saved enough money he sent for his wife and children (Delmina, Ada, Rosina, Delfo, and Laura) and they arrived in Boston on May 13, 1913 aboard the SS Cretic. (Note: Delmina and her childrens' voyage must have been worrisome to family members because of the Titanics fate in 1912.) Originariamente Giuseppe era un coltivatore ed un commerciante. Ha lasciato Cento e si è spostato a Napoli da cui, navigando sugli SS Romanic, si è trasferito negli Stati Uniti. È arrivato a Boston nel Massachusetts il 22 Novembre 1911, dopodichè si è trasferito a Weston (Massachusetts) dove ha vissuto lavorando per suo cognato: Raphael Benotti. Dopo aver messo da parte abbastanza soldi li ha spediti a sua moglie e ai suoi figli (Delmina, Ada, Rosina, Delfo e Laura) consentendo anche a loro di arrivare a Boston il 13 Maggio 1913.

Saint Sebastian Church, Renazzo, Italy
where many of our ancestors were married, baptized and attended Mass

BENOTTI family tree

FERRANTI family tree

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Obituaries

Surnames associated with this family tree

Accorsi, Astbury, Benotti, Binetti, Boger, Brasted, Brazeau, Brigham, Brocklesby, Brothers, Bryden, Budge, Canetoli, Cappello, Carlman, Carmisciano, Carlozzi, Carter, Caruso, Casella, Castellano, Cincotta, Clark, Clement, Clementi, Coggins, Coveny, Cristofori, DeGuglielmo, DelPico, DelVecchio, Desisto, Duffany, DuPuis, Earle, Eppers, Fazio, Ferilli, Ferranti, Florentine, Forbes, Ford, Foskin, Gaudet, Geoffrion, Gillis, Gogan, Gorman, Govoni, Grant, Hadley, Hanson, Hauser, Hawley, Hedrick, Hogan, Joyner, Juliano, Kellerman, Kjelstad, Klee, Koutsoufes, LaPrada, Longtine, Maher, MacIntosh, Magaldi, Malagodi, McAdams, McCarter, McGregor, McKittrick, McLaughlin, McMullin, McMurray, Meyers, Migliorini, Monahan, Moore, Morey, Morreale, Naples, Napolitano, Nataf, O'Connor, O'Hear, Olson, Papineau, Papis, Pickernell, Powers, Proio, Pupria, Racioppi, Robins, Sasser, Shea, Shepperson, Silva, Snowdale, Sodano, Squillacote, Staras, Subila, Swayzak, Sylvia, Tarney, Tassinari, Tenofsky, Tonnessen, Trevino, Vailokaitis, Wells, Wilborn, Wills, Zambelli, Zamprogno.

Additional names will be added as we identify them

Thank You!

Christine Benotti (Amando Benotti family line).
Robert Malagodi (deceased) (Joseph & Benilda Benotti family line).
Ron Benotti (Antonio & Louis Benotti family lines).
Clara Ferranti Cappello (Aunt) (Ferranti family tree).
Robert Benotti Jr. (Ernesto & Amelia Benotti family line).
Lee Ann & Gail Carmisciano (Antonio & Anna Benotti family line).
Deborah Klee (Antonio & Anna Benotti family line).
Mark Benotti (Raphael & Bianca Benotti family line).
Judy Ferranti Coggins(Giuseppe & Delmina Ferranti family line).
Joseph P. Benotti (Joesph & Benilda Benotti family line).
Linda Magaldi Tenofsky (Joesph & Benilda Benotti family line).

We want to thank the above individuals for their information and photo contributions.

If you would like additional information about this family tree project please contact us at kickhome@aol.com via e-mail. Thank you.

Other Information

Known e-mail addresses of Benotti-Ferranti descendants.
Note 2: E mail from John Murphy regarding Benotti_Govoni marriage (connection) Wareham. Mass.
1920 Census Information Family members living in Weston, MA.
New England Immigration/Naturalization Regional Archives. If you want to obtain a copy of your ancestors naturalization documents this is the place to go. I phoned them and used my VISA card for payment, and had the documents in hand within a week. The naturalization papers contains quite a bit of family information and my copy even had a photo of my grandfather.
Click here to review the Cento, Italy Community Web Page (Italian Language)
Click here to Renazzo Community Web Site
Italian Language Translator
For a view of the map of Italy click here.
Old Photos of Renazzo here.
Several photos of historical landmarks in Cento, Ferrara Province, Italy
Several post card photos of early 1900 Cento, Italy
Tassinari Genealogy from Cento Italy contributed by Vince Tassinari
Benotti Gen Forum Inquiries
Ferranti Gen Forum Inquiries

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Welcome! This is my father's side of the family. I have been living in San Antonio, Texas since 1958, so outside of my father's immediate family I know little of this part of my heritage. This site is dedicated to my children, Gino and Jacqueline, so they can be aware of their heritage and pass it down to their children.	Benvenuto! Qui presento il lato paterno della mia famiglia. Abito a San Antonio nel Texas dal 1958, per cui non so molto riguardo questa parte della mia famiglia. Questo sito Internet è dedicato ai miei figli Gino e Jacqueline, in modo che possano venire a conoscenza dei loro lontani parenti e possano così tramandarli a loro volta ai loro discendenti.
My paternal grandparents, Giuseppe Ferranti, and Delmina Benotti, were born and brought up in Cento, Ferrara Province, Italy. Cento is located between Bologna and Ferrara. Giuseppe lived in the Renazzo partition of Cento. A partition is similar to what East Boston is to Boston.	I miei nonni paterni Giuseppe Ferranti e Delmina Benotti sono nati e cresciuti in Italia e più precisamente a Cento in provincia di Ferrara. Giuseppe ha vissuto nella frazione di Cento chiamata Renazzo. Renazzo è in relazione con Cento alla stessa maniera in cui Boston orientale lo è con Boston.
Originally, Giuseppe was a farmer by trade. He left Cento and traveled to Naples where he sailed on the SS Romanic to the United States. He arrived in Boston, MA on 11/22/1911 and went to Weston, Ma where he lived with, and worked for his brother-in-law Raphael Benotti. After he saved enough money he sent for his wife and children (Delmina, Ada, Rosina, Delfo, and Laura) and they arrived in Boston on May 13, 1913 aboard the SS Cretic. (Note: Delmina and her childrens' voyage must have been worrisome to family members because of the Titanics fate in 1912.)	Originariamente Giuseppe era un coltivatore ed un commerciante. Ha lasciato Cento e si è spostato a Napoli da cui, navigando sugli SS Romanic, si è trasferito negli Stati Uniti. È arrivato a Boston nel Massachusetts il 22 Novembre 1911, dopodichè si è trasferito a Weston (Massachusetts) dove ha vissuto lavorando per suo cognato: Raphael Benotti. Dopo aver messo da parte abbastanza soldi li ha spediti a sua moglie e ai suoi figli (Delmina, Ada, Rosina, Delfo e Laura) consentendo anche a loro di arrivare a Boston il 13 Maggio 1913.