Michele Arcangelo Martella

1865 -

• Name	Michele Arcangelo Martella
  Birth	9 May 1865	Castelpetroso, Molise, Italy
  Christening	9 May 1865	Castelpetroso, Italy
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I23	Martello Family
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Antonio Martella,   b. 11 Aug 1828, Castelpetroso, Italy
  Mother	Palma Armenti,   b. 1834, ? d. ?, ?
  Marriage	20 Sep 1856	Castelpetrosa, Italy?
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Felicia Rosa Chiacchiari,   b. 1864
  Children	+ 1. Umberto Martella,   b. 1902   d. 1987 (Age 85 years) + 2. Luigi Martella,   b. 10 Jan 1905   d. 13 May 1994 (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Italian Birth Certificate Michele Arcangelo Martella born 09 May 1865 Castelpetroso, Molise, Italy to mother Palma Armenti age 31 and father Antonio Martella age 37 profession contadino / farmer.

  
  

• Notes

  Came to the United States but returned to Italy. Arrived in America aboard ship Didam from Amsterdam to New York at age 27 arriving on 13 April 1892. Umberto's great Great Grandfather. He returned to Italy 11 May 1894 and lived there in Isernia until his death 24 Sep 1930. Umberto said Michele hated America because they were so controlling with the police watching everything you did. Rumor was that as a contractor Michele hired an underage child of a friend of his. Possibly he was deported but there is no solid evidence of this. Documents state he resided in Harbor, Ohio (Ashtabula) It's believed he came to America with two other brothers and then paid for Nicola, age 14 to come. Unlike his brothers, he never changed his name from Martella to Martello. It is believed that after working in the US and making money, all four brothers contributed to purchasing the family farm in Castelpetrosa.