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Italian interview - Brigida Ely
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In this interview, Brigida Ely discusses her difficult decision to leave her family in Italy in order to marry in Canada. She describes her childhood in Italy, the journey to Canada, and life in Toronto. Mrs. Ely was born in 1899 in a small town not far from Genoa. She came from a large family of eight children. Mrs. Ely describes how her sister
Show moreIn this interview, Brigida Ely discusses her difficult decision to leave her family in Italy in order to marry in Canada. She describes her childhood in Italy, the journey to Canada, and life in Toronto. Mrs. Ely was born in 1899 in a small town not far from Genoa. She came from a large family of eight children. Mrs. Ely describes how her sister had immigrated to Canada first and was able to find a husband for her - a customer at the fruit store she ran. Mrs. Ely explains that her father preferred she not leave for Canada since she was the youngest in the family and was expected to take care of the parents as they aged. However, her mother was concerned that she was not married at twenty-five years of age, and she took comfort in knowing that her daughter would not be alone in Canada. Mrs. Ely discusses the immigration process, which included a physical exam prior to departure and a long journey to Halifax by ship, followed by train to Toronto. Mrs. Ely was married sixteen days after her arrival. Her husband had arrived in 1920 and was originally from Abruzzo, Italy. For two and a half years they lived with her sister above the fruit store, and then in 1927, they bought a house in the Dufferin and Rogers area in Toronto. Mrs. Ely never worked outside of the home.
Dans cette entrevue, Brigida Ely raconte comment elle a quitt sa famille en Italie pour venir se marier au Canada. Ce ntait pas une dcision facile. Elle dcrit son enfance en Italie, le voyage pour se rendre au Canada et la vie Toronto. Mme Ely est ne en 1899 dans une petite ville pas loin de Gnes. Elle vient dune famille nombreuse de huit enfants. La sur de Mme Ely tait dj au Canada et parmi les clients qui frquentaient le magasin de fruits o elle travaillait, elle a trouv un mari pour sa sur. Mme Ely explique que son pre voulait quelle reste en Italie car elle tait la plus jeune et elle tait cense soccuper de ses parents durant leur vieillesse. Mais sa mre se faisait du souci parce quelle ntait pas encore marie vingt-cinq ans et elle savait que sa fille ne serait pas seule au Canada. Mme Ely dcrit le processus dimmigration qui comprend un examen mdical avant le dpart, un long voyage en bateau jusqu Halifax et le voyage par train jusqu Toronto. Mme Ely sest marie seize jours aprs son arrive. Son mari est arriv en 1920 et il tait originaire de la ville dAbruzzo (Italie). Pendant deux ans et demi, ils vivaient avec sa sur au-dessus du magasin et puis en 1927, ils ont achet une maison dans la rgion de Dufferin et Rogers Toronto. Mme Ely na jamais travaill lextrieur de la maison.
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1977-07-12
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