ANTONIO SCAFETTA (1909)
Born in Pollutri, Chieti Province, Abruzzo Region, central Italy, July 25, 1889, the first of nine children born to Filippo Scafetta (1862- 1944) and Angela Vittoria Crugnale Scafetta (1870-1951). At 18, he went to Naples to board the S.S. Nord America. It arrived at Ellis Island on October 19, 1907, came to Washington and worked at Union Station with the Washington R.R. Terminal Co. He lived at 238 Quincy Pl., NE, with a younger brother who arrived in 1909. In 1910, he left to work for the Washington Trolley Line Co. On June 12, 1911, he was accidentally electrocuted while changing switches on T St., between 3rd & 4th Sts., NE. Unmarried, he left no children. His death made page 1 of the Post. Funeral was held at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. He is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Nephew, Joseph Scafetta Jr. Published by The Washington Post on Jun. 12, 2011.
Born in Pollutri, Chieti Province, Abruzzo Region, central Italy, July 25, 1889, the first of nine children born to Filippo Scafetta (1862- 1944) and Angela Vittoria Crugnale Scafetta (1870-1951). At 18, he went to Naples to board the S.S. Nord America. It arrived at Ellis Island on October 19, 1907, came to Washington and worked at Union Station with the Washington R.R. Terminal Co. He lived at 238 Quincy Pl., NE, with a younger brother who arrived in 1909. In 1910, he left to work for the Washington Trolley Line Co. On June 12, 1911, he was accidentally electrocuted while changing switches on T St., between 3rd & 4th Sts., NE. Unmarried, he left no children. His death made page 1 of the Post. Funeral was held at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. He is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Nephew, Joseph Scafetta Jr. Published by The Washington Post on Jun. 12, 2011.
ANTONIO SCAFETTA (1909)
Born in Pollutri, Chieti Province, Abruzzo Region, central Italy, July 25, 1889, the first of nine children born to Filippo Scafetta (1862- 1944) and Angela Vittoria Crugnale Scafetta (1870-1951). At 18, he went to Naples to board the S.S. Nord America. It arrived at Ellis Island on October 19, 1907, came to Washington and worked at Union Station with the Washington R.R. Terminal Co. He lived at 238 Quincy Pl., NE, with a younger brother who arrived in 1909. In 1910, he left to work for the Washington Trolley Line Co. On June 12, 1911, he was accidentally electrocuted while changing switches on T St., between 3rd & 4th Sts., NE. Unmarried, he left no children. His death made page 1 of the Post. Funeral was held at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. He is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Nephew, Joseph Scafetta Jr. Published by The Washington Post on Jun. 12, 2011.
Born in Pollutri, Chieti Province, Abruzzo Region, central Italy, July 25, 1889, the first of nine children born to Filippo Scafetta (1862- 1944) and Angela Vittoria Crugnale Scafetta (1870-1951). At 18, he went to Naples to board the S.S. Nord America. It arrived at Ellis Island on October 19, 1907, came to Washington and worked at Union Station with the Washington R.R. Terminal Co. He lived at 238 Quincy Pl., NE, with a younger brother who arrived in 1909. In 1910, he left to work for the Washington Trolley Line Co. On June 12, 1911, he was accidentally electrocuted while changing switches on T St., between 3rd & 4th Sts., NE. Unmarried, he left no children. His death made page 1 of the Post. Funeral was held at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. He is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Nephew, Joseph Scafetta Jr. Published by The Washington Post on Jun. 12, 2011.
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