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- Benedetto3 Di Duca (Marco2, Angelo1) was born 09 15 1875 in Atina, Frosinone, Italy, and died 03 14 1978 in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan. He married Carmella Di Duca 1901 in Atina, Italy, daughter of Luigi Di Duca and Bernadetta Masconi. She was born 1876 in Atina, Frosinone, Italy, and died 12 10 1947 in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan.
Benedetto was the youngest of Marco Di Duca's children. Shortly after his marriage at age 27, he and his wife went to Dundee, Scotland where they operated a Sweets Shop, or a Fish and Chips business, where Carmella's brother, Joseph and his family were living. Soon after the birth of their son, James (Vincenzo) Di Duca they returned to Atina, Italy.
Benedetto made his first voyage to America in 1908, and worked in New York City alongside the Irishmen digging ditches. He returned several times to Italy. According to an Ellis Island passenger manifest, Benedetto Di Duca, arrived there June 18, 1912. He sailed from Naples, Campania, Italy on the ship "Hamburg". he was age 37, farm laborer, of Italian heritage, in Southern Italy, Caserta, Atina, Italy, wife's name was Carmela, he had a ticket to his final destination, $25.00 in cash, had previously arrived in America in 1908 and 1911, to stay at the residence of Carmine Luigi Pia, 310 W. Street, New York City, in good health, 5'6" tall, born Caserta, Atina, Italy. Benedetto Di Duca obtained his American citizenship papers in 1925.
Benedetto's good friend and neighbor, Carmine (Charles) Randolfi, arrived at Ellis Island in the same year, born at Caserta, Atina, Italy. See notes on Carmine (Charles) Randolfi.
Benedetto Di Duca's obituary was published in the Port Huron Times Herald. He died at age 103. Pallbearers were James Bonadio, (husband of granddaughter, Janet), Thomas Di Duca, Robert Humes, Raymond Humes, Joseph Mancini, Eugene Mancini, Robert Mancini and George Norman, all grandsons. That he came to Port Huron in 1914 and lived on Yeager Street since 1917, that he was a retired farmer and a member of St. Joseph Church, Port Huron, Michigan, and member of the Men's Club. That he was survived by two sons, Albert A., Port Huron, and James V. Di Duca, Los Gatos, California, three daughters, Mrs. John (Rose) Valente, Mrs. Melvin C. (Christina) Hall, both of Port Huron and Mrs. Walter E. (Mary) Ruthenberg, Clearwater, Florida, 15 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and several great great grandchildren; that a daughter, Carmela died in 1924, and that another daughter, Mrs. Earl (Sarah) Norman, died in 1952.
1920 Port Huron, St. Clair County Federal Census, Vol. 85, E. D. 129, Sheet 4, Line 80, household 320 Yeager Street. Ben Di Duca, age 46, born Italy, Carmella Di Duca, age 35, born Italy, JAMES DI DUCA, AGE 17, (born 1903), Scotland, Rosa Di Duca, age 14, born Italy, Albert Di Duca, age 11, born Italy, Sarah Di Duca, age 7, born Italy, Mary Di Duca, age 3, born Michigan, Christinia, age 2 years, 12 months, born Michigan, Carmella Di Duca, age 8 months, born Michigan.
1920 Port Huron, Michigan City Directory. Benj. Diduca (Benedetto Di Duca), (Carmelia), wife, works for the Port Huron Sulphite and Paper Company, manufacturing paper, lives on "Yager" Street. His friend, Charles (Carmine) Randolfi, worked for the same company at the same time. Other members of the Randolfi family and Di Duca lived close to one another.
Yager (Campau), from Water Street, sixth, west of Bridge Street. There were 16 homes listed, not numbered. Ben Di Duca was not living in any one of them. Could be that he was renting. Both he and his son, Vincent, were listed as living on "Yager" Street.
Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Port Huron, Michigan
Children of Benedetto Di Duca and Carmella Di Duca are:
+11i.Rosa4 Di Duca, born 05 4 1905 in Atina, Frosinone, Italy; died 04 15 2001 in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan.
+12ii.Vincenzo Jacob (James) Di Duca, born 11 9 1907 in Dundee, Scotland; died 09 26 1995 in Paradise, Butte County, California.
+13iii.Albert A. Di Duca, born 08 8 1909 in Atina, Frosinone, Italy; died 03 14 2001 in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan.
+14iv.Sarah (Sally) Di Duca, born 1913 in Atina, Frosinone, Italy; died 1952 in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan.
+15v.Mary Di Duca, born 1917 in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan.
+16vi.Christina Di Duca, born 1918 in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan.
17vii.Carmella Di Duca, born 1924 in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan; died in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan.
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