The Spadafore
Family
Frank Spadafore was
born in Sersale
Italy
in 1871. He came to the
United States
on May 2, 1892 aboard the ship shown here "The Britannia".
Frank Spadafore and
Josephine Distefano were married and moved into this house located across the
street from St Sabina Catholic Church in Clermont.
Frank Spadafore and his
wife Josephine had 12 children. The children's names are: Tony, Frank, Joe, Jim,
Alfred, Quentin, Rose, Mary, Anne,
Sarah
,
Virginia
, and
Lena
. Frank was a foreman for the
Pittsburg
Shawmut and Northern Railroad for many years. Their first house burned down in
1912 and the Railroad Company built a house for them near the railroad station
as seen here.
Here is a photo of the Spadafore family including some
grandchildren.
Quentin was the only son to serve in the armed forces
during World War II. Here is a photo of him in uniform with his sister Virginia.
One of Frank's daughters named
Lena
married Archie Marshall.
Here is a Photo of them.
1. This
is the house provided to the Station Agent by the Shawmut Railroad 2.
This is the Shawmut Railroad Station
Here
is a photo of
Lena
and her mother.
Here is a photo of
Lena
and four of her sisters.