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Old 12-26-2005, 12:48 PM
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In my family's case, it was the workers. My nono said "Vincenzo" and they said "We'll call you Jim". Ditto with my nana who said "Ignazia" and ended up Nancy.
Oh, I'm not saying that it didn't happen, as I'm sure it did. I'm quoting the latest copy of the Genealogical Helper (the mothership for genealogy geeks). It says, "Many people have said that their names were changed at Ellis Island, but when the name is properly researched, it is usually the immigrant who chose to anglicize his or her name."
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