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Mark Visconti
marc.visconti@sympatico.ca
My wife's father is Italo Ferrari, born about 1939 in Roccamorice, one of a family of 11 children. He emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he married Maria di Giovanni (b. about 1949) in 1968. Italo has a brother, Biasino, and a sister, Chiarina, as well as a brother Americo (now deceased), who emigrated to Toronto with him. He has two brothers, Aldo and Tonino, and a sister, Lidia, who still live in Roccamorice. Maria Di Giovanni still has her mother (Angelina), an aunt (Filomena), and a brother Emidio Di Giovanni still in La Rocca, as well as a brother Rocco in Belgium.
FRANCIONE /D'ALIMONTE
Guido Marinetti
GVMARINET@aol.com
My wife's father was Mario Francione, who was born in the 1890s in Roccamorice, the son of Giovanni Francione, who was born August 8, 1852, and the grandson of Floriano Francione, who was born in the 1820s. Mario Francione married Grazia D'Alimonte, who was born in Roccamorice in the 1890s, the daughter of Pamfilo D'Alimonte, who was born between 1850-1860. I would like to hear from anyone with more information about this family.
FRANCIONE / DI PIERDOMENICO
Vincent Ross
vross29@webtv.net
Searching for information regarding Giacchino DiPierdomenico and Ernesto Francione.
FRANCIONE / PELLEGRINE
Anthony French
afrench1@rochester.rr.com
Dominic Francione, b. in 1896 in or near Roccamorice, married Blanch Pellegrine, who was born in 1906. Dominic Francione had 5 brothers; two kept the name Francione and lived in Rochester, NY. The others changed the name to French and lived in Waterloo, NY.
GALLI
Debbi Romano
dromano66@gmail.com
My grandmother was born in Roccamorice. Her Name was Maria Galli and she wasborn in 1885. Her dad was Cesidio ( not sure of spelling).
GALLI / GIANSANTE
Rena Galli Napolitani
raeguymo@juno.com
My father was Luigi E. Galli, born 5/1/1897 in Roccamorice, died Mar.18,1993 (stone mason by trade), son of Venanzio Galli and Maria Nicola Giansante. ( Venanzio died in the 1940's; his father was Luigi Galli, who was the son of Venanzio Galli.) My father married Amalia DeStefanis of Lettomanoppello, the daughter of Gaetano DeStefanis and Rosina Chiacchia. Her family owned the flour mill in Lettomanoppello.
GALLI / LIBERI / GIANSANTE
Sylvia Galli
sgalli@quickclic.net
I am working on a family tree for my husband-Basilio Lio Galli (1942-2000). His parents were Agostino Galli (1905-1988) and Elisa Liberi (1911-1993).They left Roccamorice in 1958 for Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Agostino and Elisa had 5 other children- Osvaldo, Ezio, Beatrice(Menna), Dante and Anna (Trevisan).
Agostino's parents were Carlo Galli and Maria Scolastica Giansante. Agostino had 3 brothers-Santino, Peppino and Donato and a sister Maria. Carlo's father was Donato Galli. Anyone with information on this family please contact me.
GALLI / MENNA
Antonio Galli
el_suso@yahoo.com
I was born in Roccamorice and emigrated to Canada in 1954. My late parents are Amedeo and Teresa Galli (nee Menna). My father was the falegname (woodworker) of the town. My grandparents were Luciano and Mariadonata Galli and Vincenzo and Francesca Menna.
GIANSANTE / D'AMORE
Elena Simonetti
Elena_Simonetti@wsib.on.ca
My mother's surname is Giansante. She was born in Roccamorice but moved toAbbateggio more specifically contrata Cusano duringWW2. The family Sopranome is Capodaglio. After my grandfather, Giovanni Giansante who was born in Roccamorice.Her mother's maiden name was D'Amore. The family sopranome was Marziano,after my great grandfather Angelo Marino who was born and lived inAbbateggio.
See Elena's entry in the Abbateggio Surname page.
GIANSANTE / SANTANGELO / D'ATTILIO
Luisa DiCarlo
santangelolu@yahoo.ca
My grandparents were Elisa Giansante who married Agostino Santangelo. They had 2 children- Emidio who married Angela D'Attilio and Concetta who married a Cesarone. See also Luisa's entry under D'Attilio, Giansante and Santangelo.
LIBERI / GALLI / GIANSANTE
Sylvia Galli
sgalli@quickclic.net
My husband was Basilio Lio Galli (1942-2000). His parents were Agostino Galli (1905-1988) and Elisa Liberi (1911-1993).They left Roccamorice in 1958 for Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Elisa's parents were Dante Liberi and Beatrice Liberi.Dante's parents were Basilio Liberi and Elisa DiMillo. Dante worked in philadelphia, P.A. in the early 1900's and died there in 1950.Beatrice's parents were Nunzio Liberi and Francesca. Nunzio and Dante were brothers.
Elisa had one sister Silvia Liberi Ferrante whose son Adalberto Ferrante owns the Bakery in Roccamorice.
Anyone with information on the Liberi family please contact me.
LIBERI / DIPASQUALE
Donald Rosenthal
DRosenthal@rochester.rr.com
Cesare Liberi married Maria Dunnette DiPasquale; both of LaRocca.After first child born they emigrated to Rochester, New York and had 8 more children. The youngest -Arthur is my father in law. See also Donald's entry under DiPasquale.
MANCINI
mancini@torontohousing.com
My great-grandfather came from "Lu Lette". I believe his first name was Antonio. He moved to Roccamorrice with his family. His son, Nicola, was my grandfather.
Does anyone have information about these Mancini's?
MENNA
Robin Piet
robinpiet@msn.com
Luca Antonio Menna, born in 1851 in Roccamorice (son of Feliciano Matteo Menna and Maria Luisa D'Angelo), married Sabia Biase Simone, who was born in 1856 in Lettomanoppello (daugher of Nunzio Simone and Antonietta Aceto). Their son Felice Menna, born in 1886 in Roccamorice, died in San Valentino, married Elizabetta D'Angelo, born in 1888 and died in 1979. Their daughter Anna Maria Menna, born in 1911 in Minnesota, married Salvatore Pietrangelo in 1927 in Italy. See Robin's entries under the surnames D'ANGELO and PIETRANGELO.
NAPOLEON / VENTURA
Linda D'Alimonte
venture@neptune.on.ca
My mother is Rosalia Ventura, married to John D'Alimonte. They emigrated from LaRocca in the early 1950's. Rosalia's parents were Donato Ventura (Chiccotto) and Anna Napoleon (La Capolone).
PALUMBO / D'ALIMONTE
Graciela Oller
graciela.oller@va.sts.siemens.com
My father Pascual Palumbo (nickname-Mensignore) was born in LaRocca and emigrated to Venezuela. I also have an uncle and aunt-Francesco and Francesca (D'Urbano) Palumbo in Venezuela as well as many cousins in Canada and New York.
PALUMBO / FARCHIONE / DI TORO
jpalumbo1@cogeco.ca
Jonathan Palumbo
palumbona@yahoo.ca
Nicola Palumbo
Nicola Antonio Palumbo is my father , born 1946 in Roccamorice and he married Lucia DiToro. My great-grandparents names were Giuseppe Valentino Palumbo and Chiara Farchione, and they had three sons: Agostino(my grandfather),Nunzio and Francesco. My father has been called "Red beard" (barbarossa)
The majority of my father's relatives went to Lockport, New York,Niagara Falls, Ontario , Amherstburg, Ontario or Detroit, Michigan. My grandparents emigrated to Niagara Falls, Ontario in 1951.
PALUMBO
Diane and Dominic Palumbo
DIANENCVL@aol.com
Dominic's father was Francis Palumbo born 1920 in Roccamorice and emigrated to Trenton, Michigan as a child. His father was Dominic and his mother was Mary. Mary remarried to Pasquale DiBenedetto after Dominic died.
PALUMBO
Pat Palumbo
patpalcan@yahoo.com
My father's parents were Donato Palumbo and Grazietta (nee Rosati). My paternal grandparents had 3 children, my father Rocco, uncle George (who married Anna Ventura) and aunt Maria who maried Giuseppe salvati. My maternal grandparents had 8 kids, Donato (deceased), Antonio, Angiolina, Rosalia, Anna, Grazietta, Lucia and Luisina.
PALUMBO / DI PASQUALE
Mattei
marialenamat@hotmail.com
My mother's name is Rosaria Palumbo. Her father was Giovanni Palumbo and her mother was Antonietta DiPasquale, all of Roccamorice.
PARETE / PIETRANGELO
Bonnie Rulli
rocalana@netrover.com
See Bonnie's entry under the surnames PIETRANGELO / PARETE.
PERROTTA / ROSATI / PIETRANGELO
Kim Moran
Ramoran4@cs.com
My grandmother Antonetta was born in Roccamorice November 18, 1910. She was baptized at San Donato church. Her father's name was Dominic and her mother's name was Concetta (Rosati) she was born August 12, 1879. Her mother's name was Maria (Pietrangelo) and her father's name was Antonio Rosati. I believe Concetta was born in Roccamorice too. The spelling of the name Perrotta has changed over the years.
PETRANGELO / DINARDI
James A. Perry
asunda@win.bright.net
My grandfather Antonio Jesse Petrangelo , born 1879 in Roccamorice and married Maria DiNardi. He had a brother named John who changed his name to Rosetti after coming to the U.S. He also had a first cousin named Bartolomeo who lived in Duluth,Minn. Bartolomeo had children named Basil, Carmen and Phillip. Antonio came to the U.S. in 1900 .
PETRANGELO
Marjorie Catti
mlc270@aol.com
My father was born in Roccamorice, came to the U.S. in l907 - l910, but left a son, who since had two children, a boy and girl. The son's name is Lucien Petrangelo, maybe the name was shortened. If you know of any such person, please let me know. Petrangelo was my fathers name, my maiden name.
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