Petition for Naturalization

I was thrilled today when an Ancestry.com hint led me to Nicola Marchiano's petition for naturalization.  On this document, I learn that the village name that he came from in Italy was Macchia Albanese (Click on the link and take a look at google street view), which is a small village located near San Demetrio Corone.  The link to San Demetrio Corone is an Italian Wikipedia article.

Using google translate, the paragraph about Macchia Albanese states:  

Macchia is an Albanian village of San Demetrio Corone , a small village in the lower valley of the crater , which extends over a hill to the left of the stream " Two Mills" and surrounded by a picturesque landscape , overlooking the Ionian Sea . It was inhabited by a colony of Albanian refugees in the fifteenth century. A Stain Albanian born illustrious history, literature, philosophy arbëreshë , including: Girolamo De Rada , one of the fathers of Albanian literature Rilindja , Giuseppe De Rada , the son of Jerome and the author of a grammar of the Albanian language ; Francis Avati humanist ; Michele Marchianò , albanologo . In the mother church of Stain Albanian is the tomb of the poet Girolamo De Rada ( near the altar ) with an inscription in dialect arbëreshë . The house of De Rada is of historical importance - regional , as the cradle of the Italian- Albanian . The house is accessed through an ancient courtyard , at whose entrance is the coat of arms of the family.On November 21, in the parish church , dedicated to St. Mary of Constantinople , we celebrate " Shën Meria Mexasporis " (Madonna of the half plowing ) with large participation of the people.

Here is an image of the Petition for Naturalization: 

A few confusing things - the petition lists his wife's name as Maria, and it says he was born in Macchia Albanese, Italy.   I'm guessing the wife's name was listed in error unless Francesca had a middle name.  On the marriage certificate, Nicola's mother's name was Maria and Francesca's mother's name was Maria so perhaps it was a typo.

As for being born in Italy,  our family oral history says he was born in Albania and came to Italy as a young child so perhaps it was just information he did not want to share?

Another error is that my grandmother, Eleanor's name is listed as Gelen.  I'm guessing a few details were lost in translation at the Naturalization office.  It does confirm that he came to America on the ship Friedrich der Grosse on March 31, 1911.

I find it fascinating that his witnesses were an Undertaker and an Iron Worker.  I wonder how he knew them?

This document also gives the date that they relocated from Rhode Island to New York as April 1, 1922.  Natale would have been one.

Finding this record really made my day. Hope you enjoy and would love to hear any thoughts or insights into some of the information found.