Ancestry of Jay Leno

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Jay Leno should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.

Robert Battle contributed to this report.





William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com


Ancestry of Jay Leno
1 James Douglas Muir ("Jay") Leno, b. New Rochelle, N. Y., 28 April 1950
PARENTS
2 Angelo Leno, b. ... , N. Y., 10 Dec. 1910, d. Boston, Mass., 16 Aug. 1994 [SSDI 088-05-5404]
m.
3 Catherine Muir, b. ... , Scotland, 1 May 1911, d. Andover, Mass., 26 June 1993 [SSDI 061-05-6640]
GRANDPARENTS
4 Pasquale Leno, b. ... [Flumeri], Italy, ... [ca. 1877], immigrated 1899, d. ... [living 1930]
m.
5 Nicolina Garofalo, b. ... [Flumeri], Italy, ... [ca. 1885/6], immigrated 1904, d. ... [living 1930]
6 James Muir, b. ... , Scotland, ... [ca. 1874], d. ... [living 1930]
m.
7 ... , b. ... , d. ... [by 1930]
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
10 Angelo Garofalo, b. ... [Flumeri], Italy, ... [ca. 1857/8], immigrated 1894, d. ... [living 1920]
m.
11 Maria Giovanna Palmarozza, b. ... [Flumeri], Italy, ... [ca. 1857/8], immigrated 1904, d. ... [by 1920]
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS








EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1930 - New York, Bronx, ED 57, sheet 11B, line 51

Leno Pasquale    H    M W 52 M    Italy Italy Italy      Fruit          Dealer
     Nicholine   W    F W 42 M    Italy Italy Italy
     John        S    M W 22 S    NY    Italy Italy      Student        College
     Angelo      S    M W 20 S    NY    Italy Italy      Office Work    Adv Agency
     Louie       S    M W 16 S    NY    Italy Italy
     Edith       D    F W 14 S    NY    Italy Italy      Student        High School
     Michael     S    M W 12 S    NY    Italy Italy
     Filemena    D    F W  9 S    NY    Italy Italy
     Anthony     S    M W  2 S    NY    Italy Italy

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1930 - New York, Bronx, ED 417, sheet 19A, line 17

McKim Alexander   H     M W 31      M  22    Scotland Scotland Scotland    1925   Pa    Sheet Metal Maker    Sheet Metal Work
      Jessie      W     F W 27      M  17    Scotland Scotland Scotland    1925   Al
      Thelma      D     F W  7      S        Scotland Scotland Scotland    1925   Al
      Shirley     D     F W  1 9/12 S        NY       Scotland Scotland
Muir James        FiL   M W 56      Wd       Scotland Scotland Scotland    1926   Al    Packer                ... Bakery
     Catherine    SiL   F W 15      S        Scotland Scotland Scotland    1926   Al    General Work          Factory

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1920 - Assembly District 1, Bronx, Bronx Co., NY, e.d. 59, sheet 1b

Lino, Pasquale     Head   M W 43        M  1899 Na 1914  It It It   Peddler  Vegetables
___, Nicolina      Wife   F W 34        M  1904 Na 1914  It It It
___, John          Son    M W 12        S                NY It It
___, Mary          Wife   F W 11        S                NY It It
___, Angelo        Son    M W  9        S                NY It It
___, Louis         Son    M W  5        S                NY It It
___, Ita           Dau    F W  3 10/12  S                NY It It
___, Michael       Son    M W  1 10/12  S                NY It It
Garofolo, Angelo   F-i-L  M W 62        Wd 1894 Na 1904  It It It   Laborer  Bakery

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NOTES






4 -- Passenger list of the Trojan Prince out of Naples, to NY 11 Mar 1899:
         Lena, Pasquale               23 S Italy Flumeri NY brother Michele




5 -- Perhaps the Nicolina Leno who was b. 1 Nov 1886 and d. Jan 1976, last residence New Rochelle, Westchester Co., NY; SSN 128-38-3506, issued NY 1963.



11 -- Passenger list of the Leon XIII out of Naples, to NY 11 Jun 1904:
         Palmarozea[?] Maria          46 M Italy Flumeri NY husband Angelo Garofalo
         dau Garofalo Filomena         3 S Italy Flumeri NY father Angelo Garofalo
         Garofalo Maria Gaetana       21 S Italy Flumeri NY father Angelo Garofalo
         Garofalo Nicolina            19 S Italy Flumeri NY father Angelo Garofalo
         Garofalo Michale Areangelo   16 S Italy Flumeri NY father Angelo Garofalo


















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