1888-90 St. Paul Directories: Giacomo Bacigalupo

The earliest record of Felice's father, Giacomo, that I've found so far is in an 1888-1889 City Directory for St. Paul.


Detail of 1888-89 St. Paul Directory. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original Data: St. Paul City Directory, 1888-9 (St. Paul, MN: R. L. Polk & Co., 1888), 229.

Notice "Giocomo" is a laborer and is rooming at 166 Martin. An entry further up shows an Agostino Bacigalupo also residing at 166 Martin. Is he possibly a relative? More confirmation is needed at this point. Also why does it state he is rooming on Martin? The manifest stated that his address in 1908 was 166 W Central Av. As it turns out an 1871 map of St. Paul shows that the street that is now called W Central Av was at that time called Martin.


1871 map of St. Paul, MN. Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society.

The 1889-90 directory also shows an entry for "Giocomo." It's interesting that Agostino has a different residence and that a John Bacigalupo is boarding at 166 Martin with "Giocomo." Is he related?


Detail of 1889-90 St. Paul Directory. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original Data: St. Paul City Directory, 1889-90 (St. Paul, MN: R. L. Polk & Co., 1889), 236.