Tommaso da Rin

b. circa 1872
  • Tommaso da Rin was born circa 1872 in Italy likely in Vigo-Laggio, Cadore.
  • He was known as Thomas in the United States.
  • Tommaso lived and worked in Joliet, Illinois, while his wife and children remained in Italy. He persuaded his brother Pasquale to come the the United States.
  • Pasquale da Rin and Ida Benedetti appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois. Other members of the household included Tommaso da Rin, Guido Darin and Enrico Darin. Also in the household among the seven boarders were Frank Darin (age 33?), likely a cousin, and Thomas Puppel (age 25), possibly a cousin.
  • He was working in a wire mill, according to the 1910 census.
  • Last Edited: 11 May 2010