I need help researching an Italian family!

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Kenneth Kwame Welsh
Today at 9:41 AM
I am researching my neighbors family in northern Italy--Tuscany, Mazzei is the surname. I need some help!

Kenneth, did this family Immigrate to the USA from Italy or are they strictly Italia based?

What information, if any, have you found thus far?

Let me know!

I completed a Surname search on Ancestry.com for Mazzei and found some information. You can also get a free trial for 14 days (asks for credit card, doesn't charge, then can cancel after) or a lot of libraries have access for a small fee (or free)... I have access for a few days.

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http://www.ellisisland.org/ is free, you just have to create an account.

Search results for surname and from Italia:
http://www.ellisisland.org/search/matchMore.asp?MID=034748463709030...

Results from Footnote.com
http://www.footnote.com/search.php?query=Mazzei

All paid images can be "previewed" and have a short description for free via "Quick View". All "pages" are free... they hold a lot of information.

Alien case files in the government archives for individuals with the surname you are working with:
http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ShowArchivalDescriptions?%24s...

Or search:
http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/

Military records, grants, financial, business ownership, immigration information form the US Government's National Archives for the surname you are researching:

http://aad.archives.gov/aad/free-text-search-results.jsp?cat=all&am...=

Thanks Sarah!

Some came to the U.S. and settled in the mid-Atlantic states. One Phillip was a friend of Thomas Jefferson and influenced him politically. They are now in the midwest--Ohio, and California.

There is at least one or more ancestral castles not far from Rome. I want to know more about the Italia-based ones.

You're welcome, Hopefully it gives you a start :)

I really appreciate this. I'll let you know how it all turns out (step-by-step). lol