Bristol Italian Settlers and Anniversary History Clarified
A reader adds thanks to ticket sellers ushers and behind the scenes workers for the pageant. The letter corrects Bristol 275th Anniversary captions and recounts Italian families Malafronte Desiderio and Desiderio in Bristol, noting early settlement and Our Lady of Mount Carmel shrine on 270 Wood Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Hilda
Dave Ferris
Buffington
Bristol
Malafronte
Maturi
Our
Town
Rhode Island
Antonio Desiderio
Rosina
United States
Italy
Colchester
Connecticut
R. I
Desiderio
Luigite
St. Mary’s Church
Bradford and
Wood Streets
Providence
America
Wood Street
Woood Street
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church History Remembrance
A Bristol Rhode Island note recalls how Italian speaking residents formed an Italian church with guidance from Mel fronte. The writer honors family ancestors and explains the church name origins for Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Melfronte Wasi
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Rhode Island
Margaret F. Malafronte
Providence
Town Records Mortgages and Transfers in Local District
A batch of mortgage filings and transfers lists numerous trust deeds and mortgage discharges involving Industrial National Bank Cranston Loan Co Citizens Savings Bank Old Colony Co-operative Bank and others. Properties mainly on Bay View Avenue Hope Street Bradford Street and surrounding roads reflect builder and owner names such as Cleta Connors Peter Quito Ignazio Bisbano and Joseph Benevides along with various spouses and trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleta Connors
Industrial National Bank
State Street
Peter A. Quito
Small Business Administration
Thames Street
Ignazio Bisbano
Cranston Loan Co
Catherine Street
Clarence J. Smith
Et Ux
Highland Road
Cherry Lane
Firminio D’andrade
Bay View Avenue
Joseph Benevides
Bradford Street
Henry A
Margaret A. Jackson
Albert Shore
Tremont Finance Co
Beach Road
Mortgage Peoples Co-operative
Bank of
Fall River
John Pacheco
Annie G. King
Industrial Trust Co
John C. Mello
Thames
Franklin Street
Y Josephs Benevides
John .M."martins
Manuel
Perry
Mt. Hope Avenue
Wheeler Avenue
Verndale Circle
Old Colony Co-operative Bank
John S. O’connor
Et Tx
Marie F. Marshall
Antony Avenue
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Ff EK
Batista Bros. Bakery
Franklin St. Agar
A-1 Flue Cleaning CO
California Cleaning and Fire Proofing Service
Dimond Ave
Tidol
Anthony Bruno
Mr. Bruno
Bruno
Maisanos
Brunos
New York
United States District Court
Old Common Pleas
RH Gal’ Island
Supreme Court
Topsy
Providence-Fall River Road
Market ST. OM
Newport Cutoff
J.T. Oconnell
J.T. Oconnell Supply Co
Town Records
Vincent Fasano
Etgax
Five Cent Savings Bank
Lyon and Toland
Joseph M. Robinson
Adelaide Avenue
Charles Poisson
John Francis Jr
John Francis
Edward L. Maurer
John E. Jansen
Sherman Avenue
John Medeiros Ferro
Joseph Rego Cabral
Alexander H. Goulart
Raymond A. Thomas
Goulart Avenue
Joseph L. King
Joseph S. Costa
Bayside Shores
Russell B. Stapleton, Jr
John N. Fox
Benjamin Smith
Mary E
Opechee Drive
Joseph M. ‘Robinson
Erik Bense
Joseph W. Beaulac
William F. Gablinske
Bayside
Joe
DeSoto
Plymouth
Barrington — Warren
Rendines Motors
Rendine
Broadway
East Providence
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