Arnatesi che vollero
sapere quanto era grande il loro piccolo mondo.
L a storia dell’emigrazione arnatese non ha trovato posto nella
pur consistente bibliografia della grande Gallarate di cui fa parte
amministrativamente almeno dal 1869. E’ altrettanto vero che anche
l’emigrazione da Gallarate, a differenza di altri avvenimenti più o meno
importanti, è stata è stata poco
studiata.
In questa analisi l’accento è posto solamente su Arnate e su
quanto di Arnate è stato inglobato per
facilità in Gallarate visto che l’emigrazione più importante avvenuta
tra il 1870- 1925, quando
per comodità si indicava spesso
il centro più importante cioè Gallarate, Milano o anche semplicemente Italia.
Tracce dell’emigrazione appaiono sia sui registri civili
della popolazione sia su quelli parrocchiali.
Biganzoli Giusto di fu Pietro e Caletti Maria, celibe muore il
18 maggio 1893 a Genova poco prima di imbarcarsi per l’America. Fu sepolto a Genova.
N.34 Anno 1891 – Regalia Pietro di anni 29 di Giovanni
e Ferrario Angela muore il 14 dicembre 1891, marito di Chierichetti
Maria. Morto in America e sepolto a New York.
Fortunato Chierichetti di Pasquale e Chierichetti Maria, padrini
Belloni Fortunato e Chierichetti Maria
nato il 6 dicembre 1896 e battezzato l’8 dicembre 1896 emigra a Rockford, IL e muore sul fronte
francese nel 1918.
L’emigrazione arnatese interessò almeno centinaio di
persone. Seguendo un rituale simile a
quello di molti altri, tutti emigrarono per mettere da parte un gruzzolo ,
tornare in Italia e investirlo secondo le esigenze personali. Dopo una prima
esperienza alcuni rientrarono per poi tornare con la famiglia, altri si fecero
raggiungere dalla famiglia che avevano
temporaneamente lasciato a casa. Altri
desiderosi di partire furono bloccati dalle guerre mondiali e altri
ancora partirono con l’ultima ondata del secondo dopoguerra
Gli Stati Uniti furono la destinazione preferita con
due diverse mete : Rockford, Illinois e l’area di Boston nel Massachusetts che
diedero le prime opportunità di lavoro come sterratori e manovali e poi soprattutto con il lavoro in fabbrica, , più sicuro e ben retribuito rispetto
al corrispondente pagato in Italia
The Arnatese who wanted to know how big was their small world.
The history of the emigration from Arnate has found little space within the bibliography of Gallarate, the municipality it's part of since 1869. It's true,indeed, that also the emigration from Gallarate has been neglected in favour of other vents more or less important.
This analysis is centered only on Arnate and what has been aborbed as Gallarate, to identify the most important town since the main emigration took place between 1870-1925 when to simplify the place of origin or residence Gallarate was often used exactly as Milano or even Italy.
Traces of early emigration appear on town vital records and paish registers.
Giusto Biganzoli, son of late Pietro and Caletti Maria, single, dies on 18 May 1893 in Genoa just before boarding for America. He was buried in Genoa.
Year 1891. N.34 . Pietro Regalia, 29 years old, son of Giovanni and Angela Ferrario dies on 14 December 1891 in New York where he was also buried. He was married to Maria Chierichetti.
Fortunato Chierichetti, son of Pasquale and Maria Chierichetti, godfather Fortunato Belloni , godmother Maria Chierichetti, born on 6 December 1896 and baptized on 8 December 1896 emigrated to Rockford,IL and died on the French Front in 1918.
The emigration from Arnate involved around a hundred people. Following a typical ritual, the majority emigrated to save some money, return to Italy and invest it according to personal needs. After a first experience, many came back to Italy and departed again with the family ; others called the family they had temporarily left in Italy. More people willing to depart were blocked by world wars while many more left after the wars.
The United States were the main attraction with two destinations : Rockford, IL and the area around Boston, MA - Dorchester, Gloucester, Brockton, Quincy, Roxbury,Milford - where at first they found work as construction laborers and then in factories where the job was more secure and much more paid than it was in Italy.
The history of the emigration from Arnate has found little space within the bibliography of Gallarate, the municipality it's part of since 1869. It's true,indeed, that also the emigration from Gallarate has been neglected in favour of other vents more or less important.
This analysis is centered only on Arnate and what has been aborbed as Gallarate, to identify the most important town since the main emigration took place between 1870-1925 when to simplify the place of origin or residence Gallarate was often used exactly as Milano or even Italy.
Traces of early emigration appear on town vital records and paish registers.
Giusto Biganzoli, son of late Pietro and Caletti Maria, single, dies on 18 May 1893 in Genoa just before boarding for America. He was buried in Genoa.
Year 1891. N.34 . Pietro Regalia, 29 years old, son of Giovanni and Angela Ferrario dies on 14 December 1891 in New York where he was also buried. He was married to Maria Chierichetti.
Fortunato Chierichetti, son of Pasquale and Maria Chierichetti, godfather Fortunato Belloni , godmother Maria Chierichetti, born on 6 December 1896 and baptized on 8 December 1896 emigrated to Rockford,IL and died on the French Front in 1918.
The emigration from Arnate involved around a hundred people. Following a typical ritual, the majority emigrated to save some money, return to Italy and invest it according to personal needs. After a first experience, many came back to Italy and departed again with the family ; others called the family they had temporarily left in Italy. More people willing to depart were blocked by world wars while many more left after the wars.
The United States were the main attraction with two destinations : Rockford, IL and the area around Boston, MA - Dorchester, Gloucester, Brockton, Quincy, Roxbury,Milford - where at first they found work as construction laborers and then in factories where the job was more secure and much more paid than it was in Italy.
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