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Europe / Re: ITALIAN RESEARCH
« on: Wednesday 13 February 19 20:05 GMT (UK)  »
It's me again, Steve.

The village priest is said to have raped Marco's sister. That's why he had a fight with the priest. He might of knocked the priest down and maybe the priest hit his head. Marco thought he had killed the priest and he ran. We think he ran over the mountains and stowed away on the first ship he came across. Which landed in Canada. Don't know how he made it to Niagara Falls with no money, didn't speak the lang. He never could sign his name, used an X on all legal papers. He and Emma Jennings had 10-12 children.

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Europe / Re: ITALIAN RESEARCH
« on: Wednesday 13 February 19 17:10 GMT (UK)  »
All I have is his birth date 16 Feb 1858. Parma, Italy. When Marco came to Canada he some how ended up in Niagara Falls, Ont. Canada. He did not speak english. He married an British Home Child in 1890, that was sent to Canada to work as a maid etc.. She had some schooling, could read and write. She changed his name to Mundier because she didn't want to be considered a Italian. He had many different spelling during the years here in Canada. His grandchildren didn't under stand him and his Children learned very little about Italian. He logged, work for Niagara falls in some form. Help build a gondola across the Falls from Niagara Falls, NY, USA to Niagara Falls, Ont. Canada. He all so worked on the bridge across for cars, Niagara Falls, NY to Niagara Falls, Ont. He was a very short man and his children all grew taller. He died in Toronto, Ont. Canada on July 13, 1953.

My Mother-in-law only knew that he was born in a village (Parma) and was a shepherd.

Thanks so much

Linda

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Europe / Re: ITALIAN RESEARCH
« on: Monday 11 February 19 19:07 GMT (UK)  »
Hi I'm looking to contact Steve62. I have a relative who was born in Italy. In a town called Parma back in 1858 and on. It was country side back in those days, farm land etc. Not the City of Parma that they have now. His name was Marco Mundi and he had a sister, may be more I don't know. He was a shepherd who looked after some farmers sheep. He had a run in with a village priest, he thought he had killed him, so he ran away. It seems the village  priest was not killed. He did stow away on the ship sailing for Canada. The Canadian part I have the information of his life.

lsbura

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