Ancestry of Bruce Springsteen

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Bruce Springsteen 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 Bruce Springsteen
1 Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen, b. Freehold, N. J., 23 Sept. 1949
PARENTS
2 Douglas Frederick Springsteen, b. Freehold, Monmouth Co., N. J., ... 1925, d. Belmont, Cal., 26 Apr. 1998
m.
3 Adele Ann Zirelli, b. Brooklyn, Kings Co., N. Y., ... [ca. 1925]
GRANDPARENTS
4 Fred Springsteen, b. ... , N. J., ... [ca. 1901], d. ... [living 1930]
m.
5 Alice ... , b. ... , N. J., ... [ca. 1901], d. ... [living 1930]
6 Anthony (Antonio) A ... Zerilli, b. ... , Italy, 12 Dec. 1887, imm. 1900 or 1903, d. ... April 1977 [SSDI 087-07-3698]
m. ... [ca. 1918]
7 Adelina ... , b. ... , Italy, ... [ca. 1891], imm. c1914 or 1916, d. ... [living 1930]
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 Anthony Springsteen, b. ... , N. J., 5 May 1871, d. ... [living 1930]
m. Adelphia, Howell, Monmouth Co., N. J., 16 Jan. 1899 [IGI]
9 Martha Ann O'Hagan, b. ... , N. J., ... Nov. 1869, d. ... [living 1930]
12 Rafael Zerilli, b. ... , Italy, ... Feb. 1859, d. ... [living 1920]
m. ... [ca. 1884]
13 Rafaela ... , b. ... , Italy, ... [ca. 1855], d. ... [living 1920]
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 Alexander A ... Springsteen, b. Monmouth Co., N. J., ... 13 Jan. 1822 [IGI], d. ... [before 14 July 1888]
m.
17 Harriet McGinty Smith, b. ... , N. J., ... [ca. 1830], d. ... , N. J., 23 Sept. 1908
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
32 Alexander William Springsteen, b. ... , N. J., ... , d. ...
m.
33 Sarah Josephs, b. ... , N. J., ... , d. ...
34 ... , b. ... , N. J., ... , d. ...
m.
35 ... , b. ... , N. J., ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
64 John Springsteen, b. ... , N. J., 3 June 1759, d. ... 10 Oct. 1844
m. ... , N. J., 4 March 1783
65 Catherine Van Pelt, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS






EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS



1930 New Jersey, Monmouth Co., Freehold, ED 43, sheet 4B, line 69

                                                  Father's      Mother's
                     Rel  Age  Sta  Birthplace    Birthplace    Birthplace 
Springsteen Anthony   H    56   M   New Jersey    New Jersey    New Jersey
            Martha    W    60   M   New Jersey    New Jersey    New Jersey
            Fred      H    29   M   New Jersey    New Jersey    New Jersey
            Alice     W    29   M   New Jersey    New Jersey    New Jersey
            Douglas   S     5   S   New Jersey    New Jersey    New Jersey

Anthony was a Carpenter, Building Construction

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1930 - Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, e.d. 1150, sheet 7b

Zerilli, Anthony A.  Head  M W 42 M 30 Italy It It 1900 Na lawyer own office
___, Adela           Wife  F W 39 M 28 Italy It It 1914 Na
___, Dora            Dau   F W 10 S    NY    It It
___, Ida             Dau   F W  7 S    NY    It It
___, Adela           Dau   F W  4 S    NY    It It

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1920 - 22nd Ward, Manhattan, New York Co., NY, e.d. 1482, sheet 18a

Zerilli, Antonio  Head    M W 32     M 1903 Na 1910    Italy It It Lawyer
    Adelina       Wife    F W 28     M 1916 Na 1918    Italy It It
    Dora          Dau     F W   4/12 S                 NYC   It It
Zerilli, Rafael   Father  M W 60     M 1910 Na 1915    Italy It It
    Rafaela       Mother  F W 65     M 1912 Na 1915    Italy It It

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1910 - 9th Ward, New York, New York Co., NY, e.d. 177, sheet 10b

Zerilli, Raffel   Head   M W 51 M1 25     Italy It It  Restaurant
    Raffelo       Wife   F W 54 M1 25 6 6 Italy It It
    Rosie[?]      Dau    F W 19 S         Italy It It  Glove maker factory
    Antonio       Son    M W 22 S         Italy It It  Lawyer
    Hilda         Dau    F W 17 S         Italy It It  Glove maker factory
    Lily          Dau    F W 16 S         Italy It It
    Mary          Dau    F W 13 S         Italy It It

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1900 - Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., NJ, e.d. 148, sheet 13a

Springsteen, Anthony   Head    W M May 1870 30 M 1        NJ NJ NJ  Farmer
___, Martha            Wife    W F Nov 1869 30 M 1 0 0    NJ NJ NJ

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1900 - 25th Assembly Dist., New York, New York Co., NY, e.d. 674, sheet 11a

Zerilli, Raphael  Head    W M Feb 1859 41 W(or M)   Italy It It 1897 Confectioner
    Louise        Dau     W F Aug 1884 15 S         Italy It It
    Ens-i         Sister  W F Deb 1868 32 S         Italy It It
    Encilian      Sister  W F Aug 1871 28 S         Italy It It

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1880 - 1st District, Howell, Monmouth Co., NJ, e.d. 109, sheet 2 (p. 109b)

Springsteen, Alexander   W M 51             Laborer    NJ NJ NJ
___, Harriet             W F 49    Wife                NJ NJ NJ
___, George W.           W M 12    Son                 NJ NJ NJ
___, Anthony             W M  9    Son                 NJ NJ NJ
___, Mary L.             W F  4    Adopted             NJ NJ NJ

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1870 - Howell Twp., Monmouth Co., NJ, p. 28

Springsteen, Alex A.   50 M W    Farm Laborer        NJ
   "    Harriet        40 F W                        NJ
   "    Sarah          18 F W                        NJ
   "    William        16 M W                        NJ
   "    Charles        14 M W                        NJ
   "    Borden         11 M W                        NJ
   "    John            7 M W                        NJ
   "    George          6 M W                        NJ

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1860 - Ocean Twp., Monmouth Co., NJ, p. 96

Alex' Springsteele    34 M    Day laborer    100    NJ
Harriet        "      30 F                          NJ
Alexander B'   "       1 M                          NJ
Sarah L.       "       8 F                          NJ
William A.     "       5 M                          NJ
Charles        "       3 M                          NJ

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NOTES




3 -- http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0520043bruce3.html see also charts on following pages, first of which has incorrect parents for her: http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/brucefan/chart1.html



16 -- Civil War - private in Co. A, 14 NJ Infantry (enlisted 11 Aug 1862, mustered out 18 Jun 1865); applied for invalid pension 21 Jan 1880 (appl. #341,341; cert. #315,907); widow Harriet Springsteen applied for pension 14 Jul 1888 from NJ (appl. #376,547; cert. #252,437)













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